In its 31st year, the Clarendon County Striped Bass Festival is “THE BIGGEST.” The Festival is a celebration of spring, a tribute to the beauty of our county, and a special salute to the Striped Bass, which put the Santee Cooper Lakes–Marion and Moultrie–and Clarendon County on the fishing map of the world.
The Striped Bass Festival is a fitting, fun way to bring together the citizens of our county and the many great visitors who attend each year.
Each April in Clarendon County, Mother Nature puts on a show that's hard to beat. Azalea, wisteria, iris, tulips, geranium, roses, gladiola and more are in full bloom, making Clarendon County a visual treasure.
The Striped Bass Festival complements the natural beauty of our area with golf, fishing and cornhole tournaments, dances, a parade, boating events and a host of other activities.
Events for the Striped Bass Festival actually begin the Saturday before the big festival. On Saturday, April 17, 2010,110 beautiful ladies crossed the stage at the Manning Junior High School Gymnasium in hopes of being crowned one of the Miss Striped Bass Titles. The pageant begins each year at 5:00 pm starting with the “Baby Miss Striped Bass” and at 8:00 pm for the older age groups. The winners of the 8 groups are as follows:
Baby Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Marissa Autumn Green
1st R-Up: Emma Jean Casselman
2nd R-Up: Logan Nicole Rowell
Photogenic Winner: Marissa Automn Green
Tiny Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Abigayle Elisabeth Beasley
1st R-Up: Kamden Emilee Rawls
2nd R-Up: Tara Kristen McKenzie
Photogenic Winner: Kendall Faith Sexton
Petite Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Brenlanne Reese Barfield
1st R-Up: Elainea Rae Staton
2nd R-Up: McKenzie Lynn McLeod
Photogenic Winner: Raegan Deanna Kolb
Wee Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Eaddy Grace Osteen
1st R-Up: Summer Renee Beachum
2nd R-Up: Jodi Madison White
Photogenic Winner: Hailey Ann Kennedy
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Little Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Audrey Caroline Keds
1st R-Up: Hannah Griffith Graham
2nd R-Up: Savannah Caroline Johnson
Photogenic Winner: Lindsay Madison Lew
Young Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Claudia Lee Watts
1st R-Up: Mary Elizabeth Richburg
2nd R-Up: Malloree Davidson Cothran
Photogenic Winner: Olivia Dean Wilson
Teen Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Devyyn Wingard Youngblood
1st R-Up: Emily Caroline Floyd
2nd R-Up: Tatiana Shantell Ruiz
Photogenic Winner: Devyn Wingard Youngblood
Miss Striped Bass Festival
Winner: Sloan Powelll-Welsh
1st R-Up: Christian Taylor Watts
2nd R-Up: Lindsey Morgan Lyles
Photogenic Winner: Sloan Powelll-Welsh
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The big weekend of the festival took place on the night of Friday, April 23, 2010 with a Street Dance featuring The Mighty Kicks! Several vendors were in the area with children’s games and food.
The “BIG Saturday” came in full force beginning with an old fashion “Home Town” parade. Over 100 entries paraded down Brooks and Boyce Street. Marching bands, dignitaries, ROTC, police force and rescue crew, local businesses and organizations all participated.
Nearly 100 vendors (craft, food and information) were spread around the Clarendon County Courthouse square for everyone to visit and purchase items, consume “festival food” and receive information about the different organizations throughout the county.
Once again, the City of Manning Fire Department opened their doors and allowed artwork from all the schools in Clarendon County to display their children’s masterpieces for judging of the Striped Bass Festival Student Art Show.
