The Beallsville “Rally for Life” has been one of the longest-running and most highly successful fundraising campaigns for residents of the Switzerland of Ohio school district battling cancer. All told, the event has awards more than $200,000 to individuals throughout the school district and out-lying area.

The need, however, is up for this year. Last year’s events generated $30,362.06, which benefitted 13 families with $1,700 each and an additional $7,000 went to the “Gas Cards, Inc.” program, which benefits cancer patients as well.

One of the top fundraisers in that total was the annual golf scramble, which generated $3,000 in 2015.

This year’s event will be held on Saturday at Switzerland of Ohio Golf Course, which is located on State Route 26 in Beallsville. The cost is $60 per golfer, which includes golf, cart, food, mulligans, skins game, door prizes and contests. There will also be a 50-50 drawing.

For more information on the scramble or any of the Rally for Life events, please contact Robin at 740-238-0702, Carrie at 740-310-3681 or Shirley at 740-213-3079.

BELMONT HILLS RESULTS

The club’s annual Team Stableford tournament was held last Sunday.

The winning team, which had a score of plus 9 (higher the score the better in Stableford format), was comprised of Larry Landtiser, Jack Carpenter, Andy Cox and Dean Coddington. A tie for second place with a score of plus four was between the foursome of Bob Bethel, J.C. Thrash, John Timko and Rob Anderson along with the team of Clay Wood, Dan Shay, Dick Cope and Michelle Anderson.

The best front 9 score was plus four and was posted by the team of Wood, Shay, Cope and Anderson. The best back 9 score was plus six and it was posted by the overall championship foursome.

The top two closest to the pin prizes went to Sonny Jacobs and Larry Gertscher, respectively.

OUE GOLFERS

The Ohio University Eastern golfers find themselves in first place in the Ohio Regional Campus Conference. The standings are determined by total number of strokes. The Panthers have 1,010 strikes in three events, which is 13 fewer than Miami Hamilton. OU Chillicothe (1026) and OSU Lima (1030) are sitting in third and fourth, respectively.

OUE’s squad has won a tournament and finished second in two others, including firing a 346 at the Elks Golf Course in Hamilton. Union Local’s Trevor Mudrak fired an 83 to lead OUE. Trail grad Justin Wilson was second on the team with an 85. Jon Kreiter, from Bridgeport, and Buckeye Trail’s Austin Warehime both shot rounds of 89.

SENECAVILLE SENIOR LEAGUE

There will be an organizational meeting for the league on Monday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at the Secrest Center in Senecaville. Practice sessions will be held on May 2 and 9 with league play starting on May 16 at Robbins Ridge. For more information, please call Greg at 740-624-1651.

UPCOMING SCRAMBLES

(If you’re having a scramble and want it included in the listing, please email the info to the address below)

THE FIFTH annual Alane Skramstad Memorial four-man golf scramble will be held on May 14 at BecWood Hills, beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $60 per player, which includes food, beverages and skill contests. Money raised will be donated to cancer scholarships and John Marshall baseball. There will be two flights. The first flight will pay top three places, while the second flight will pay the top two places. For more information, or to enter, please contact Tony Stacklask (304) 639-3372 or Chad Lucas (304) 281-9489. Hole sponsorships are also available for $100.

THE BELLAIRE Sons of Italy Lodge will hold its 17th annual golf scramble on Monday, June 6 at Oglebay Park’s Crispin Course. The event, which will benefit the Alzheimers & Coole’s Anemia Charities, will begin at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. The entry fee is $200 per four-man team. The cost includes golf, cart, refreshments on the course and dinner after the round. The top three places will receive a cash prize. For more information, please contact Phil Pata at 740-695-0691.

THE THOMAS R. Dowler Memorial Golf Classic will be held on Monday, May 23 at Belmont Hills Country Club. The event will begin with a shot-gun start at noon, but lunch and registration will occur at 11 a.m. Dinner will be served after the round. The proceeds of the event go to the Thomas R. Dowler Fund which supports students, faculty, programs and facilities at Belmont College. The cost for a team is $500 or $125 per person. There are hole sponsorship packages available, too.

THE YMCA/Bobby Baker Memorial Golf Scramble will be held on Friday, May 6 at Belmont Hills Country Club. It will begin with a shot-gun start at 1 p.m. The entry fee is $75 per player or $300 per team, which includes golf, cart, dinner and refreshments. The top two teams will be awarded prizes. The deadline to enter is April 22. All proceeds of the event will benefit youth sports at the YMCA. For more information, call Curtis at 304-242-8086.

THE FLUSHING Masonic Lodge scholarship scramble is slated for May 21 at the Cadiz Country Club. This is an open tournament, but is limited to 22 paid teams. At 11:30 a.m. there will be hot dogs and registration. Shot gun start is at 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $65 per person and includes a steak dinner and awards. There will also be door prizes and beverages on the course a select locations. Proceeds benefit two $500 scholarships to both Union Local and Harrison Central high school students. For more information, call William McGowan at 740-942-4073, 740-491-0349 or email jmcgowan@frontier.com, or call Chuck Bizzari at 740-942-8196, 740-491-3183 or email bizzer53@twc.com.

THE 25TH annual Soup Kitchen Scramble will be held at Oglebay Park’s Crispin Course on Friday, May 6. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling. The entry fee is $75 per person until April 22 and at that time the cost increases to $85. The cost includes lunch, golf, cart, beverages on the course and dinner after the round. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information, please call 304-233-2992.

THE OHIO River Ball Council Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual scramble on Thursday, May 19 at Speidel Golf Course at Oglebay Park. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start. Lunch will be served, starting at 11 a.m. A dinner catered by Undo’s will follow the round. The top three teams will receive cash prizes. The cost is $400 per team and that includes golf, cart, meals, beverages and skill competitions.

Staskey can be reached via email at sstaskey@timesleaderonline.com