A high school fishing tournament Saturday at the Selma Marina will give students a chance to win scholarship money.

The Airport Marine High School Team Trail, which will be visiting Selma for the first time, allows students from sixth to 12th grade to fish together on teams, as long as they are observed by a captain of 21 years or older.

“That’s our whole goal, to teach the kids something and get them interesting in something other than running the streets,” tournament director Flynn Gerald said.

First place gets $1,000 in scholarship money and the highest finishing team wearing an Airport Marine logo gets $1,000 and the school they represent gets $1,000. Then, depending on how many boats there are, the tournament will award prizes for many of the other top finishers.

The cost to register is $40 per person.

To compete in the big fish competition, it is an extra $10.

The tournament will start at first daylight and the weigh in will be at 3 p.m.

Rules and regulations for the tournament can be found on the Airport Marine Tournament Trail website at www.airportmarinetrails.com. F

or more information, visit the website or call (205) 664-0407. The Airport Marine website is the best place to register for the tournament, although registration will also take place the morning of the tournament.