Brother Martin High School held the 25th Annual Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, June 22nd in the Backyard at school. It was a beautiful, warm day for Alumni, families, and friends of Brother Martin as participants competed for various titles in 15 categories.
The Captain’s Party held at The Crab Trap at the Blue Crab kicked off the event on Wednesday. Fishermen and guests were able to register while they enjoyed complimentary food, beverages, and fishing tips.
On Saturday, Eddie Gonzales ’77 served as the emcee and entertained the crowd with music as younger fishermen competed in a fish toss coordinated by Billy Thiele ’78 and Jim Casadaban ’79. The Schmidt Family Cooking Team provided delicious fried fish, burgers, hotdogs, and fries.
"Team Clement" took home 1st Place in the coveted 5-Trout Stringer category. "Phinns and Pheathers", "Catchin-a-Buzz", "Halibuts",”Still Fishing”, “SNAFU”, “TCG Fishing”, and “Neaux Limits” were also 1st Place winners in our different categories. BSpell Paint and Faux Pas Prints provided the awards.
The Brother Martin Cheerleaders sold “Big Board Raffle” spots and a Parade of Prizes consisting of gift cards, Brother Martin items, fishing gear, and more.
Johnny Blue ’86, Andrew Casadaban ’08, Jimmy Casadaban ’79, Mike Cascio ’96, Chad Courrege ’85, Hayden Courrege ’18, Logan Courrege ’15, Pete Dares ‘56 SA, Gary Delahoussaye ’74, Drew Dodd, John Gelpi IV ’04, Eddie Gonzales ’77, Jay Hotard ’82, Rob Hymel, David Klein ’90, Jimmy LaCava ‘55 SA, Nick Macaluso ’85, Matthew Patterson, Dave Pecot ’76, Dave Schmidt ’76, Jerry Schmidt ’81, Todd Schwander ’93, Steven Spiers ’84, Chuck Stall ’76, Billy Thiele ’78, and Andrew Woodroof ’03 served on the committee.
