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AJGA to return to Mill Creek Golf Course

BRASELTON, GA.

The 54-hole AJGA national junior golf tournament will return to Mill Creek Golf Course June 19-22, for the second-annual Mill Creek Foundation Junior All-Star.

The Mill Creek Foundation Junior All-Star provides junior golfers from the Ohio area with the opportunity to compete in front of college coaches on a national stage as they try to fulfill their dream of earning a college golf scholarship. Prior to the tournament rounds, there will be a Jerry McGee Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament on Monday, June 19. Teams of amateurs will have the opportunity to play alongside the future stars of the game. There will be plenty of opportunities to become part of this year’s event as a tournament sponsor or participant in the Jerry McGee Junior-Am.

Last year’s event exceeded the $254,000 mark in revenues to the Mahoning Valley for the week-long event, as well as $10,000 in charity for the Mill Creek MetroParks Foundation & the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant Program. Please contact PGA Director of Golf Brian Tolnar for details on becoming a Junior-Am participant or 2017 tournament sponsor.

First-round play will begin Tuesday, June 18 and conclude Thursday, June 22, with first- through final-round tee times running from 7 a.m.-12:10 p.m. off the No. 1 tee at Mill Creek Golf Course - South.

For more information about the Mill Creek Foundation Junior All-Star please contact Laura Fellwock at (lfellwock@ajga.org) or 678-425-1795.

West Branch athletes sign letters of intent

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Eight West Branch athletes recently signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Ian Sharp will play football at Wayne State, Jenna Smith will play soccer at Edinboro while Marshall Ney will play soccer at Ashland.

Blake Glista will golf for Baldwin Wallace while Ethan Griffith and Calista Waters will both be on the track and field team at Mount Union.

Madison Pidgeon will play softball for Mount Union while teammate Bailey Byers will play at Malone.

Family golf nights coming to Mill Creek

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The Mill Creek Golf Course will begin Monthly Family Golf Nights beginning April 23. This new program invites all families and all ages to experience the game of golf at a great family rate every month from April through October.

On April 23, May 21, June 11, July 23, August 13, September 10 and October 8, Mill Creek Golf Course will allow families to play a round of golf. Kids will be encouraged to take advantage of the new kids tee markers and will receive a prize each time they participate.

The family of four fee of $25 includes two golf carts and greens fees for the group. Tee times will be required for each event date by calling the Mill Creek Golf Shop at 330-740-7112.

Tee times will start at 5 p.m. for the months of April and May, 6 p.m. for the months of June, July and August and 4:30 p.m. for the months of September and October.

Giants’ Bumgarner on DL after bike accident

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Giants ace left-hander Madison Bumgarner was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his big league career Friday after a dirt bike accident that sent him to a hospital with bruised ribs and a sprained joint in his pitching shoulder.

San Francisco announced Bumgarner’s injury Friday, a day after the accident occurred during an off day in Colorado. The Giants said Bumgarner is out of the hospital and resting at the team hotel. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated next week.

Also Friday, manager Bruce Bochy rejoined the team. Bochy missed a two-game series at Kansas City following a heart procedure.

The 27-year-old Bumgarner, the 2014 World Series MVP, is 0-3 with a 3.00 ERA in four 2017 starts.

Staff and wire reports