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RILEY LEADS CHARGE INTO WAL-MART RCL WALLEYE CIRCUIT SEMIFINALS

TAYLOR, Mich., (April 4, 2002) — Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit pro Todd Riley of Amery, Wis., and his day-two partner Rob Carpenter of Howard, Ohio, landed a five-walleye limit weighing 27 pounds, 14 ounces Thursday on the Detroit River to give Riley the lead in his quest to win $50,000 cash plus a Ranger, Crestliner or Lund boat powered by Evinrude or Yamaha.
Riley will lead the top 20 pros competing in the $346,000 tournament into the semifinal round with a two-day, opening round total of 10 walleyes weighing 45 pounds, 2 ounces. Riley and his opening day partner, Tim Williams of Oregon, Ohio, weighed in five walleyes that registered 17 pounds, 4 ounces Wednesday.
“The cold front really slowed them down, but a new wave of females are moving through the river,” said Riley, who caught his walleyes on a jig and minnow. “I’m excited to be fishing another day.”
Carpenter will lead the top 20 co-anglers into the semifinal round with a two-day total of 10 walleyes weighing 42 pounds, 6 ounces. He and his day-one partner, Pete Harsh of Sauk Centre, Minn., brought in five walleyes weighing 14 pound, 8 ounces Wednesday. His day-two catch with Riley put him into the lead in his quest to win $15,000 cash.
Rounding out the top five pros are Jeff Russell of Grand Haven, Mich., with a two-day total of six walleyes weighing 41 pounds, 12 ounces; Ron Gazvoda of Lakewood, Colo., with 10 walleyes weighing 41 pounds, 8 ounces; Rick Cole of Elwood, Ind., with 10 walleyes weighing 39 pounds, 4 ounces; and John Hertensteiner of Victoria, Minn., with eight walleyes weighing 38 pounds, 2 ounces.
Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Ron Schropp of Omaha, Neb., with a two-day total of 10 walleyes weighing 41 pounds, 13 ounces; Thomas Nordyke of Newport, Mich., with 10 walleyes weighing 38 pounds, 12 ounces; Tom Harrison of Naperville, Ill., with 10 walleyes weighing 38 pounds, 9 ounces; and John Galaska of Omaha, Neb., with 10 walleyes weighing 38 pounds, 5 ounces.
The Detroit River tournament is the second event of the $2.9 million 2002 Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit — the world’s most lucrative walleye fishing series. It started Wednesday with 150 pros and 150 co-anglers representing 19 states and Canada. The field will be cut again to the top 10 pros and co-anglers after Friday’s semifinal round action. Anglers in both divisions start the semifinal and final rounds from zero and fish for the heaviest one-day catch.
Competition resumes at 7 a.m. Friday at Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown, Mich., followed by a 4 p.m. weigh-in at the at the Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 7555 Telegraph Road in Taylor. The final takeoff starts at 7 a.m. Saturday followed by a 4 p.m. weigh-in at Wal-Mart.
Directed by FLW Outdoors and named after Wal-Mart and boat manufacturers Ranger, Crestliner and Lund, the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit is the world’s most lucrative walleye fishing series. The circuit features four regular season tournaments each with a $346,000 cash purse and a championship with a $1.4 million cash purse. Cash payments are presented through 50th place.
The second Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit tournament is May 1-4 on Lake Sharpe in Pierre, S.D., followed by events on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wis., May 29-June 1 and Saginaw Bay in Bay City, Mich., June 26-29.
After four regular season tournaments, 200 pros and 200 co-anglers from the Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Circuit and other sanctioned tournament organizations and events will compete in the $1.4 million Wal-Mart RCL Walleye Championship for a top pro award of up to $400,000 cash and a top co-angler award of up to $150,000 cash. The championship will be held on the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 2-5. Green Bay hosted the Wal-Mart RCL Championship last season when Dean Arnoldussen of Kaukauna, Wis., won $400,000 and instantly joined the sport’s top all-time money winners. 
Place Name City, State Day 1 Lbs. Day 1 Ozs. Day 2 Lbs. Day 2 Ozs. Total Lbs. Total Ozs. Winnings
1 TODD  RILEY AMERY, WI 17 4 27 14 45 2 0
2 JEFF  RUSSELL GRAND HAVEN, MI 7 9 34 3 41 12 0
3 RON  GAZVODA LAKEWOOD, CO 11 4 30 4 41 8 0
4 RICK  COLE ELWOOD, IN 25 12 13 8 39 4 0
5 JOHN  HERTENSTEINER VICTORIA, MN 21 13 16 5 38 2 0
6 TIM  DRASCIC MONONA, WI 22 9 15 2 37 11 0
7 WASYL  MIRUTENKO HAWTHORN WOODS, IL 26 5 9 9 35 14 0
8 MARK  MARTIN TWIN LAKE, MI 12 2 23 4 35 6 0
9 CHRIS  BAHL SIDNEY, NE 11 4 21 0 32 4 0
10 JEFF  TAEGE RHINELANDER, WI 21 15 9 3 31 2 0
11 JASON  PRZEKURAT STEVENS POINT, WI 10 5 19 9 29 14 0
12 TOM  BRUNZ MADISON LAKE, MN 15 13 13 15 29 12 0
13 DANNY  PLAUTZ MUSKEGO, WI 9 11 20 0 29 11 0
14 BRIAN  NEY BAUDETTE, MN 14 10 14 15 29 9 0
15 TOM  DINNEWETH DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 8 13 20 11 29 8 0
16 FRANK  ZATOR MANHATTAN, IL 11 5 18 3 29 8 0
17 JERRY J RUFFOLO MANITOWOC, WI 16 5 12 10 28 15 0
18 ERIC  NAIG CYLINDER, IA 12 0 16 10 28 10 0
19 JOHN  KOLINSKI MENASHA, WI 18 4 10 3 28 7 0
20 JEFF  MANZ VANDERBILT, MI 19 14 8 8 28 6 0
21 JOHN  CAMPBELL WALKER, MN 13 0 15 0 28 0 3000
22 JOHN  GILLMAN FREELAND, MI 7 11 20 0 27 11 3000
23 PETE  HARSH SAUK CENTRE, MN 14 8 13 2 27 10 3000
24 CURTIS  REYNOLDS ROYAL OAK, MI 3 9 23 13 27 6 3000
25 GREGORY J YARBROUGH WHITE LAKE, MI 15 8 11 12 27 4 3000
26 MARK A BRUMBAUGH ARCANUM, OH 16 12 10 2 26 14 2500
27 PHILIP C EIRIKSON AUSTIN , MN 16 7 9 9 26 0 2500
28 SCOTT  ALLAR WELCH, MN 16 0 9 10 25 10 2500
29 MIKE  GOFRON ANTIOCH, IL 12 13 12 6 25 3 2500
30 BILL  ORTIZ DODGEVILLE, WI 9 4 15 13 25 1 2500
31 MARK J CHRISTIANSON WALKER, MN 4 12 20 2 24 14 2000
32 DAN  PLAUTZ MUSKEGO, WI 19 1 5 8 24 9 2000
33 DAVID  RHODES NEW WILMINGTON, PA 9 5 15 3 24 8 2000
34 RYAN  JOHNSON TAYLOR, MI 7 6 17 1 24 7 2000
35 TODD  FRANK PULASKI, NY 12 11 11 12 24 7 2000
36 PAT  CAVINS GREEN BAY, WI 0 0 24 2 24 2 2000
37 JOE  LOCKMAN GRAND RAPIDS, MI 14 1 9 12 23 13 2000
38 MARTIN J GLORVIGEN GRAND RAPIDS, MN 12 10 11 2 23 12 2000
39 RANDY  VANDERWEIDE WYOMING, MI 19 5 4 5 23 10 2000
40 KEITH  ESHBAUGH WASHINGTON, PA 6 10 16 11 23 5 2000
41 SCOTT  RHODES TRAVERSE CITY, MI 9 15 13 1 23 0 1500
42 SCOTT  GLORVIGEN GRAND RAPIDS, MN 11 9 11 4 22 13 1500
43 DUANE  TEN CATE SIOUX FALLS, SD 11 8 11 3 22 11 1500
44 RICK  OLSON MINA LAKE, SD 10 6 12 4 22 10 1500
45 TIM  MINNEMA MARKESAN, WI 0 0 22 9 22 9 1500
46 ROSS  GROTHE APPLE VALLEY, MN 13 6 9 3 22 9 1500
