Palatka, FL-There’s always a first time for everything. For the first time in nearly four decades, the Wolfson Children’s Hospital event crowned co-champions in the Lads & Lasses division.
Linda Morgan and her son, Cody Morgan, shared the top spot with Lee Stalvey and his mother, Sarah Stalvey. Both teams topped the 39-boat field with identical 28.00-pound, five-bass limits, earning $1,000 each for the historic tie.
Finishing in third place was the team of Dylan Mobley and Brooklyn Mobley with a solid 23.46-pound, five-bass limit to earn $600.
Rounding out the Top 5 were Coltyn Morris and Crystal Morris in fourth place with 23.15 pounds, followed by Ronnie Council and Reta Szlosek in fifth place with 19.73 pounds on just three fish.
Related: Stalvey and Deel Win 2026 Friends of Wolfson Event
Ronnie Council and Reta Szlosek took home Big Bass honors with an 8.62 pound TrophyCatch to earn $1,000.00. Linda Morgan and Cody Morgan took home 2nd Big Bass honors with a 7.86 pound kicker to earn an additional $500.00.
2026 Wolfson Lads & Lasses Bass Tournament
| Place | Team | # of Fish | Dead Fish | Short Fish | Late | Weight | Big Fish | Penalty | Total Weight | Winnings |
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| 1 | Linda Morgan & Cody Morgan | 5 | 28.00 | 7.86 | $1,000.00 + $500.00 2nd Big Bass | |||||
| Lee Stalvey & Sarah Stalvey | 5 | 28.00 | 6.47 | $1,000.00 | ||||||
| 3 | Dylan Mobley & Brooklyn Mobley | 5 | 1 | 23.71 | 6.11 | 0.25 | $600.00 | |||
| 4 | Coltyn Morris & Crystal Morris | 5 | 23.15 | $500.00 | ||||||
| 5 | Ronnie Council & Reta Szlosek | 3 | 19.73 | 8.62 | $250.00 + $1,000.00 Big Bass | |||||
| 6 | Brian Sousa & Michelle Sousa | 5 | 18.32 | |||||||
| 7 | Wyatt Barnes & Savannah Barnes | 5 | 16.43 | |||||||
| 8 | Michael Finnick & Danielle Merritt | 5 | 14.75 | |||||||
| 9 | Austin Peters & Bryliegh Anderson | 5 | 14.57 | |||||||
| 10 | Randall Alvarez & Wendy Barnes | 5 | 1 | 14.28 | 0.25 | |||||
| 11 | Randy Hadden & Sara Hadden | 5 | 14.02 | |||||||
| 12 | Travis Rogers & Melanie Rogers | 5 | 13.24 | |||||||
| 13 | Miller Mudough & India Murdough | 5 | 11.57 | |||||||
| 14 | Jeremy Golloway & Heather Golloway | 5 | 11.49 | |||||||
| 15 | Jimmy Hertl & Reba Gramling | 4 | 1 | 11.50 | 0.25 | |||||
| 16 | Joshua Scott & Danica Scott | 5 | 11.11 | |||||||
| 17 | David Mullis & Addison Nettles | 5 | 1 | 9.39 | 0.25 | |||||
| 18 | Jeff Harper & Abigail Harper | 3 | 8.53 | |||||||
| 19 | David Barnes & Taylor Pickett | 5 | 8.51 | |||||||
| 20 | Jack Quinby & Amanda Quinby | |||||||||
| 20 | Christopher Farrow & Kathryn Jones | |||||||||
| 20 | Eric Mason & Lee Ann Mason | |||||||||
| 20 | Kevin Swenszkowski & Jennifer Swenszkowski | |||||||||
| 20 | Robert Burton & Michelle Jacques | |||||||||
| 20 | Shawn Bass & Courtney Bass | |||||||||
| 20 | Derek Daniels & Destiny Daniels | |||||||||
| 20 | Gary Rackett & Rhonda Thompson | |||||||||
| 20 | Scott Stevens & Onesti Stevens | |||||||||
| 20 | Harvey Leino & Zoie Leino | |||||||||
| 20 | Kevin Hull & Jennifer Hull | |||||||||
| 20 | Ted Payton & Brandie Payton | |||||||||
| 20 | Larry Cahan & Sarah Rouse | |||||||||
| 20 | Tom Tipton & Andrea Tipton | |||||||||
| 20 | Andy McClain & Kayla McClain | |||||||||
| 20 | Seth Chapman & Jennifer Phillips | |||||||||
| 20 | Robert Barnes & Maycee Barnes | |||||||||
| 20 | Cody Corbin & Lacey Collins | |||||||||
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The Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament week kicked off with both the Friends of Wolfson and Lads & Lasses tournament on Friday. Saturday is when all the real fun begins with the 37th Annual Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament.
Since 1989, the Tournament has helped Wolfson Children’s Hospital fund specialized treatments, lifesaving technology, and capital improvements. The Plant Facilities Department at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville organized and launched the tournament as a vehicle to fund capital improvements and acquisition of advanced technology. From its inception, the Tournament has raised more than $6 million for Wolfson Children’s.
This year’s event is focused on funding life-saving equipment and technology in the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute at Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
Baptist Health will match a portion of all gifts to the Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament for the Wolfson Bass Tournament Endowment Fund.
This year’s goal is to raise $500,000.00. One of the ways you can help is by purchasing tickets for a chance to win a new Bullet 21SDC powered by a Mercury 250 Pro XS. Tickets are $20.00 a piece and can be purchased online here.
More information on Wolfson Children’s Hospital can be found here.
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