Ayesha Curry flips a golf ball to husband Stephen during Monday’s Curry Classic at River Run. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

The weather was just right and the stars were out Monday morning as Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry and his retired NBA star dad Dell Curry hosted their annual Curry Celebrity Classic golf tournament at River Run Country Club in Davidson. The event raised at least $77,000 for the Ada Jenkins Center, a regional social service center in Davidson.

The tournament included 32 foursomes matching one celebrity and three amateurs. Besides the Currys, other big names out on the course Monday afternoon included former Charlotte Hornet Muggsy Bogues, former NFL players Phil Crosby, Frank Garcia, Tim McKyer, and Adrian Murrell, Carolina Panthers broadcaster Eugene Robinson, and the radio Voice of the Davidson Wildcats, John Kilgo.

Ada Jenkins Center director Georgia Krueger (right) was interviewed on WFNZ, which broadcast live from River Run. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Stephen Curry’s foursome included several representatives from sponsor Profit Insight, and a bonus guest: Steph’s wife, Ayesha Curry, who we watched taking putts.

“Steph and Dell are the greatest,” said Georgia Krueger, executive director of the Ada Jenkins Center, which service families in need from around the Lake Norman area.

We tracked Krueger down as she was doing a radio interview with hosts from WFNZ, The Fan, which was broadcasting live from the tournament.

She was celebrating the day, both the event and the conditions. “We’re thankful that the weather turned out to be absolutely fabulous,” Krueger said.

“The folks who are here and the sponsors have been so generous,” she added.

The $77,000 raised was a preliminary figure and could go higher. A group from Merrill Lynch was planning to challenge other participants to make additional pledges during the tournament dinner Monday night, Krueger said.

Besides Profit Insight, other sponsors included Cornerstone Financial Partners, Carlisle & Gallagher, Ivester Jackson, Hendrick Automotive and Joe Gibbs Racing.

RELATED LINKS

To learn more about Ada Jenkins Center, visit www.adajenkins.org.

Visit www.CurryClassic.com for tournament information.

Stephen Curry lined up a putt. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

This foursome posed for a photo on the opening tee. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Disc golf at a previous Powerade State Games. Click image to go to the event website. (Powerade State Games photo)

Watch out for flying discs this weekend at Bradford and Bailey Road parks. They’re the venues for Saturday’s Powerade State Games Disc Golf Tournament, where a record field has signed up to compete. Organizers said Friday that registration has closed with a record 147 entrants.

The tournament is Saturday, June 15, at Bradford Park, off NC 73 Huntersville and Bailey Road Park, off Bailey Road in Cornelius.

On-site registration is open for all divisions and will be taken at Bradford Park from 8-9am on Saturday morning. At Bradford Park, the Advanced, Intermediate and Recreational divisions will be held. At Bailey Road Park, the Women’s, Junior’s and Masters will be held.

All competitors will meet at Bradford Park for the players meeting at 9:30am. Competition will begin at 10:10am at Bradford and 10:30am atBailey Road. NC and SC participants are eligible.

The tournament is one of a series of sports competitions in the 27th PowerAde State Games, which continue all month at venues across the Charlotte area, including the Lake Norman area.

Local events also include gymnastics at the Lake Norman YMCA, youth baseball at Westmoreland Athletic Complex in Cornelius and other venues, mountain biking at Fisher Farm Park in Davidson and cycling at Mooresville Motorplex. See the schedule below.

Official opening ceremonies for the games will be June 21 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte. The games will wrap up on June 30 include events in Mooresville, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Charlotte, Indian Trail, Pineville and at Wingate University.

Nineteen sports are offered: baseball, basketball, cycling, disc golf, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, karate, lacrosse, shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, taekwondo, track & field, ultimate and wrestling. Ten competitions are being held in the Lake Norman area, co-hosted by the local tourism agency Visit Lake Norman.

Registration is still open for some sports. Athletes can visit www.ncsports.org to register for each event.

VENUES AND EVENTS

Here’s a partial list of Lake Norman area venues and events. For a full list, see NCSports.org.

• High school baseball – Hopewell High and UNC Charlotte, Wednesday, June 19 – Sunday, June 23.
• Youth baseball – Bradford Park and Huntersville Athletic Park, Huntersville; Hornet’s Nest Park, Charlotte; Westmoreland Athletic Complex, Cornelius, June 22-23
• Criterium (Cycling) – Mooresville Motorplex, Sunday, June 30
• Disc Golf – Bradford Park, Huntersville, and Bailey Road Park, Cornelius, Saturday, June 15
• Fencing – Lake Norman Charter School, Huntersville, Saturday, June 22
• Golf – NorthStone Country Club, Huntersville, Monday, June 24
• Gymnastics – Lake Norman YMCA, Saturday, June 22
• Karate – Hopewell High School, Huntersville, Saturday, June 22
• BMX bike – Hornet’s Nest Park, Saturday, June 22
• Mountain Bike – Fisher Farm Park, Davidson, Saturday, June 29.
• Shooting – Range at Lake Norman, Cornelius, Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23
• Soccer (Adult) – Richard Barry Park, Huntersville, Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23
• Soccer (youth) – Richard Barry Park, Huntersville, and Mazeppa Park, Mooresville, Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23
• Wrestling – W.A. Hough High School, Cornelius, Saturday, June 22

The games are hosted by North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of health, physical fitness and the Olympic Movement in North Carolina.

The State Games of America is an Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners from across the nation.  The event is held every two years.  The 2013 State Games of America will be held in Hershey/Harrisburg, PA, from July 31 – Aug. 4.  Please visit www.stategames.org for more information

Jason Leffler (NASCAR.com)

RELATED LINKS

Leffler’s biography on JasonLeffler.com

June 13, 2013, ESPN.com, “Jason Leffler dies in dirt car event”

June 13, 2013, NASCAR.com, “Leffler dies in dirt car accident.”

In the Charlotte region, top honors this year go to W.A. Hough High School, in Cornelius, which had top teams in many sports, and won conference in Men’s Golf.

The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance in their conferences.  In most conferences, points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.

I-MECK 4A WINNERS: HOUGH

W.A. Hough wins the Conference Cup thanks to strong performances in all three season this year,  including the men’s golf championship this spring.

Second place went to Lake Norman High School, which finished first in softball, men’s tennis, and women’s soccer. Mallard Creek was third, with a sweep of the conference outdoor track and field championships.

Conference Standings:

• W.A. Hough 130
• Lake Norman 121
• Mallard Creek 109.5
• North Mecklenburg 85
• Hopewell 78
• Mooresville 75.5
• Vance 44.5
• West Charlotte 35.

Read the full statewide conference rankings at NCHSAA.org.

Hough Athletic Booster Club scholarship recipients (left to right): Kathryn O’Brien (Excellence in Academics and Athletics; Athletic Booster Club President Bill Shapcott; Briana Bodner (Outstanding Leadership and Athletics); James Jackson (Outstanding Leadership and Athletics); Andrew Petry (Excellence in Academics and Athletics)

The W.A. Hough High School Athletic Booster Club recently awarded scholarships to four graduating senior athletes.

Kathryn O’Brien (swimming) and Andrew Petry (swimming) were honored for Excellence in Academics and Athletics. Briana Bodner (tennis) and James Jackson (soccer and football) were honored for Outstanding Leadership and Athletics.

Local events will include gymnastics at the Lake Norman YMCA, youth baseball at Westmoreland Athletic Complex in Cornelius and other venues, mountain biking at Fisher Farm Park in Davidson and cycling at Mooresville Motorplex. See the schedule below.

Official opening ceremonies for the games will be June 21 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte. The games will wrap up on June 30 include events in Mooresville, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Charlotte, Indian Trail, Pineville and at Wingate University.

Nineteen sports are offered: baseball, basketball, cycling, disc golf, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, karate, lacrosse, shooting, soccer, softball, swimming, taekwondo, track & field, ultimate and wrestling. Ten competitions are being held in the Lake Norman area, co-hosted by the local tourism agency Visit Lake Norman.

Registration is still open for some sports. Athletes can visit www.ncsports.org to register for each event.

TRACK AND FIELD

A record 1,670 participants have signed up for this weekend’s track and field meet. The previous record was 1,368, set in 2009 at Johnson C. Smith University.

The youth track meet will be Saturday and the Masters & Open meet will be Sunday. Masters & Open participants can still register on-site from 8:00-9:30am on Sunday. No on-site registration is offered for youth participants.

The Powerade State Games of North Carolina kicked off last weekend with Youth Baseball regional competition and the Figure Skating Championships. Results can be viewed throughout the competition on the Powerade State Games Results page. Please bookmark this page for further reference.