Kindergarten
1st: Brady Renner - MECC
2nd: Jody White - MECC
3rd: Rachel Haselden - MECC
First Grade
1st: Abby Richurg - MECC
2nd: Bryce Powell - MECC
3rd: Chelsea Brown - MECC
Honorable Mention: Aly Elliott - LMA
Honorable Mention: Ethan Walls - MECC
Second Grade
1st: Emily Thigpen - MPS
2nd: Jefferson Bennet - t MPS
3rd: Jakira Weeks - MPS
Honorable Mention: Shaunique Robinson - MPS
Honorable Mention: McKenzie Bagnal - Clarendon Hall
Best of Show K-2: Emily Thigpen - MPS
Third Grade
1st: McKenzie Guess - MPS
2nd: Dymond Gipson - MPS
3rd: Tykiauna Oliver - MPS
Honorable Mention: Cody Fordham - MPS
Honorable Mention: Daniel Hodge - MPS
Fourth Grade
1st: Sydney Wells Clarendon - Hall
2nd: Hannah Rockwell - MES
3rd: Caitlin Timmons - Walker Gamble
Honorable Mention: Emily Alexander - Walker Gamble
Honorable Mention: Jaslyn Pearson - MES
Fifth Grade
1st: Winter Barrett - MES
2nd: Reshae Burgess - MES
3rd: Jaquel Robinson - Clarendon Hall
Honorable Mention: Brandon Shaw - Clarendon Hall
Honorable Mention: Peyton McKenzie - Walker Gamble
Best of Show Grades 3-5: Winter Barrett - MES
Sixth Grade
1st: Kaylin Ridgheway - MES
2nd: Shannon Corbett - Clarendon Hall
3rd: Kyria Kelly - SBMS
Honorable Mention: Shawn Carter - SBMS
Honorable Mention: Tyler Griffin - Clarendon Hall
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Seventh Grade
1st: Samuel Moorer - MJHS
2nd: Caitlyn Edwards - MJHS
3rd: Janie Espinoza - MJHS
Honorable Mention: Brittany Hardin - MJHS
Honorable Mention: Hausen Merchant - MJHS
Eighth Grade
1st: Hope Hutchinson - MJHS
2nd: John Evans - MJHS
3rd: Steven Edwards - MJHS
Honorable Mention: Sarah Cobb - MJHS
Honorable Mention: Janey Ray Gibson - MJHS
Best of Show Grades 6-8: Samuel Moorer - MJHS
Ninth Grade
1st: Kali Robertson - MHS
2nd: Kali Robertson - MHS
3rd: Marie Fout - MHS
Honorable Mention: David Scott - MHS
Honorable Mention: Zach Swigger - MHS
Honorable Mention: Brea Boatwright - MHS
Tenth Grade
1st: Taeisha Walters - MHS
2nd: Kavaxia Baxter - SBHS
3rd: Taeisha Walters - MHS
Honorable Mention: Nick Craven - LMA
Honorable Mention: Josh Boykin - LMA
Eleventh Grade
1st: Ke’Don Franklin - MHS
2nd: John Dingle - SBHS
3rd: Dominique Dingle - MHS
Honorable Mention: Quinton John - SBHS
Honorable Mention: Jacqueline Morant - MHS
Twelfth Grade
1st: Amanda Rhodus - MHS
2nd: Charmaine Guest - SBHS
3rd: Vareignia Burgess - MHS
Honorable Mention: Roxanne Floyd - MHS
Honorable Mention: Khephra Hines - SBHS
Best of Show Grades 9-12: Ke’Don Franklin - MHS
Three Dimensional Art Division
1st: Amanda Rhodus - MHS
2nd: Kali Robertson - MHS
3rd: Roxanne Floyd - MHS
Honorable Mention: William Shaw - Walker Gamble
Honorable Mention: Jordan Shaw - Walker Gamble
Best of Show Three Dimensional Art: Amanda Rhodus - MHS |
Thanks to the Manning and Summerton Rotary Clubs, the Striped Bass Festival Truck Pull was, once again, back in action!! An excellent crowd was in attendance cheering on their favorite truck and lawn mower and eating hamburgers and hot dogs.
The downtown area in Clarendon County slowed down on Sunday, April 26th but still had some action. Several dance schools gathered for “Sunday in the Park” to just relax and enjoy the company of fellow citizens. Meanwhile, John C. Land III Landing and Lake Marion was hoppin’! The Goat Island Boat Club had done their rain dances and the lake level rose for the annual Striped Bass Festival Poker Run!
Thanks to the City of Manning’s employees. Anyone who drove through the downtown area of Clarendon County would not have been able to tell there had been a festival with 25,000 or so people. It was spotless! Meanwhile, the John C. Land, III landing was hoppin’! Although it was a little windy, the rain held out for the annual Striped Bass Festival Poker Run. The winner of the 2010 scholarship was Kathleen Hollowell.
