Here are the 7 Peoria-area schools competing at the IHSA bass fishing state finals

Seven schools from the Journal Star area are competing this weekend at the Illinois High School Association bass fishing state finals.

Dunlap, Princeville, Illini Bluffs, Lowpoint-Washburn, Olympia, Knoxville and Rushville-Industry each have boats in the water Friday and Saturday at Carlyle Lake, about an hour east of St. Louis.

Dunlap comes into the finals a sectional champion, topping 14 other teams earlier this month at Lake McMaster. It was the Eagles' first sectional since 2014 and seventh trip to state overall.

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Olympia also comes in as a sectional champion, its title at Evergreen Lake a first for the school. L-W advanced two boats to the state finals from this sectional, taking second and third behind Olympia.

Here is a look at each area school in the finals, plus their anglers.

Dunlap: Tyler Presley, Nick Hands

Princeville: Tanner Catton, Logan Cornell, Tessa Grazza

Illini Bluffs: Vance Roberts, Ethan Roberts, Colton Teel, Jonathan Switzer

Lowpoint-Washburn No. 1: Alex Whimell, Caden Schoepke

Lowpoint-Washburn No. 2: Nick Vanmeter

Olympia: Josh Boots, Brantson Komnick, Blaine Halley, Aiden Fosdick

Knoxville: Titus Cramer, Gage Fox

Rushville-Industry: Dillon Schmidt, Carson Belville

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