VENUES AND EVENTS

Here’s a partial list of Lake Norman area venues and events. For a full list, see NCSports.org.

• High school baseball – Hopewell High and UNC Charlotte, Wednesday, June 19 – Sunday, June 23.
• Youth baseball – Bradford Park and Huntersville Athletic Park, Huntersville; Hornet’s Nest Park, Charlotte; Westmoreland Athletic Complex, Cornelius, June 22-23
• Criterium (Cycling) – Mooresville Motorplex, Sunday, June 30
• Disc Golf – Bradford Park, Huntersville, and Bailey Road Park, Cornelius, Saturday, June 15
• Fencing – Lake Norman Charter School, Huntersville, Saturday, June 22
• Golf – NorthStone Country Club, Huntersville, Monday, June 24
• Gymnastics – Lake Norman YMCA, Saturday, June 22
• Karate – Hopewell High School, Huntersville, Saturday, June 22
• BMX bike – Hornet’s Nest Park, Saturday, June 22
• Mountain Bike – Fisher Farm Park, Davidson, Saturday, June 29.
• Shooting – Range at Lake Norman, Cornelius, Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23
• Soccer (Adult) – Richard Barry Park, Huntersville, Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23
• Soccer (youth) – Richard Barry Park, Huntersville, and Mazeppa Park, Mooresville, Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23
• Wrestling – W.A. Hough High School, Cornelius, Saturday, June 22

The games are hosted by North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of health, physical fitness and the Olympic Movement in North Carolina.

The State Games of America is an Olympic-style event featuring competition between State Games medal winners from across the nation.  The event is held every two years.  The 2013 State Games of America will be held in Hershey/Harrisburg, PA, from July 31 – Aug. 4.  Please visit www.stategames.org for more information.

Lawson had a four-stroke lead going into the final round after a 67 in Tuesday’s opening round and a tournament-best 65 (-6) on Wednesday. His three-round total of 202 was 11 under par and three strokes ahead of Jeffrey Peck, the head PGA Professional at Carolina Golf Club in Charlotte.

“I really thought I could win this one,” said Lawson, who golfs for Arizona State University. “Coming from NCAAs where I beat the number one player in the country from the University of California, I think I got my confidence back up to where it used to be.”

Lawson won a television from title sponsor Toshiba and a $550 gift certificate for the pro shop at the Club at Irish Creek.

As the top pro in the field, Peck won a $4,000 share of the $37,000 championship purse and added 150 points in the competition for 2013 CPGA Bob Boyd Player of the Year.

Tim Straub of Huntersville was tied for second through two rounds. He wound up tied for 12th at 1-under par 212.

This year’s North Carolina Open saw an atypically large percentage of amateurs making the cut – half of the competitors who played in Thursday’s final were amateurs. Lawson’s victory was only the seventh by an amateur in the 49-tournament history. The last amateur champion of the North Carolina Open was Scott Harvey in 2011.

See full results on the tournament website.

The Run for Green follows local roads and greenways in Davidson. (Davidson Lands Conservancy/Kris Krider photo)

Summit Coffee in downtown Davidson will host is annual Summit Solstice 4-miler and festival this Saturday, June 8, and this year the event comes with a twist – it’s an “Obstacle Challenge.” Also this weekend, W.A. Hough High School in Cornelius is the site for the the North Carolina AAU District Track & Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, MSC Industrial Supply Co., which will open a co-headquarters in Davidson this summer, has signed on as the lead sponsor for the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s September Run for Green races.

SUMMIT SOLSTICE OBSTACLE RUN

Summit Coffee on Saturday will host its annual Summit Solstice 4-mile Obstacle Challenge, a 4 mile road race with “friendly obstacles” – running through tires, hop-scotching for 100 yards, and more.

It’s the second race in this year’s Summit Coffee’s Twilight series, and a fundraiser for Nothing But Nets. The group is part of the U.N. Foundation, a global grassroots campaign to raise awareness and funding to fight malaria, a leading cause of death among children in Africa. Nothing But Nets works with UN partners like UNICEF, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization to buy and deliver nets to families in Africa.

Registration in advance or on race day at 5:30pm. The race starts at 7pm. Prizes for top 3 men and women and age groups. All runners get free entry to Summit’s post-race festival, with live music by David Childers and the Overmountain Men, food, beer (Triple C Brewing), and awards.

