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Golf Tournament Held to Benefit CHS Unified Track and Field Places

American Cancer Society First at County Championship

The Brent Stitely Memorial Courtesy Photo On Tuesday, April 23, 2018, the Cougars placed first in the Monocacy
Golf Tournament was held Division of the Ninth Annual Frederick County Unified Track and Field
on April 28, 2018, at Maple Championship.
Run Golf Course in Thurmont Athletes represented ten area high schools for the event. Catoctin was in
to benefit The American the Monocacy division with Frederick, Governor Thomas Johnson, Oakdale,
Cancer Society of Frederick and a combined team of Brunswick and Linganore. CHS had seventeen team
County. One hundred golfers members of the eighty athletes that competed. In the Monocacy Division,
participated, raising over Cougars gave all of their heart and hustled to bring home the gold.
$6,000 to help fund education
and patient-support programs, Inaugural Emmitsburg Community
such as The Hope Lodge, Roads
to Recovery, and a free “Cancer Heritage Day 6K Race
Hotline,” staffed by medical
professionals for cancer patients The Emmitsburg Heritage Day event will be welcoming the addition of a
and caregivers. 6K Race in 2018. Lace up your sneakers and hit the road on Saturday, June
The tournament concluded 30, 2018, for the Inaugural Emmitsburg Community Heritage Day 6K Race.
with an awards ceremony Beat the heat with an early start at 7:30 a.m. on this 6K (3.7 mile) course. The
and lunch, catered by race begins at the Emmitsburg Community Center on South Seton Avenue and
Mountaingate Restaurant, at meanders through the rolling outskirts of town, finishing at the Community
The American Legion Post 168 Preparing to tee off at the Tournament are (from left): Caz Park, where the Community Heritage Day festivities will take place. Don’t
Gorczyca, Dan Twigg, Steve Johnson, and Jeff Sanders.
in Thurmont. Relay For Life forget those furry, four-legged friends who have faithfully run by your side.
team “FunRaisers” hosted the tournament as part of their annual fundraising Register your dog to run with you and receive a special bandana for it to wear
effort, and participated in the Frederick County Relay held at Banner School in proudly. The race is open to young and old alike, and promotes good, healthy
Frederick for the twenty-first year to honor the memory of their son, brother, competition for walkers and runners. Awards will be given to the top overall
and friend, Brent Stitely, who lost his battle with Ewings Sarcoma in 1997 at male and female runner, as well as medals to the top three finishers in each age
the age of thirteen. This year’s Relay Event, held at Banner School on Friday group category.
and Saturday May 11-12, raised nearly $250,000, with team “FunRaisers” For more information about the Inaugural Emmitsburg Community
providing over $19,000 of that total. Tournament organizers wish to thank all Heritage Day 6K or to download a Race Registration Form, visit www.
of our sponsors and players for their generous support. emmitsburgevents.com.

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