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"A tournament was held Thursday to gauge interest in launching bass fishing as a high school sport next year.More than 100 high school students launched onto Lake Winnipesaukee at 8 a.m. to search for the biggest large- and small-mouth bass.There were 58 boats launched in Moultonborough, although Portsmouth had the only lobster boat in play.\"It's just been an incredible reaction,\" said Pat Corbin, executive director of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association. \"Compared to anything we've offered, this has been the greatest response.\"\"We got one fish early, but we had some trouble finding them later,\" said Casey Anderson of Bishop Brady High School. \"But it was still fun.\"New Hampshire is the third state to sanction bass fishing as a high school sport.\"I've been fishing since I was really little, so when we got the option to have bass fishing at our school, I was like, whoa!\" said Rosemarie Therrien of Laconia High School.\"I think it's one of the best things to come along as far as high school sports goes,\" said Chris Pierce of Sunapee High School.Gabe Gries of the Fish and Game Department said the event helps more students get involved in a competitive activity.\"You're getting high school kids involved in the sport of fishing,\" he said. \"Maybe kids that didn't think they'd ever be on an athletic team, didn't fit that mold, and yet here's a chance to come out, represent their school in a sport. It's just a wonderful opportunity.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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