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Warrior Golf Classic 20 th A nnual ECCC W arrior G olf C lassic R aises M oney for S cholarships

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LLC, team, longest drive on the front nine; Justin Webb of the B&G Equip ment team, longest drive on the back nine; Scott Hill of the Sequel Electrical Supply team, closest to the pin on the front nine; and Ken Stringer of the Edu cational Furniture and Equipment team, closest to the pin on the back nine. Gordon McCloskey of the Howard Industries team was the winner of the La-Z-Boy recliner door prize donated by La-Z-Boy South of Newton. Rudy Watkins of the Path Com pany, LLC, team won a door prize that included a golf package for four at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club. Several other golfers won door prizes consisting of various golf equipment.

A team representing IN Sports of Philadelphia won the Championship Flight during the 20th Annual East Central Community College Warrior Golf Classic held May 12 at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, located on the Pearl River Resort in Choctaw. Sponsored by the ECCC Alumni Association, the four-person scramble annually raises more than $10,000 for student scholarships, according to event coordinator Maria McLeod, the college’s director of external relations. A record-tying 24 teams registered to play this year. The Warrior Golf Classic supports two full tuition scholarships each year for students attending East Central Community College. The winning IN Sports team posted a 16-under par 56 over the 18-hole event for the win. Team members included Greg Nowell, Wes Kight, Jake Kight, and Jason Fulton. Winning the First Flight was the team from Sequel Electrical Supply with a 10-under par score of 61. Team mem bers were Sean Mowdy, Brent Gregory, Scott Hill, and Dylan Shields. The team representing The New York Blower Company took top honors in the Second Flight with a seven-under par 65. Team members were Kenny Hill man, Mike Tinsley, Stan Whittington, and Bruce Threadgill. On-course contest winners were Charley Warren of the Path Company,

B&G Equipment SouthGroup Cox The Citizens Bank INSports Community Bank Bank of Forest Aladdin Campus Dining The New York Blower Company First Financial Bank First Finanical Bank AG

Food Sponsors Aladdin Campus Dining Meridian Coca-Cola

Hole Sponsors

BankFirst Dallas Printing Boswell Media Weaver Tax & Accounting Mayo Law Firm Ochsner Rush Hospital Foreman Wood Designs Farm Bureau Milling Funeral Home Brent Bailey for MPSC Magnolia Tent Rex Team Sports American Benefits Brokers

Sponsors for 2022 included:

Premier Sponsor

PATH Company, LLC

Gold Sponsors

Southern Pine Electric Quinn’s Family Pharmacy-Union & Newton McLain Plumbing Great Southern Bank Sequel Electric American Fidelity Life Educational Furniture & Equipment BSN Sports Upchurch Services, Inc.

For more information about the ECCC Warrior Golf Classic, contact McLeod at 601-635-6303 or mmcleod@ eccc.edu.

Pearl River Resort Howard Industries

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