Register online at DavidsonTiming.com. Or stop by the shop at 128 S. Main St., Davidson.

MSC SPONSORS RUN FOR GREEN

The Davidson Lands Conservancy said this week that local corporate newcomer MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC) will be the main sponsor of the 8th annual Run for Green in Davidson on Sept. 21. The event is the conservancy’s major annual fundraiser and includes a half-marathon, 10K and 5K runs.

MSC is finishing work on a corporate office building off I-77 Exit 30, with a planned August opening. The company distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) supplies to manufacturers across North America.

“We are thrilled that MSC has chosen to support our event,” Davidson Lands Conservancy President Rodney Graham said in a press release. “It is exciting that MSC is coming to Davidson, and we look forward to a long relationship with them. Their sponsorship of Run for Green demonstrates that MSC will be actively engaged with the town of Davidson.”

Doug Jones, MSC’s Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations, said: “MSC is pleased to be able to support the Run for Green. “One of the many things that attracted us to Davidson was its obvious commitment to open space and conservation. We are looking forward to being a part of this great community.”

Run for Green will be Sept. 21 as part of the conservancy’s fourth annual Green Day, a festival celebrating sustainability. To register or volunteer for Run for Green, or to support the DLC, visit davidsonlands.org. For more information about MSC Industrial Supply Co., see mscdirect.com.

RUNNING CALENDAR

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 7pm, Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Summit Solstice 4-mile Obstacle Challenge, a 4 mile road race with “friendly obstacles” – running through tires, hopscotch for 100 yards. It’s the second race in this year’s Summit Twilight series, and a fundraiser for Nothing But Nets. The group is part of the U.N. Foundation, a global grassroots campaign to raise awareness and funding to fight malaria, a leading cause of death among children in Africa. Nothing But Nets works with UN partners like UNICEF, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization to buy and deliver nets to families in Africa. Registration in advance or on race day at 5:30pm. Prizes for top 3 men and women and age groups. All runners get free entry to Summit’s fantastic post-race party, with live music, food, beer, and awards. Register online at DavidsonTiming.com

SATURDAY, JUNE 8 and SUNDAY JUNE 9, all day, W.A. Hough High School, 12420 Bailey Road, Cornelius – North Carolina AAU District Track & Field Championships. Hosted by Gastonia Eagles Track & Field Team. Competition is open to all boys and girls who have a valid/current AAU registration card. There is a three-event maximum for the 8-under, 9 years, 10 years, 11 years and 12 years divisions. Those in the 13 years, 14 years, 15-16 years, 17-18 years divisions may participate in a maximum of four events. Registration deadline June 5. Top 16 in each event advance to the national qualifying meet. The Area 7 National Qualifier is at UNC Charlotte June 27-29. Meet director Freddie Crawford, 704-231-2118. See the event schedule and more information at NCAAU.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 11am, U.S. National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte 28214 – The Whitewater Center hosts the Brew Dash, a challenging 6K race through the center’s trails. The race kicks off the 2nd annual Brew Stash Bash, which follows with live music, food and a wide selection of the Southeast’s top craft beers. Packet pickup Friday, June 14, 5-7pm at NoDa Brewing Co., or registration and packet pickup race day at 10am. Race begins at 11am. Info: http://usnwc.org/brew-dash-6k/

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 6pm, Union Street and Means Avenue, downtown Concord – Concord Parks & Recreation hosts the annual Streetlight 5K and Frolic, including obstacle courses and relays for kids, other games and an outdoor concert at 8pm with southern rockers Watts Left. The event begins at 6pm on Union Street. Following a one-mile fun run at 7pm, the Streetlight 5K begins at 7:30pm. Pre-registration is available until July 5 for $15. Race-day registration is $20. The 5K starts and finishes on Means Avenue and the course follows the McEachern Greenway and Downtown Connector. More info:  concordparksandrec.org.

SATURDAY, AUG. 24, 7am, Lake Norman YMCA, 21300 Davidson St., Cornelius – 2013 Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon, with 750 meter swim, 17-mile bike ride, 5K run. More information: YMCACharlotte.org. Register online here.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21, 7:30am, Davidson Village Green, downtown Davidson – The Run for Green half marathon, 10K and 5K races will be part of the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s fourth annual Green Day, a festival celebrating sustainability. Register online at QueenCityTiming.com.  You can also visit davidsonlands.org.

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