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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

Bay City will host an international youth bass fishing championship in 2027

Plus, Delta women's soccer heads to nationals as the No. 1 seed.

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Bay City will host the 2027 youth bass fishing international championship

The championship follows two big fishing moments

  1. Aug. 2025Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour returns to Saginaw Bay
  2. Dec. 2025Team USA wins gold at the in South Africa
  3. June 2027Youth bass fishing championship begins in Bay City
  4. July 2027Youth bass fishing championship ends

Source: Thumbwind

If you like a big event with a view of the water, mark your calendar. and the USA Bass Youth Team announced that the championship will run June 28 through July 2, 2027. Teams from the United States, Canada and South Africa will compete, plus an international team of anglers from Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.

  • Host hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton Bay City-Riverfront
  • Defending champ: Team USA, gold at December 2025
  • Not yet announced: roster, format, launch sites and schedule

Eric Stall, president of the USA Bass Youth Team, said, “Now it is our turn to welcome them to the United States.” Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials estimated that fishing on Saginaw Bay generated more than $60 million in economic activity during 2025. Spectator details will come later, so we suggest watching USAngling's announcements.

Bay City's championship by the numbers

5
countries with young anglers competing
5
days of fishing, June 28 through July 2
$60 million
in economic activity from Saginaw Bay fishing in 2025

Source: Thumbwind

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News Notes

Delta soccer

The Delta College women's soccer team is the No. 1 seed in the NJCAA Division III championship, seeking a third straight title. The tournament is Nov. 12-15 at Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York, with the title game Sun., Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. WNEM

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CMU Health received a $20,000 grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation to buy Pack 'n Play portable sleep systems. They'll go to Saginaw County patients who can't afford a safe, separate sleeping space for their babies. WNEM

Deer harvest

Saginaw County ranks fourth in Michigan's early archery deer harvest with 1,473 deer, according to the DNR's Nov. 5 report. Statewide, hunters have reported 55,115 deer. 100.7 WITL

Saginaw County ranks fourth in Michigan's early archery deer harvest

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Montcalm1,653
Newaygo1,652
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The Bay County library board has scheduled a special meeting amid transparency concerns. It comes days after voters approved a millage renewal and a week after the board limited what would be recorded in official minutes. mlive

Volleyball

Calvary Baptist Academy won its fourth district title in eight years Thursday, sweeping Saginaw Nouvel 25-20, 25-7, 25-13 in a Division 4 district final. Midland Daily News

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If you're free Monday, Nov. 9, Delta College's Transfer Monday runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at N005A-Mezzanine in Bay City.

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  2. Wed., Nov. 4Saginaw coaching legend Bill DeLong dies at 80
  3. Tues., Nov. 3Nikita Klepov is back with the Saginaw Spirit
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Saginaw Todayto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

Bay City will host an international youth bass fishing championship in 2027

Plus, Delta women's soccer heads to nationals as the No. 1 seed.

The TLDR

  1. Bay City hosts youth bass championship June 28-July 2, 2027
  2. Delta women's soccer is the No. 1 seed at nationals
  3. CMU Health gets $20,000 for safe infant sleep spaces
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