State sports brief

FISHING

Hackney keeps lead in Bassmaster Elite event

Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., kept his lead Saturday at the Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake in Union Springs, N.Y. Hackney, a native of Star City, brought in five fish that weighed 17 pounds, 11 ounces to keep a 10-ounce lead over Todd Faircloth of Jasper, Texas. Faircloth weighed in 20-3 Saturday for a three-day total of 60-7. Chris Zaldain of San Jose, Calif., is third at 56-4 after weighing in 19-0 Saturday. Jacob Powroznik of Port Haywood, Va., is fifth at 54-7. Kevin Short of Mayflower, who was third after the first two days, dropped to 12th after weighing in 12-0 Saturday for a three-day total of 51-4. Bella Vista’s Mike McClelland is 13th at 48-15 after weighing in 15-5 Saturday. Mount Ida’s Mark Davis is 16th at 48-0 after weighing in 10-15 Saturday.

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