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First all-girls team wins High School Fishing State Championship in Louisiana

by Major League Fishing 20 Apr 2022 16:28 UTC
Taylor Bacot and Alexis Virgillito made High School Fishing history as the first all-girl team to win a state championship © High School Fishing League

Alexis Virgillito and Taylor Bacot won the March 13 LHSAA High School Fishing State Championship on Caddo Lake with an incredible five-bass limit worth 30 pounds, three ounces.

Repping the Bossier, Louisiana, Parkway High School Panthers, Virgillito is in eighth grade and Bacot is a freshman and their boat captain was Brad Virgillito, Alexis' father. With the win, they qualified for this summer's High School Fishing National Championship and became the first all-girls team to win a high school fishing state championship anywhere in the country. In addition, they set records as the first-all girls team to win a TBF (Bass Federation) event in the nation.

The below video from Bayou Outdoors 365 goes in-depth on their accomplishment with footage from the event, and on-the-water postgame interviews.

See results from their win here.

This December, the LHSAA High School Fishing season starts again, and you can find full details at highschoolfishing.org.

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