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LEESBURG, Fla. — No one has won three Bassmaster CastingKids National Championship trophies before — at least, not before today, when Sierra Voisin of Ontario, Canada, received her third victory in the competition.

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One win in the Bassmaster CastingKids National Championship is enough for most children. Two wins suits a few others. But Sierra Voisin of Ontario, Canada, needed three before the CastingKids competition program ended. And today, three was her lucky number.

She and her older sister, Shauni, already had three trophies between them. Today, she and Shauni competed in the two age divisions, 7-10 and 11-14, to win again. Both sisters tied for first and went to the cast-off round. Shauni lost the cast-off by 10 points, but Sierra got to cast for a third time. And then, in Round 3, she won against CJ Guest by 20 points and took home trophy No. 3.

"I'm excited for her," says Shauni. Sierra, age 10, doesn't say much, but she gleams as she holds her trophy. She wasn't nervous ahead of time, she says, "and I thought I did pretty well in the cast-offs."

Three victories may have been sweet for Sierra, but Jared Raymer was thrilled with his first-time victory.

"This is surreal," says Raymer, 15. "Words can't even describe it." He won the older age division in a cast-off against Shauni Voisin. "While I was up there," he says, "I kept thinking about my grandma, who died 16 years ago today. She was there with me and she helped me through this. I didn't even get to know her, but I'd like to think she would have been proud."

Raymer gives lots of credit to his 30 minutes a day of practice, but he says what gave him the edge was likely the lucky cookies his cousin, Heather, made for him. "No one can make chocolate chip cookies like she can, and I had some before the competition today," he says, smiling.

"I owe a lot of thanks to my parents for making sure I practiced my casting," he continues, "and if it weren't for them and Rusty and Jake Heibert, who taught me how to cast, I wouldn't be where I am today. I also appreciate the Kentucky B.A.S.S. Federation Nation. They've really done a lot for me."

Sierra has similar sentiments. The fifth-grader says she is grateful to her family for bringing her to Florida for the competition. "And I thank my school, too, for letting me practice in the gym every day," she says.

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2009 BASSMASTER CASTINGKIDS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
LEESBURG, FL — OCT. 30, 2009
Ages 7-10
1. Sierra Voisin	Mildmay, Ontario	Eastern		140-30-40
2. CJ Guest		Shelby, NC		Southern	140-30-20
3. Andy Ortega		Odessa, TX		Central		120
4. Payne Avera		Sun Valley, NV		Western		90-0-20
5. Dalton Fox		Fithian, IL		Northern	90-0-0
6. Amber Roberts	Harrington, DE		Mid-Atlantic	80

Ages 11-14
1. Jared Raymer		Brandenburg, KY		Southern	140-40
2. Shauni Voisin	Mildmay, Ontario	Eastern		140-30
3. Kiana Clark		Richland, WA		Western		130-40
4. Trevor Yates		Norman, OK		Central		130-30-40
5. John Duarte		Middle River, MD	Mid-Atlantic	130-30-30
6. Nathan Hiser		Croton, OH		Northern	130-30-20

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