Lynchburg-Clay FFA Set to Host Greg Wilkin Memorial Tournaments
Submitted by: Rylee Oglesby, FFA Reporter
The Lynchburg-Clay FFA & FFA Alumni will host their annual “Greg Wilkin Memorial Tournaments” on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at the Lynchburg-Clay High School.
Alumni Tournament
Starting at 8:30 a.m.,the FFA Alumni will host an Alumni tournament for any alumni of the Lynchburg-Clay Schools (which includes graduates from Buford, Lynchburg, or Lynchburg-Clay). This year, teams will be able to compile their own teams which can consist of different graduation years. Each game will have two 15-minute halves with a 5 minute halftime and a 10 minute warm-up. The registration for the Wilkin Alumni Tournament will be $10 a person. The team captain needs to contact Ms. Rhonemus at [email protected] or at (937) 364-2250 ext. 11209 with their team name by December 14, 2020. The winning teams will receive a free t-shirt.
Open Tournament
Immediately following the Alumni Tournament Championship game, there will be an Open Tournament that will be open to the world for participation. This tournament will be a double elimination tournament with two 20 minute halves, 5 minute half time, and a 10 minute warm-up period. The registration for the Wilkin Tournament will be $25/person. The team captain needs to contact Ms. Rhonemus at [email protected] or at (937) 364-2250 ext. 11209 with their team name by December 14, 2020. This event is limited to the first ten teams to register. The winning teams will receive a free t-shirt. The Open Tournament will be limited to the first 10 teams to sign up and pay a deposit of $100.00. This amount will be deducted from the team total.
Cornhole Tournament
In addition to the basketball tournaments being held on December 26, 2020, the Alumni will host the first ever Wilkin Cornhole Tournament starting at 8:30a.m. The cornhole tournament will consist of two different brackets: Open and FFA Friends/Family. The Open tournament is open to anyone while the FFA Friends/Family is open to any FFA member and a non-FFA partner. The registration for the cornhole tournament will be $20 per person ($40/team) for the tournament. Both brackets will be used for double elimination. The team captain needs to contact Ms. Rhonemus at [email protected] or at (937) 364-2250 ext. 11209 with their team name by December 14, 2020.The winners of the tournament will receive a set of corn hole boards and t-shirts.
The FFA will be offering t-shirts for the event. Information will be posted on the Lynchburg-Clay Local School District website (www.lynchclay.k12.oh.us). Orders will be due by December 14, 2020 and will be available for pick up at the tournament, December 26, 2020.
All proceeds from the Greg Wilkin Memorial Tournaments will benefit the Greg Wilkin Memorial Scholarship fund that is awarded to graduating FFA members of Lynchburg-Clay FFA. The Greg Wilkin Memorial Scholarship fund was recreated in 1984 in honor of former FFA member, Greg Wilkin, who was tragically killed in a farming accident. This tournament event is the only form of fundraising that creates funding for the scholarship. Monetary donations can be sent to the Lynchburg-Clay FFA, 6762 St. Rt. 134 S. Lynchburg, OH 45142 to benefit the scholarship fund.
All participants are asked to email their information by December 14, 2020 to [email protected], or by calling Ms. Rhonemus at (937) 364-2250 ext. 11209. Official rules and brackets can be released by December 16, 2020 on the Lynchburg-Clay Schools website: www.lclsd.org.