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Boater Chris Swearer of Pottstown, Pa., won the Sept. 11-12 BFL Northeast Division Super Tournament on the Chesapeake Bay to earn $3,901
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Boater Chris Swearer of Pottstown, Pa., caught a 10-bass total weighing 30 pounds, 6 ounces Sept. 11-12 to win $3,901 in the BFL Northeast Division Super Tournament on the Chesapeake Bay.

The remaining top 10 anglers:

 2nd:  Thomas Turner, Kingsville, Md., 9 bass, 28-9,
       $1,951
 3rd:  Richard Haber Jr., Severn, Md., 10 bass, 24-7,
       $1,301
 4th:  Joseph Thompson, Ridley Park, Pa., 9 bass, 21-13,
       $910
 5th:  Kenneth Ansbach, Nesquehoning, Pa., 8 bass, 19-15,
       $780
 6th:  Bill Gallagher, Southampton, Pa., 9 bass, 18-1,
       $715
 7th:  John Vanore, Mullica Hill, N.J., 7 bass, 15-15,
       $650
 8th:  Brian Aungst, Pine Grove, Pa., 7 bass, 15-11, $585
 9th:  Charlie Russler, Falling Waters, W.Va., 7 bass,
       14-15, $1,520*
 10th: Mark Schafer, Williamstown, N.J., 6 bass, 14-5,
       $455
           *Includes $1000 Envirude bonus

Nick McKelvey of Collegeville, Pa., won the co-angler division and $1,951
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Nick McKelvey of Collegeville, Pa., caught an eight-bass total weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces Sept. 11-12 to win $1,951 in the Co-angler Division.

The remaining top 10 co-anglers:

 2nd:  Robert Parmer Jr., Linden, Pa., 8 bass, 19-3, $975
 3rd:  Corbin Gotwait, Hanover, Pa., 9 bass, 16-4, $649
 4th:  Melvin Smitson, Baltimore, Md., 6 bass, 12-9, $455
 5th:  James Murphy, Brandywine, Md., 5 bass, 10-1, $390
 6th:  Andrew Dick, Wilmington, De., 7 bass, 8-13, $358
 7th:  Kevin Mothersell, Rochester, N.Y., 5 bass, 8-12,
       $325
 8th:  Robert Rovenski, Mount Holly, N.J., 4 bass, 8-8,
       $293
 9th:  Joseph Marsh, Newton, N.J., 3 bass, 8-6, $260
 10th: Richard Jordan Jr., Muncy Valley, Pa., 9 bass, 7-3,
       $228

The next BFL Northeast Division tournament, the Regional Championship, is scheduled for Oct. 7-9 on the Potomac River in Marbury, Md. The top 40 boaters and co-anglers from the Northeast, Piedmont, North Carolina and Shenandoah Divisions have qualified for the Regional Championship, where the top six boaters and top six co-anglers will advance to the BFL All-American.

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