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C-12 Wednesday, June 5, 2019 The Press-Dispatch EAST GIBSON NEWS Submit school news: Email: egnews@ pressdispatch.net Deadline: Noon on Friday Wood Memorial Carter Creedon follows through on an ap- proach shot to the 18th green at the Country Club of Old Vincennes. Creedon shot a 71 and was the medalist for the 13-team Vincennes Sectional. Wood Memorial placed third and ad- vanced as a team to the regional at Country Oaks on Thursday. Paxton Schwomeyer keeps his head down as he rolls a putt toward the hole. Schwomeyer shot a 77 in the sectional. Jalen Doerner hits a chip shot during the Vincennes Sectional. Doerner shot an 81 for the Trojans as they placed third. Francisco fundraises for law enforcement Above: attendees dress up their pork with barbecue fixings at the Francisco Police Dept. hog roast Satur- day to help the Fran- cisco PD obtain train- ing and equipment. Right: Francisco Marshal Michael Col- lins serves barbecue pork dinners at the de- partment's fundraiser for training and equip- ment at the Francisco Lion's Club. By Janice Barniak Karen Eubanks, Toyo- ta Boshoku Indiana team captain, was confident their group would meet their goal Saturday at Gibson County's Relay for Life. "We'll bug enough peo- ple, and keep bugging them. We'll get it," she said, as the group serving cotton can- dy and drinks was just a few hundred from their $20,000 goal. Overall, optimism led the day as groups vaulted over the county's $72,465 goal to hit right around $ 86,000, said Director Ry- an Bixler-Rigg, who added there were still a few pend- ing fundraisers that needed to wrap up for the final total. More than $ 68,000 was raised prior to the day in pancake breakfasts, chi- li suppers and more pro- grams. "This community does such a good job. There was such good support at Bo- shoku, they're one of the top teams, and the Beadle Bunch they raised more than $18,000," he said. "It's so special that the commu- nity gets behind it and sup- ports it." Last year, Relay for Life ended with around $ 80,000 raised. Bixler Rigg said some of what was accomplished with that money included getting 44 residents, who are can- cer patients, 85 programs and services, including 36 rides to cancer treatment through the Road to Recov- ery program. He added, drivers who want to help with that pro- gram can volunteer by call- ing 812-455 -8624. Relay for Life raises $80k against cancer Face painting, food sales, raffles and games helped raise money to fight cancer and support local programs for cancer patients. Cancer survivors and those who passed away due to cancer were remembered with bags during the luminaria ceremony. A TBIN member makes cotton candy Saturday afternoon at Relay for Life Gibson County. OAKLAND CITY ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL FOURTH GRADE Mallory Bailey Landon Cason Daniel Caudill Berkleigh Collins Brennah Dupps Deacon Dupps Remmi Fryxell Taylor Heeman Ella Hillyard Kynedi Hutchinson Parker Lee Adalynn Luebke Haleigh Perry Addyson Phillips Ayva Powers Navaeh Smithhart Brooklynn Williams FIFTH GRADE Blaize Bettag Brayden Bobbitt Ayden Buck Parker Conder Logan Dodge Ryder Griswold Jessye Hill Skylee Hughes Gabriel Hume Kennedy Jarboe Samuel Lake Chance Like John Like Bailey Schoonover Houston Schoonover Grace Shoultz Jared Stolz Chad Sullivan Gavin Taylor SIXTH GRADE Cyrus Boyd Zane Corn Keeli Hutchinson Alison Keeker Rylee Lance Hanna Lecocq Patrica Long Josiah Memmer Isabella Rowe Madison Smith Cheznie Taylor Emersen Wilkerson By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Sports sports@pressdispatch.net Wood Memorial's boys' golf team advanced to the regional by placing third in the Vincennes Sectional last Friday. Carter Creeden was the medalist for the 13-team competition as he blistered the Country Club of Old Vin- cennes for a one over par 71. He got off to a strong start with a birdie on the par 5 first hole. His bogey on the number one handicap hole three put him back at even par. He then bogeyed the fourth hole before parring his way through the rest of the front nine for a 36. On the back nine, he birdied the 11th hole and the 15th, but had two birdies to finish even par on the back nine for a 71. Wood's number two Pax- ton Schwomeyer shot a 77. He also started off with a birdie on the first hole and then bogeyed three like Creedon. He finished the front nine at 37. His back nine was solid, other than a double bogey on hole 15. He finished with a 40 on the back nine. Wood's number three Ja- len Doener posted an 81, shooting 41 on the front and 40 on the back. Travis Bottoms' 94 rounded out the scoring for the Trojans to give them a 323. Justin Stricklin had a 95. "We knew we were go- ing to be good," said Trojan coach Jeff Tooley. "Our four and five players are our most important, be- cause we have a very strong one and two, and our third player is consistent. So we live and die by our four and five," said Tooley. The Trojans have com- piled a 35 -3 record over the last two seasons. One of their losses was when Schwomeyer self-report- ed he played the wrong ball, when he found his ball while walking home after the match. They will play Thursday at Country Oaks in Mont- gomery beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Wood Memorial advances to the regional