Jennifer Switalski of Avondale is the Arizona Bassmasters CastingKids state champion winner. This was jennifers first year of compitition in the Bassmaster Castingkids program. She won her Castingkids division in the fall, and was asked to return and compete for the Arizona state title at cabela's in Glendale. Jennifer, 9, was tied at the end of the regulation casting tournament play. The three judges called for an immediate "winner takes all cast off," where each competitor was to cast from three different distances and the first to score the highest point was to be declared the winner. After a second tie, Jennifer won the compitition. She won an all-expenses-paid trip to represent Arizona in the Bassmaster National finals in Washington state in May.

Jennifer Switalski, winner of the 2008 Casting kids held at cabelas.