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A-C Central s Dirks, Smith set for Bass Fishing Finals
Dennis Mathes, dmathes@myjournalcourier.com
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It weighed in at 4.69 pounds.
That’s a big bass in fact, the biggest bass caught at the Sangchris Lake Sectional earlier this month. And a gigantic thrill for the fisherman who caught it A-C Central’s Nate Dirks.
“The pre-fish days, and the previous tournaments, we had not caught anything big at all,” Dirks said. “So when I hooked into it, I was excited. I was ecstatic. And my boat captain kept telling me to calm down and don’t crank it in, because I was real excited. I was trying to get it in the boat, and I started almost got it knocked off at one point. It was exciting, for sure.”
Amid tears, smiles, Routt wraps up outright WIVC title
Seniors close out final season on top
Dennis Mathes, dmathes@myjournalcourier.com
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The thing that the Routt volleyball team has been dreading for the past two weeks maybe longer finally happened Wednesday night.
The 2021 season came to an end.
What was Routt senior Makenna Baptist thinking after her team’s win over Pleasant Hill?
“That I don’t get to come back,” she said.
“I’ve been here for four years playing, and I got to be on varsity for those four. It’s been an honor the whole time. And I’m glad I got to do what I did and get the assists that I’ve gotten over the years. I’ve had a bunch of good hitters, and I got to leave with them today, most of them.”