Amateur team wins Powder Puff

Big winners STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER The overall winner of the 25th annual Powder Puff Fishing Tournament June 20-21 was a team composed of, from left, Sharon Burchfield of Pleasanton, Renee Hornbuckle of Port Aransas and Laurie and Jamie Burchfield, both of Pleasanton. The amateur team had the heaviest stinger of three eligible species, weighing 24.01 pounds. (See a South Jetty video interview with the winning team at www.portasouthjetty.com.) A team of four women - three from Poteet, and one from Port Aransas - took the overall prize in the 25th annual Powder Puff fishing tournament June 20-21.

Sharon, Laurie and Jamie Burchfield, all of Poteet, and Renee Hornbuckle, of Port Aransas, won the overall prize after entering the tournament's amateur division.

It was the first time in memory that an amateur team took the overall prize, said Glenn Martin, owner of Woody's Sports Center, which conducted the tournament.

The tourney attracted 142 contestants, Martin said.

"It was good," Martin said. "Of course, it's always a lot of work. But I believe all the contestants had a good time, and so it was a success. The weather was beautiful, and the fish cooperated."

Redfish on high STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER A team composed, from left, of Jennifer Squier of Port Aransas, Lynn Abney of Corpus Christi and Twyla McGee of George West won first place in the pro redfish division. They also took first in the pro black drum division with an 8.87-pound specimen. In addition to taking the overallwinner prize, the team from Poteet and Port Aransas took first place in the black drum division, with a 14.15-pound fish, and in the redfish division, with a 7.05-pounder.

Other teams that took first places in various categories:

PRO DIVISION

Speckled trout

Bobbie Jo Thompson of Aransas Pass, Terry Ronshausen of Nixon and Nita McCarty of Bulverde.

Redfish

Lynn Abney and Twyla McGee, both of Corpus Christi, and Jennifer Squier of Port Aransas.

Flounder

Karen Burges of Port Aransas, plus Brenda Burges, Jackie Gatis and Stephanie Tscherhart.

Pro speckled trout STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WILLEY Terry Ronshausen of Nixon, Bobbie Jo Thompson of Aransas Pass, and Nita McCarty of Bulverde caught a variety of fish but took first place in the pro speckled trout division with a 4.87-pound speck. Black drum Abney, Abney and Squier.

Hardhead

Burges, Burges, Gattis and Tscherhart.

AMATEUR DIVISION

Speckled trout

Amy Alexander of Stockdale, Brenda Keene-Dziuk of Poth and Diana Biela of Floresville.

Hardhead Donna Tresko of Port Aransas, Darla Metcalfe of Leander and Deborah Ray of Austin.

Flounder Alexander, Keen-Dziuk and Biela.

Amateur hardhead STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Team members winning in the amateur hardhead division, with a 2.28-pound fish, were, from left, Donna Tresko of Port Aransas, and Darla Metcalfe, Tamy Barrientez and Deborah Ray, all of Austin. In back are helpers Frank Metcalfe, left, and Bruce Vogel. STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WILLEY Pro flounder Taking first place in the pro flounder division was a team made up of, from left, Karen Burges, Brenda Burges, Jackie Gattis and Stephanie Tschirhart. They also grabbed first in the pro hardhead division. STAFF PHOTO BY DAN PARKER Fishin' flotilla A line of boats motors through Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor en route to weigh in at the 25th annual Powder Puff Fishing Tournament on Saturday, June 21.