Asher fishing program nets two teams, places in tourney

  • Asher Middle School students Braxton Ray, Hayes Templeton, Weston Knox and Eli Larman pose before their first Oklahoma High School Fishing tournament at the Lake of the Arbuckles in Oct. 2024. They placed fifth in that tournament, and they are looking forward to the season starting again in March. Photo provided by Melissa Ray.
    Asher Middle School students Braxton Ray, Hayes Templeton, Weston Knox and Eli Larman pose before their first Oklahoma High School Fishing tournament at the Lake of the Arbuckles in Oct. 2024. They placed fifth in that tournament, and they are looking forward to the season starting again in March. Photo provided by Melissa Ray.
    Asher seventh-grader Braxton Ray loves fishing and can be found doing just that at his pond whenever the weather allows.So, when he and his mother, Melissa Ray, happened to meet the Tecumseh Public Schools Fishing Teams at a farm show, it was destiny.“They talked to him about everything and helped point me in the direction to start something at Asher,” said M. Ray. “I don’...

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