RALEIGH
Trout brings cash to state
Each dollar anglers spend to fish for mountain trout in North Carolina returns $1.93 to its economy and results in a $1.38 billion impact, according to new data from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
The Evaluation of North Carolina Trout Anglers’ Opinions, Participation and Socioeconomic Impact study was developed by the NCWRC’s Conservation Policy & Analysis group and Inland Fisheries Division. The report outlines how the various dollar amounts spent on this sport resulted in an overall economic impact of $1.38 billion.
The previous economic impact evaluation, published in 2015, reported the impact to be $383 million. The increase in the economic impact of trout fishing is largely due to the number of fishing license holders increasing 53 percent from 2014-23, while the estimated number of trout anglers increased from 18.5 percent to 32 percent of all licensed anglers.
Details: Visit NCwildlife.org.
PEACHTREE
Wrestling with pros
The ACWF presents a “Violent (and not so silent) Night” of professional wrestling at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Peachtree Community Center, 125 Memory Lane.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for ages 6-12, with ages 5 and under free. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Competing that night will be Men of Honor (Frodo, Mountain Man Jeremy Stiles and Strykee), The American Outlaws (Axel Freakin Gun & Kill Shot) and The End (Hypnahtik and Adrain Hernandez). Everyone is invited to the family friendly event.
YOUTH BASKETBALL
Results are from Dec. 9. The Hiwassee Dam at Copper Basin game was postponed due to illness at Basin, and the games will be made up; the Peachtree/Ranger Mite Boys did not play but will be made up; and Murphy had a bye week.
Termite girls
Hayesville over Andrews
Ranger over Peachtree
Robbinsville over Snowbird
Termite boys
Hayesville over Andrews
Martins Creek over Nantahala
Robbinsville over Snowbird
Mite girls
Hayesville over Andrews
Nantahala over Martins Creek
Ranger over Peachtree
Snowbird over Robbinsville
Mite boys
Hayesville over Andrews
Robbinsville over Snowbird
Games for Saturday include Andrews vs. Murphy; Copper Basin vs. Peachtree; Hiwassee Dam at Martins Creek; Nantahala at Ranger; Robbinsville vs. Hayesville; and Snowbird will have a bye week.
PREP SCHEDULE
Dec. 15
Basketball: Cherokee at Andrews, 5 p.m.
Highlands at Hiwassee Dam, 5 p.m.
Dec. 19
Basketball: Andrews at Robbinsville, 5 p.m.
Wrestling: Murphy at North Buncombe, 6 p.m.
Compiled from staff reports.