47 LARRY  MOTE BURLINGTON, IN 12 10 9 15 22 9 1500
48 JOE  MITCHELL CAMBRIDGE, MN 14 10 7 9 22 3 1500
49 BRAD  KNOLL MENASHA, WI 5 15 15 14 21 13 1500
50 TIM  REITAN SABIN, MN 9 13 12 0 21 13 1500
51 STEVE  LOTZ LENA, IL 10 14 10 15 21 13 0
52 CHRIS  GILMAN CHISAGO CITY, MN 13 2 8 8 21 10 0
53 DAVE  SPAID PIERRE, SD 11 11 9 14 21 9 0
54 BRET  BEEBE CROSSLAKE, MN 15 1 6 5 21 6 0
55 TOMMY  SKARLIS WALKER, MN 8 10 12 9 21 3 0
56 CARY  LITERSKI WAUPACA, WI 9 13 11 5 21 2 0
57 CARL  GRUNWALDT GREEN BAY, WI 12 6 8 11 21 1 0
58 JOHN  E NELSON WAHKON, MN 20 13 0 0 20 13 0
59 DAVID  POZEK DEARBORN, MI 14 2 6 11 20 13 0
60 GEORGE  BARACH BARRYTON, MI 4 12 16 0 20 12 0
61 RICHARD  FRANKLIN LOUISBURG, KS 4 3 16 7 20 10 0
62 BOBBY J YANCEY NEWPORT, MI 9 5 11 5 20 10 0
63 PAUL K. K WRIGHT WESTPOINT, IN 13 14 6 6 20 4 0
64 ERIC D OLSON MINNEAPOLIS, MN 7 3 12 14 20 1 0
65 RONNIE H RHODES LORAIN, OH 12 5 7 6 19 11 0
66 ROBERT  CROW PATERSON, WA 11 0 8 8 19 8 0
67 RICHARD  LACOURSE OREGON, OH 11 10 7 13 19 7 0
68 JOE  WHITTEN TOLEDO, OH 13 14 4 15 18 13 0
69 DWAINE  WHITE OREGON, IL 9 15 8 13 18 12 0
70 CHAD  HALL ALGONA, IA 13 8 4 14 18 6 0
71 DAVID R KRAFT BISMARK, ND 6 11 11 11 18 6 0
72 BILL  LEONARD ESTHERVILLE, IA 9 7 8 15 18 6 0
73 RONALD  MASON ESTHERVILLE, IA 8 13 9 6 18 3 0
74 PERRY  GOOD EAGAN, MN 11 14 5 13 17 11 0
75 AARON D MCQUOID ISLE, MN 2 12 14 14 17 10 0
76 RICK  WALTER CASPER, WY 10 9 6 14 17 7 0
77 BRUCE  SAMSON MINNETRISTA, MN 9 13 7 9 17 6 0
78 THOMAS G VANDERWEIDE JENISON, MI 9 0 7 13 16 13 0
79 DENNIS  LANTZY WARREN, MI 10 0 6 11 16 11 0
80 BRUCE  DESHANO SAND POINT, MI 10 11 5 13 16 8 0
81 DAN  STIER PIERRE, SD 0 0 16 6 16 6 0
82 LARRY  PETERS TRENTON, MI 7 5 9 1 16 6 0
83 GREG  SCHENECKER WATERTOWN, SD 8 12 7 9 16 5 0
84 ROGER  MEYER WATERTOWN, SD 5 12 10 8 16 4 0
85 MARK  PRESTA RACINE, WI 2 10 13 7 16 1 0
86 ANDY  ZIMMERMAN NEW FRANKEN, WI 6 15 8 15 15 14 0
87 JEFF  KOESTER BROOKVILLE, IN 7 14 8 0 15 14 0
88 JULIA  DAVIS PORT CLINTON, OH 9 4 6 9 15 13 0
89 RICK  TRABERT TIFFIN, IA 13 11 1 14 15 9 0
90 NICK  HOMAYED DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 0 0 15 4 15 4 0
91 DAVE  TRUETT LOWELL, IN 13 4 1 14 15 2 0
92 CHUCK  EMERY ALTADENA, CA 3 7 10 15 14 6 0
93 KEN  SCHOENECKER WEST BEND, WI 7 4 6 15 14 3 0
94 JOHN  PRATT ROBERTS, MT 12 11 1 7 14 2 0
95 ROBERT  PIETTE WYANDOTTE, MI 14 0 0 0 14 0 0
96 TOM  BRUNO PIERRE, SD 7 1 6 8 13 9 0
97 CECIL  NEWMAN RIVER ROUGE, MI 3 15 9 7 13 6 0
