Fishing tournament rocked by cheating scandal raised money for boy with cancer

“I couldn’t believe it,” Competitor Josh Lewis said of the alleged cheating. “But at the end of the day, there’s 99 percent good out there that hopefully outweighs the bad.” Lewis praised the generosity of his fellow anglers, pointing to his fundraising efforts for 6-year-old Levi, a Northeast Ohio boy diagnosed with cancer. “He’s battling a rare form of leukemia,” Lewis explained. “The kid just loves to fish.” Lewis approached LEWT about allowing fundraising for Levi and his family and said the tournament director was eager to help. More: news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/anglers-hope-cheating-scandal-doesnt-overshadow-positive-impact-of-fishing-tournaments