ECS Bass Fishing Team

11/21/2025

Excited to announce angler alumni, Thomas Turnbull, as a BASS High School All American Angler! 🎉🎉🎉 Congrats to you, Thomas.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team is welcoming its 12 newest members. Nearly 200 students in grades 10-12 applied for the prestigious honor. A panel of...

11/15/2025

Good luck to these three Lightning anglers today!

Riley Bragg
Hugh Bates
Levi Higdon

All three are competing in the NSANE Tourney put on by Logan Parks Fishing Foundation that pairs these young high school anglers in a recruiting style setup with collegiate anglers all across the country. It’s both a great learning experience for our guys, PLUS a great exposure platform for both high school anglers and college teams looking to add the top anglers to their programs. Logan Parks thank you for all you do to promote these younger guys and for the example you’re setting in this industry for them!

08/28/2025

Proud to see team angler Thomas Turnbull on this list of All-State Anglers by BASS High School!! Much deserved after a stellar tenure with the team capped off by a noteworthy senior year. Great job, Thomas, and congrats!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thirty-three of the top high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2025 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team. The students were selected...

06/01/2025

🏆Alabama Bass Nation State Champion 6-man Team🏆


Could not be prouder of this group!! A 3rd place, 10th place and solid anchor boat that added the weight we needed to capture the win for our school. Every fish, every ounce counts and this shows teamwork is key in each and every tournament. Congrats guys!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️



Huge shout out to our incredible team of sponsors who have partnered with us this year! YOU guys make this happen in ways we are so grateful for!



The Management Advantage
EverThrive Financial
The Bragg Family
CertaPro Painters


Stay tuned for individual finishes post!

05/30/2025

Sitting pretty for Day 1 in 4th, 15th and 45th with barely 0.5 # separating the 45 from the top 15!! Let’s go Lightning!!!

04/17/2025

Three in the top 20 for Alabama BASS Nation High School AOY!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

3rd • Drew Turnbull & Jeremiah Day
8th • Thomas Turnbull & Levi Higdon
16th • Brayden Rives & Aree Harris

02/06/2025

Senior angler, Thomas Turnbull, announced his commitment to continue his fishing career at the collegiate level with the University of Montevallo Bass Fishing Team! We are so excited for Thomas and his family! Help us congratulate Thomas on this exciting news!

ECS Athletics
Evangel Christian School (Home of the Lightning)

10/06/2024

Shout out to and for shoring up a 2nd place finish with a 15.69 # bag for the Smith Lake Park Bass Fest 2024!



A nice little paycheck on their home pond today against some of the most talented adult & high school anglers in the state. Great job guys!!! ⚡️⚡️

09/15/2024

While two boats were chasing opportunity on the water yesterday, these two guys were at the 2024 Bassmaster High School Combine chasing their next opportunity at the collegiate level!

& ._.foshee had a great day meeting college coaches and anglers from all over the nation on Day 2 of the Combine. They’re looking forward to Day 3 today as they wrap up a weekend of networking and planning their next steps after their senior year of high school fishing.

09/15/2024

Double trouble…🏆🏆…for anyone fishing against them! These two teams pulled off a first and second place finish on Smith Lake today for the Student Angler open and the second stop of the ABF High School trail!



Finishes for the day:
• and Caleb Miller secured first with a 14-09 # finish.
• and Levi Higdon came in right behind them with 13-4 #.


Not only did they stack 1st & 2nd but they all punched their ticket to the SAF National/World Championships next summer in Oklahoma! Great day for these guys & for .bassfishing!! Way to go, guys!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️



Special thanks to our sponsors who help these anglers build their skill & passion!

09/13/2024

We are so excited for these two anglers to participate in the 2024 Bassmaster Combine this weekend! Noah & Brayden are both seniors that will be able to connect with some of the top bass fishing colleges across the nation as they prepare to take their passion to the next level!

From skills assessment to in-person interviews, these guys have been preparing with practice along with building their resumes. It’s a great event put on by Bassmaster!!

If you’re a parent or a coach and have an angler(s) who is a sophomore or junior this year, you want to get them into this thing next year!

You can check out our angler profiles here : https://www.bassmaster.com/bassmaster-high-school-combine/slideshow/tour-the-2024-high-school-combine/1247033