Published on May 22, 2026 2:13 pm
Last Updated on May 22, 2026 2:13 pm
Bass fishing teams competed in regional action last week and those advancing are taking part in sectional action today, May 21.
Teutopolis No. 1 won the Regional at Newton Lake with 16.11 pounds followed by Effingham St. Anthony No. 1 15.09, Palestine No. 2 15.04, Palestine No. 1 14.98, North Clay No. 2 14.43, Newton No. 1 14.00, Effingham No. 1 13.89, Dieterich No. 1 13.58, North Clay No. 1 13.23, Newton No. 2 13.12, Dieterich No. 2 13.01, Effingham St. Anthony No. 2 12.13, Teutopolis No. 2 11.29, Oblong No. 2 11.20, Olney, Richland County No. 2 10.95, Olney, Richland County No. 1 10.38, Oblong No. 1 9.93 and Effingham No. 2 6.20.
Advancing local teams were:
Teutopolis Coach Lee Buehnerkemper, Driver Lance Dasenbrock, Brady Bloemer (Jr.), Will Bloemer (Fr.) and Isaac Weber (Jr.)
St. Anthony (Coach Kevin Overbeck, Driver Paul Repking, Keegan Overbeck (Jr.) and Addison Overbeck (So.)
North Clay Coach Andrew Conrad. Driver Wes Turner, Jordan Guinn (Jr.), Kelby Turner (Jr.) and Chase Repking (So.)
Newton Coach Chris Bradley, Driver Chris James, Jack James (So.), Beau Bennett (So.), Herdes Drake (Jr.) and Samuel Briscoe (So.)
Alternate Team — Effingham Coach Drew Deters, Driver Chad Harminson, Kylie Harminson (Jr.) and Hunter Harminson (Fr.)
Neoga and Windsor competed at the Regional at Lake Mattoon. Winning was Shelbyville with 8.92 followed by Neoga No. 2 8.59, Windsor No. 1 8.34, Bethany Okaw Valley No. 1 7.59, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond No. 1 6.95, Sullivan No. 1 6.77, Windsor No. 2 4.83, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond No. 2 2.57, Neoga No. 1 2.40, Shelbyville No. 2 2.32. Bethany Okaw Valley No. 2 and Sullivan No. 2 had no weight.
Advancing local teams were:
Neoga Coach Brian Durdel, Driver Chris Rentfro, Landry Becker (So.) and Leo Carrillo-Osorio (Fr.)
Windsor Coach Pat O’Dell. Driver Pat O’Dell, Myles Verdeyen (Sr.), Hayden Porter (Sr.) and Kaylin Saunders (Sr.)
Winning the sectional at Clinton Lake was Shelbyville No. 1 with 18.75. Following were Teutopolis No. 1 18.59, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond No. 1 14.17, Mahomet-Seymour No. 1 13.86, Newton No. 1 13.12, Normal Calvary Christian Academy No. 1 12.51, Flanagan-Cornell No. 1 11.71, Varna Midland No. 1 11.54, Effingham St. Anthony No. 1 11.03, Argenta-Oreana No. 1 10.59, Fairbury Prairie Central No. 1 10.51, Stanford Olympia No. 1 10.19, Maroa-Forsyth No. 1 10.18, Bloomington No. 1 8.63, Palestine No. 1 8.57, Normal Community West No. 1 8.36, Neoga No. 1 7.64, Windsor No. 1 7.19, Bloomington Central Catholic No. 1 5.77 and Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin No 1 5.71.Advancing local teams were Teutopolis (Coach Lee Buehnerkemper, Driver Lance Dasenbrock, Brady Bloemer (Jr.) and Will Bloemer (Fr.), Newton (Coach Chris Bradley, Driver John Bennett, Jack James (So.) and Beau Bennett (So.) and Effingham St. Anthony (Coach Kevin Overbeck, Driver Kevin Overbeck, Keegan Overbeck (Jr.) and Addison Overbeck (So.).
State competition is scheduled for Lake Shelbyville June 5-6.