KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
Local Gee lives to fish
Robert Gee began competing in the 2023 Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers during his final year at the University of Tennessee. The graduation ceremony took place in May on the second day of the Bassmaster Open at Wheeler Lake.
For Gee, grandson of George Postell of Topton, the decision regarding which event to attend was obvious. Instead of walking on stage to receive his degree, he chose to sling baits at Wheeler.
“I don’t just love bass fishing; I live it,” Gee said in an interview with Bassmaster.com. “I don’t go an hour without thinking about it during the day.”
After fishing six EQs, the first Bassmaster Opens Gee has ever competed in, he has climbed to fifth place in the Opens EQ overall standings. The next event at Watts Bar bodes well for him because it is home water.
Nantahala Lake, a small reservoir in the Smokey Mountains of western North Carolina, introduced Gee to fishing. His parents and grandparents have a vacation house on the lake. They began taking him in a boat to fish with them when he was 2 years old.
PEACHTREE
Wrestling weekend
ACWF pro wrestling returns to the Peachtree Community Center, 125 Memory Lane, at 7 p.m. Saturday for a night filled with sports entertainment.
Tickets are $7 for adults, ages 6-12 $5 and ages 5 and under free. Doors open at 6 p.m. Frankie Davis, Kevin Seiber, “Mountain Man” Jeremy Stiles and the Redneck Rebels are only some of the wrestlers who will be in action inside the squared circle.
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.
College falls into sports
The Young Harris College men’s lacrosse team is hosting their second ID camp of the fall Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Soccer & Lacrosse Field.
Details and registration: youngharrismenslacrossecamps.totalcamps.com/shop/EVENT.
PREP RESULTS
Oct. 28
Cross country: 1A West Regional at Kituwah Mound in Cherokee, 10 a.m.
Oct. 30
Soccer: N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs, round 1.
PREP SCHEDULE
Nov. 3
Football: NCHSAA playoffs, round 1.
Nov. 4
Cross country: 1A State Championship at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville.
Compiled from staff reports.