Santee Cooper Open Team Tournament - April 24, 2010 results:
1ST KENT WARE/GREG BOONE
2ND CHAD COOK/TONY COOK
3RD LONNIE MARCHANT/JEFF HUTTO
4TH CLAY LOWDER/CLAYTON LOWDER
5TH WAYNE KING/JARED THOMPSON
6TH MIKE WATSON/JIM SMOAK
7TH LINWOOD THORNHILL/BRIAN THORNHILL
8TH BOB WHITGREAVE/DINKO TELESMANIC
9TH JOEL PAGE/EDDIE HERLONG
10TH BRENT RILEY/NATHAN BURGESS
11TH BOB PATRICK/DAVID CARLTON
12TH CHRIS BRUNSON/JON SMOAK
13TH MARK HUTSON/GARY ELSEY
14TH ANDY RUTLEDGE/FRANK CANTLEY
15TH TERRY BARR/COREY BARR
16TH KELLER/KELLER
17TH MCLEAN/ROSS
18TH CLARK/JACKSON
19TH WILSON/AVANT
20TH LOWDER/LOWDER
21ST FLOYD/COSTAS
22ND BASSO/HUGGINS
23RD PAUL/PAUL
24TH LANCE/MOUZON
25TH WILLIAMS/SMITH
26TH WOLFE/WINANS
27TH HOWARD/ELLIS
28TH SANDERS
29TH BUDDDIN/BUDDIN
30TH COOK/WOLFF
31ST GROOMS/PIEPER
32ND MALPHRUS/HAIR
33RD COX/MURDACH
34TH GRIFFIN/IRICK
35TH WAYNICK/WAYNICK
36TH CERCOPELY/CERCOPELY
37TH COLE/WAETHERSBEE
38TH EVANS/DOSTER
39TH COLEMAN/HILL
40TH BRYAN/BRYAN
41ST DILLON/GODFREY
42ND CLARK/CARSON
43RD MORRIS/HUGGINS
44RD ODOM/GRIGSBY
45TH GRAINGER/FAULK
46TH BAILEY/BAILEY
47TH SPOTTLE/JORDAN
48TH GIBBS/PENDARVIS
49TH TERRY
50TH MARTIN/PATTERSON
51ST DELOACH/DELOACH
52ND BRONSON/MILLER
53RD BAIR/DIXON
54TH OWENS/GRIGGS
55TH REED/LOWDER
56TH MARLOWE/MARLOWE
57TH GOSHORN/GOSHORN
58TH FOWLER/REINE
59TH INFINGER/SWEATMAN
60TH COLANGELO/COLANGELO
61ST CHAPPELL/PLAYER
62ND TRUETT/BROWN
63RD EASTERLING/BARNES
64TH HODGE/PFIFER
65TH BARNES/BARNES
66TH HENDRICK/GAINEY
67TH WILSON/WILSON
68TH HORNE/WISSE
BRINDAL/JORDAN
BARKLEY/MCCAULLEY
FLOYD/BARRINEAU
LONG/BISHOP
BARNES/BARNES
PERKINS/BOYD
MORRIS/ELLENBARK
MCINTOSH/DUBOSE
ALMERS/RUFF
KING/NIGRO
BAKER/BROWN
CARD/BARKLEY
DAVIS/FAGAN
AVINS/COGDILL
BURROWS/MCLEOD
RATHER/GONZALES
KIDD/KIDD
PORTER/MCFADDEN
SERUYA/SERUYA
BULLARD
BRITT
BANCROFT/METTS
DREW/DREW
STUBBS/PARKERSON
KING/TRAYNUM
MITCHELL/MONTJOY
MALIN/SACORA
MCLEOD/ANDERSON
HOLLOWAY/HOLLOWAY
LANGSTON/FLETCHER
BARRETT/BOWLES
PARKER/EDGE
BURROUGHS/BURROUGHS
DESCHENES/WILLIAMS
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18.26
18.16
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17.72
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17.07
17.05
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16.88
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16.28
15.82
14.46
14.43
14.05
13.96
13.65
13.53
13.52
13.27
12.94
12.91
12.69
12.55
12.47
12.38
12.23
12.15
12.07
12.01
11.99
11.91
11.86
11.84
11.42
11.13
10.42
10.07
9.87
9.28
8.89
8.13
7.81
7.01
6.34
6.05
5.87
4.86
2.68
1.93
1.90 |
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Thank you volunteers!
Thank you vendors!
Most importantly, THANK YOU for coming downtown and making the 31st Annual Striped Bass Festival a success.
For additional information, please contact the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce at 803-435-4405 or 1-800-731-LAKE (5253). |
