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First Annual Baseball Tournament a Winning Success for the Eagles
The Wilkes Central Eagles won the first Annual Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Baseball Tournament which took place on April 11th, 2009. The participating teams were the Elkin High Bucking Elks, the Statesville High Greyhounds, and Forsyth Country Day Furies.
All four baseball games had to be played on Saturday due to rain on Friday the 10th. But the weather was a sunny and warm day. Perfect for the games, silent auction and face painting.
The championship game was played between Forsyth Country Day and Wilkes Central and ended with a nail-biting finish at nearly 11pm that evening. To further add to the drama, a coach from Forsyth Country Day became ill and the paramedics attended to him before giving him the "all clear" and allowing play to continue.
We wish to thank the Wilkes Central Athletic Boosters, Athletic Director Mark Horton, Coach Terry Johnson, Principal Steve Moree, and most of all, the visiting coaches and players that have made this tournament possible. See you next year!
Silent Auction Results
During the Baseball Tournament,sports memorabilia items were on viewing for silent auction bidding. Autographed baseballs, t-shirts, photos and more were all waiting for your bid. The highest valued item was a baseball signed by the late, great Thurmon Munson. We are very grateful to the donor who made such an amazing piece of history available to us.
All together, the auction earned over $2000 - enough to cover the first two scholarships for the spring. We are thankful to all the bidders for making this auction a fun and exciting event.
If you wish to donate sports items for our silent auction at next year's tournament, please contact us to discuss your support.
Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, April 11th, a fundraising Pancake Breakfast was held with the immense help from many members of the Bauguess and Denny families.
For nearly 5 hours, pancakes and breakfast meats were served to over 100 people in Wilkes Central High School's cafeteria. Thank you to all who ate, donated, and cooked.
Did you lose a memorial bracelet in Texas?
One has been found in memory of Larry and the folks who found it were kind enough to send it back to us. If you think you may be the owner, please contact us with where you think you may have lost it and we'll try to reunite you with it.