98 JOHN  JANOUSEK BRAINERD, MN 8 12 4 10 13 6 0
99 NORB  WALLOCK CONOVER, WI 9 10 3 11 13 5 0
100 GARY  ROACH MERRIFIELD, MN 11 7 1 13 13 4 0
101 ANDREW F KUFFER FAIR HAVEN, MI 8 4 4 15 13 3 0
102 DAVE  HANSON BEMIDJI, MN 11 5 1 11 13 0 0
103 KEVIN  MCQUOID ISLE, MN 5 9 7 3 12 12 0
104 JIM R WAHL LE CLAIRE, IA 7 5 5 4 12 9 0
105 ERIC  PETROSKY ROYAL OAK, MI 12 7 0 0 12 7 0
106 SHELDON  MEIDINGER BISMARCK, ND 10 7 1 13 12 4 0
107 DAVID  KUFFER SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI 3 15 8 5 12 4 0
108 DAVE  SCROPPO TRAVERSE CITY, MI 2 14 9 2 12 0 0
109 RICK  THAMES AVELLA, PA 5 9 6 6 11 15 0
110 DAN  SWANSON FORT COLLINS, CO 3 7 8 7 11 14 0
111 CURTIS  FIELDS GOLDEN, CO 0 0 11 12 11 12 0
112 MIKE  MCCLELLAND PIERRE, SD 2 4 9 7 11 11 0
113 MARK  COURTS HARRIS, MN 2 11 8 15 11 10 0
114 MARK  MAHAFFEY CLEAR LAKE, IA 5 0 6 5 11 5 0
115 LEON  HOULE ROSEVILLE, MN 2 9 8 9 11 2 0
116 MARK  MERAVY SHOREWOOD, IL 6 1 4 13 10 14 0
117 STEVE  LAMB NASHVILLE, TN 5 11 4 14 10 9 0
118 VICTOR  STOLCERS DELAVAN, WI 6 14 3 7 10 5 0
119 PATRICK J BYLE COLGATE, WI 9 12 0 0 9 12 0
120 BOB E DOMEK HAWTHORN WOODS, IL 0 0 9 5 9 5 0
121 JEFFREY  BERG MOUND, MN 0 0 9 3 9 3 0
122 IRVIN  KRAUS POWELL, WY 2 9 6 10 9 3 0
123 BILL  COATS RIPON, WI 8 13 0 0 8 13 0
124 GARY A DARLING FORT COLLINS, CO 2 12 6 0 8 12 0
125 TERRY  WILSON POWELL, WY 0 0 8 7 8 7 0
126 RON  SEELHOFF BURLINGTON, CO 2 9 5 12 8 5 0
127 ROGER  BERKLAND EMMETSBURG, IA 0 0 8 1 8 1 0
128 ROBERT  LINKEWITZ NEW BALTIMORE, MI 2 5 5 10 7 15 0
129 DONALD G SMITH SHELBY, MI 6 4 1 10 7 14 0
130 LARRY  NEAU UNION GROVE, WI 3 6 4 7 7 13 0
131 JACK  NEUMAN NAPERVILLE, IL 0 0 7 4 7 4 0
131 DENNIS E POLLESCH MARKESAN, WI 4 15 2 5 7 4 0
131 RANDY  TYLER HOMETOWN, IL 4 15 2 5 7 4 0
134 SCOTT  HAUGE MAHTOMEDI, MN 0 0 6 3 6 3 0
135 RUSSELL  MCDONALD DRYDEN, ON 3 15 2 0 5 15 0
136 SHANNON  KEHL MENOKEN, ND 3 11 2 2 5 13 0
137 GUS  WHITE SAINT HELEN, MI 2 8 3 5 5 13 0
138 JOE  MCCARTIN LAND O LAKES, WI 0 0 5 7 5 7 0
139 MARK  BRODERICK EAST BETHEL, MN 5 6 0 0 5 6 0
140 PAUL  MELEEN ISLE, MN 5 2 0 0 5 2 0
141 TODD  ROBINSON HUBBARD, OH 0 0 4 14 4 14 0
142 TIM  HERINK PLAINFIELD, IL 0 0 4 9 4 9 0
143 LARRY  DAWSON MINNEAPOLIS, MN 0 0 3 11 3 11 0
144 NATE  PROVOST GULLIVER, MI 0 0 3 10 3 10 0
145 RANDY  TRIPKE MALONE, WI 0 0 3 6 3 6 0
146 ROBERT  HEAFORD MASON CITY, IA 2 12 0 0 2 12 0
147 RICH  MEALY WESTERVILLE, OH 1 13 0 0 1 13 0
 

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