Dayton Boat Dock operator Michael Neal finished seventh in Stage One of Major League Fishing’s new Bass Pro Tour with 11 fish totaling 21 pounds, 8 ounces Sunday on Lake Garcia in Florida – less than three pounds out of fourth place. There were 10 anglers in the championship round, and Jordan Lee of Grant, Alabama, earned the $100,000 top prize by nearly 11 pounds with 55-1 on 26 fish after being the last man from Group A to make the 40-man knockout round. He won the 2017 and 2018 Bassmaster Classics. Dayton will host MLF’s Stage Four in early April.
Wrestling
» The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga lost 21-14 in a Southern Conference wrestling match Sunday at affiliate member Appalachian State, leaving both teams 5-6 overall with 3-1 league records. UTC 184-pounder Dominic Lampe edged preseason SoCon favorite Alan Clothier 3-2, and the Mocs got other decisions from Fabian Gutierrez at 125 and Chris Debien at 141 before a pin by Ryan Resnick at 157. UTC hosts The Citadel on Friday and first-place Campbell on Sunday.
Tennis
» The UTC women’s tennis team won 5-2 Sunday at Troy, which was the Sun Belt tournament top seed last year. UTC (2-2) got the doubles point with wins by Bogdana Zaporozhets with Lilly Holmes (6-2, from down 2-0) and Delaney Edwards with Emma Van Hee (6-4) and swept Nos. 2-5 singles with Zaporozhets, Holmes, Caroline Hall and Van Hee.