West Hancock’s Grothaus, Scott head to state bass fishing tournament as sectional champions

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | June 3, 2025
West Hancock's Jess Scott, left, and Gavin Grothaus hold up their catch during the weigh-in at the bass fishing sectional. The Titans duo won the sectional championship with a combined weight of 15 pounds for five fish. | Submitted photo

WARSAW, Ill. — What transpired on the water in Mississippi River Pool 13 the day before the Illinois bass fishing sectional didn’t leave either Gavin Grothaus or Jess Scott very confident. Getting skunked will do that. “We didn’t catch a single fish,” Grothaus said. “We were going into the tournament like, ‘Oh, boy, this is…

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