LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF

FOOTBALL

Former NFL official to speak here

A former National Football League official is scheduled to speak here in Kilgore at the monthly fellowship breakfast at St. Luke's United Methodist Church.

Duwayne Gandy, a 1954 graduate of Chapel Hill High School who is now retired after a career as a side judge in the NFL, will be the keynote speaker at this month's breakfast, to be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, in the church's family life center.

Gandy, a former Tulsa standout in both baseball and football, served in the Army and also coached and taught at Chapel Hill High. He now lives at Hideaway Lake.

St. Luke's invites the community to come out and share in good food and fellowship, and to hear the program Gandy will present.

GOLF

Chamber tournament Tuesday

The 17th annual Kilgore Chamber of Commerce golf tournament, a six-person scramble format, will be held here at Meadowbrook Country Club on Tuesday. There will be shotgun starts that day at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and there is an entry fee of $75 per person.

That fee includes green fees and a cart, lunch, and two mulligans per person. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Kilgore, the Kilgore Crisis Center and Helping Hands. To enter, stop by the chamber office at 813 N. Kilgore Street, or call (903) 984-5022.

Sponsorships also may still be available. Platinum sponsorships are $600 each, and includes a full team entry, as well as signage or company banner on the course, and the company's name on the tournament scoreboard. Gold sponsorships are $300 each, and includes fee for two players, signage or banner on the course and name on the scoreboard. Silver sponsorships are $200 each and includes an entry fee, signage and a name on the scoreboard, and $100 sponsorships are hole sponsors — these includes signs at holes, and company name on the scoreboard.

To sponsor the event, call the chamber for more information.

Overton's Selby Tournament Saturday

The second annual Raleigh Selby Memorial Golf Tournament will be played Saturday at Overton Golf Course. Tee time is 1 p.m., and there is an entry fee of $35 per player. The tournament is a three-man scramble.

Mulligans can be purchased at the rate of two for $5, and golf carts will be available from the clubhouse. Prize money will be awarded ($300 was given to first place last year). The entry fee includes dinner, a gift bag and door prizes.

For more information, call the golf course at (903) 834-6414, or the Overton/New London Chamber of Commerce at (903) 834-3542.

TENNIS

KHS in Texas High tournament this weekend

The Kilgore High School tennis team will play in a tournament at Texas High School in Texarkana this weekend, beginning with two matchups on Friday.

Kilgore, coached by Jason Maroney and Trey Miller, will play Frisco at 8 a.m. on Friday, then faces Tyler Lee at 1:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Bulldogs will play Lindale at 8, and a team to be determined at 1:30.

KHS was last in action last Thursday, defeating All- Saints.

CORRECTION

In the Kilgore News Herald's sports section on Saturday, it was stated that Sabine High School quarterback Lie'Quan Byrd passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Since then, the News Herald has learned that Byrd actually passed for 364 yards. The News Herald regrets the error and is happy to set the record straight.

— BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS