The Slusher Scramble was held Sept. 22 at the beautiful Highlands Golf Club in Franklin.
The winners were Team Leo, first place, Team (Barry) Munsey, second place, and Team Franklin Moose, third place. Twenty-two teams competed in this captain’s choice tournament. Twenty-eight hole sponsors contributed to the successful event.
The proceeds of the tournament fund the Leo Slusher Award, which annually benefits a Pendleton County High School senior. Seniors apply for this award in the spring, and it spotlights community service and athletic support, either as a player, manager, or coach. Leo Slusher was a Pendleton County community servant, including being a charter member of the Treasure Mountain Festival committee. He was a local sports enthusiast, both for community leagues and for all school teams, and he was a charter member of the high school Sports Boosters Club. He is long remembered for his infamous hotdogs in the concession stands. The award celebrates a local youth who demonstrates the qualities that Slusher brought to his community and strives to help the student achieve their future life goals.
