Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) hosted its seventh annual charity golf tournament June 30 at the Allen County Country Club.
Three full flights of teams — 20 four-person teams in all — crowded the course for the event.
Tournament winners were:
A Flight
1. Pump ’N Petes team (Dan Creitz, Bruce Mullen, Tom Williams and Shane Walden)
2. Team McGuffin (Ken McGuffin, Kevin McGuffin, Craig Smith and John Travers)
B Flight
1. Tomson/Day Team (Kent and Ronda Tomson and Scott and Kim Day)
2. Shirley Team (Bill Shirley, Dennis Skahan, Larry Hart and Sara Clift)
C Flight
1. Southern Star No. 2 (Roy Turner, T.J. Mitchner, Dave Kueser and Jason Wacker)
2. Catron Team (Darrell Catron, Mike Boeken, Dennis Harding and Bill Stange)
Best Mixed Team
Ellis/Thurman Team (Bill and Cathy Ellis and Tom and Darlene Thurman)
Best All Women Team
Superior Products (Becky Carlson, Stacey Crusinbery, Brianna Curry and Lori McAloon)
Individual winners:
Longest drive — Kaden Macha; women’s longest drive — Stacy Crusinbery; men’s longest putt — Matt Percy; women’s longest putt — Darlene Thurman; men’s closest to the pin — Ken McGuffin; women’s closest to the pin — Darlene Thurman.
A clubhouse and lotto drawing also were held.
All funds will remain within the 31st Judicial District in Allen, Neosho, Woodson and Wilson counties to help children in the court system who have been found to be in need of care.
The tournament was hosted by District Judge Dan Creitz and underwritten by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline and Superior Products, as a major fundraiser for the CASA organization. Other major sponsors and teams included Community National Bank, Piqua Farmers Co-op, Ashley Clinic, Twin Motors Ford, Pump ’N Pete’s and Ash Grove. A gourmet barbecued lunch was provided by Jump Start, G & W Foods and Walmart.
