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Anglers fishing from the Dolphin Express<a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/fog-doesnt-stop-anglers-in-port-a/">...</a></p></div></div></div><div class="oht-widget oht-widget--articles" id="oht_articles_widget-9"><h2 class="widget-title"><a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/category/youth/">Youth</a></h2><div class="fat-stacks oht-article-widget__content oht-5-count"><div class="oht-article"><a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/all-star/" class="oht-thumb-left-full oht-thumb--slider-image"><img style="margin-right:1.5em !important; max-width:33%; float:left; margin-bottom: 1em;" src="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2018-02-15/25p1.jpg"></a><h3><a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/all-star/" class="oht-title-link">All-star</a></h3><p class="oht-article-meta" style="display: block !important;"> | February 14, 2018</p><p style="font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Courtesy photoPort Aransas High School senior Ben Brown was selected as co-captain of the West all-star Challenge team. 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Most children who are good learners at some point had to become<a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/steps-to-becoming-a-good-learner/">...</a></p></div><div class="oht-article"><a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/safety-first-3/" class="oht-thumb-left-full oht-thumb--small-thumb"><img style="margin-right:1.5em !important; max-width:33%; float:left; margin-bottom: 1em;" src="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/wp-content/uploads/images/2018-02-15/65p1.jpg"></a><h3><a href="https://www.portasouthjetty.com/articles/safety-first-3/" class="oht-title-link">Safety first</a></h3><p class="oht-article-meta" style="display: block !important;"> | February 14, 2018</p><p style="font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Courtesy photo by Gina McKeeverH.G. 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