Golf event to support Burns' scholarships

Tom Burns was a very special man. He was president of the Mercer County Hall of Fame, an educator, coach, sports broadcaster and above all, a great father.
Outside of his family, Tom's greatest loves were the young athletes of Mercer County. He did everything is his power to help in their success.
Keeping in mind the ambitions of Burns, the Mercer County Hall of Fame instituted the Tom Burns Memorial Award following his death. The annual presentation is awarded to a boy and a girl from each of the 13 high schools in Mercer County. It is a scholarship awarded for academic and athletic excellence.
The Mercer County Hall of Fame sponsors a golf scramble in an effort to help with the funding of the award.
Scramble set June 28
This year's event will be held June 28 at Tam O'Shanter Golf Course in Hermitage. It will be a 4-person scramble, beginning at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. The cost is $260 per team or $65 per individual. The cost of a hole sponsorship is $50.
Checks should be payable to Tam O'Shanter Golf Course and forwarded to Tam O'Shanter, c/o John Kerins, 2961 South Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pa., 16148. Hole sponsor fees should be sent to Denny Eckles, 23 Canal Street, Greenville, Pa., 16125.
Sponsors for this year's event are Titleist and Erme Distributors.
Baseball camp
Carmen Nocera, baseball coach at Westminster College, and his staff are gearing up for the 2006 Westminster College Baseball Camp, June 19-22 at the Titan baseball field. The camp is for boys 8-18. Outside of the camp itself, there is a number of recreational activities on the site, including an indoor batting cage, outdoor tennis courts, a swimming pool, a lake for boating and a fitness center.
Assisting Nocera with the camp activities are his assistants Sam Sibeto, Larry Cole, Scott Brogan and Dwayne Pavkovich, and a number of area college players.
The cost is $75 per player for all four sessions if paid in advance ($90 per player the first day of camp).
Registration will be held at Memorial Field House at 8 a.m. June 19. For more information contact Nocera at (724) 946-7334.