Briefs

The 18th Annual Cherokee County Amateur Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12, tourney organizer Bruce Mikota has announced.

The Saturday round will be played at the Gaffney Country Club and the Sunday 18 will be at Cherokee National.

There will be two senior divisions, 55-64 and 65 and over, this year, Mikota said.

Also, there will be Championship A & B, first, second and third flights. Prizes will be awarded for closest to the pin on all par 3s.

The $50 entry fee includes carts and green fees for both days. If paid at signup, there will be no charge for green fees for practice rounds at either course the week before the tournament.

Ben Karns is the defending champion.

The date for the junior qualifier will be announced later. Contact the pro shop at either club to sign up.

Upstate apprenticeship

project to hold tourney

The Upstate Registered Apprenticeship Project will be hosting a Benefit Golf Tournament June 9, at Woodfin Ridge Golf Course in Inman.

All proceeds will go to fund apprenticeship training in the Upstate. Registration will be at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at noon. Teams will consist of 4 players, Captain’s Choice, playing 18 holes of golf.

There will be contests, prizes and a raffle.

Costs for each player will be $35, which includes a box lunch and heavy hors d’oeuvres at the awards ceremony.

Invitation and registration forms will follow.

First Citizens

tops Wildcats, Bandits

In Babe Ruth League action, First Citizens improved to 11-0 with wins over the Bandits and Wildcats.

Matt Lester, Mike Hughey and Matt Harris combined for the 11-9 win over the Bandits.

Brent Humphries was 4 for 4 while Robert Davidson, Josh Elmore, Hughey and Harris all had two hits.

Hughey and Harris also made some key defensive plays.

Harris had a walk-off homer to give First Citizens a 6-5 win over the Wildcats.

Harris pitched five innings and Lester went two.

Davidson, Elmore, Humphries and Zavier Miller each singled while Hughey doubled and Harris homered.

First Citizens can clinch the championship with a victory tonight over the Gaffney Board of Public Works.