OAKLEY, Calif. – The Alhambra Bulldawg Bassin duo of Luke Beaty and Emmett Gargaro, both of Martinez, California, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing at the California Delta Presented by Googan Baits on Sunday in Oakley, California. The event was hosted by the City of Oakley and the victory advanced the winning team to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship.
TOP 20 RESULTS
| RANK | SCHOOL/CLUB NAME/CITY | ANGLER NAME(S) | BASS | WEIGHT |
| 1st | Alhambra Bulldawg Bassin* | Luke Beaty Emmett Gargaro | 5 | 23-6 |
| 2nd | Delta Teen Team* | Hunter Binns Guy Laackmann | 5 | 19-11 |
| 3rd | Heritage High School* | Asher Haynes Sean O’Malley | 5 | 18-3 |
| 4th | Delta Teen Team* | Max Gonzalez Tyler Wood | 5 | 18-2 |
| 5th | Rio Vista* | Daniel Hurley Dominic Vieira | 5 | 18-0 |
| 6th | Grizzly Bass Masters* | Lucas Gerondakis Jon Loya | 5 | 16-7 |
| 7th | Grizzly Bass Masters* | Sam Houston Riley Malonoey | 5 | 16-5 |
| 8th | Roosevelt* | Chee Moua Vang Keith Yang | 5 | 16-4 |
| 9th | Liberty High School* | Joaquin Elliott Vince Fonte | 5 | 14-14 |
| 10th | Freedom* | Tyler Hurney Silas Jones | 5 | 14-8 |
| 11th | Lake County HS Fishing Club* | Joey Gentle Justin Gentle | 5 | 14-5 |
| 12th | SO CAL Junior Bass Anglers* | Connor Dreas Tyler Parks | 5 | 14-5 |
| 13th | SO CAL Junio Bass Anglers* | Logan Howarter Kaine Navarro | 5 | 14-0 |
| 14th | Vista Del Lago* | Christopher Gritts Westly Gritts | 5 | 13-12 |
| 15th | Del Oro | Wyatt Holthaus Ryan Vinci | 5 | 13-11 |
| 16th | Livermore | Jadrien Garcia Colin Perotti | 5 | 13-8 |
| 17th | NOR CAL Junior Bass Club | Ian Maynard Arian Valencia | 5 | 12-13 |
| 18th | Delta Teen Team | Maxwell Kaneko Sam Shimabukuro | 5 | 12-7 |
| 19th | San Joaquin Bassmasters | Zackary Anderson Joshua Marlin | 5 | 12-0 |
| 20th | Oakdale | Michael Brush Levi Duesterhaus | 4 | 11-4 |
*The top 20% of teams advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship. (This event was a double qualifier, combining the MLF Open and the TBF California State Championship.)
Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2021 UPCOMING QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Sam Rayburn Open | June 5 | Potomac River, Marbury, Md. | The Commissioners of Charles County MD |
| 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals | Jun. 30 – Jul. 3 | Lake Hartwell, Anderson, S.C. | Anderson Convention & Visitors Bureau |
The first 25 high school teams that enter each U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournament will receive a free Favorite Fishing package, including one Favorite Fishing casting rod and reel, one Favorite Fishing spinning rod and reel, six packs of Googan Baits and two Favorite Fishing hats, a total package value of $230. Most tournaments will also be hosted by a Bass Pro Tour angler or Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler, giving high school students the chance to meet the sport’s top pros. As an added bonus, the winning team at each tournament will receive a guided fishing trip with their pro angler host.
U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2021 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship. The U.S. Army High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. More than $2.8 million in scholarships and prizes were offered at the 2020 World Finals.
Full schedules and the latest announcements, photos and articles are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and MajorLeagueFishing.com.