It's unclear how helpful this will be in curbing an epidemic of childhood obesity, but area high schools have formed the first varsity bass fishing sports teams in the nation.
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It's unclear how helpful this will be in curbing an epidemic of childhood obesity, but area high schools have formed the first varsity bass fishing sports teams in the nation.