Central Divisional kids qualify for nationals

Updated: July 1, 2008, 6:54 PM ET

Central Divisional kids qualify for nationals

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By John Neporadny
Bassmaster Senior Writer
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John NeporadnyDrew Honigman (left) and Drew Creel braved gusting winds on Lake Yankton to win their age groups at the Junior Bassmaster Central Divisional.

Yankton, S.D.—The best and brightest young stars of the Bassmaster youth program's central region showed off their skills today.

The junior program held its first Central Divisional to qualify youngsters for the CastingKids Championship and the Junior World Championship (JWC), both to be held in conjunction with the Federation Nation Championship Nov. 3-8 at Milford Lake in Kansas.

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After three days of competing on Lewis & Clark Reservoir, the adult state winners of the BASS Federation Nation Central Divisional served as boat captains for the divisional junior qualifiers. Gusting winds caused the event to be relocated from the reservoir to nearby Lake Yankton where Drew Honigman, of Harrisonville, Mo, won the 11-14 year-olds age group and Drew Creel, Shawnee, Okla., topped the competition in the 15-18 age division. Honigman caught one bass weighing 2 pounds, 9 ounces and Creel finished with four bass weighing 7-14.

John NeporadnyJonny Schultz and Jordan Nicole Schaefer won their respective age groups at the Central Divisional CastingKids contest and qualified for the national championship

The strong winds also forced the Central Divisional CastingKids contest to be moved indoors to the Yankton High School gym. Former CastingKids national champion Jonny Schultz of Maumelle, Ark., recorded a perfect score to win the divisional contest in the 11-14 age group and again qualify for the nationals. Jordan Nicole Schaefer, Omaha, Neb., scored a 110 to win the 7-10 age division.