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28th Annual Scramble for Schools Golf Tournament a Huge Success!

May 29, 2025

Smoky Hill Education Foundation’s 28th annual “Scramble for Schools” Golf Tournament was held Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at the Salina Municipal Golf Course.  Despite the threat of rain early on, the event was a fantastic success!

The annual fundraiser brought in thousands of dollars to help Smoky Hill Education Service Center provide education services to more than 50 school districts in Kansas. A tradition nearly as old as Smoky Hill ESC itself, the tournament at the Salina Municipal Golf Course has grown to be one of the largest in the area, with 28 teams participating in this year's event.  Hundreds of door prizes from generous area donors were given to the participants. 

Team Winners:

Championship Flight

1^st place – Counslr (Shawn Hanrahan, Rodney Palen, Kyle Beisner, Eric Lambert)

2^nd place – IMA (Nick White, Brett Nelson, Rex Boley, Craig Easterburg)

3^rd place – Sure Shank Redemption (Kent Smith, Wayne Boyles, Pat Salmans, John Heinke

A Flight

1^st place – Great Bend USD 428 (Tom Vernon, Khris Thexton, Rick Tutak, Randy Wetzel)

2^nd place – Will Electric (Jeff Will, Dwight Christie, Kendall Lynn, Kenzil Lynn

3^rd place – Smoky Hill Financial Group (Eric Hawk, Spencer Greene, Cal Smith, Trent Schneider)

B Flight

1^st place – Stephenson (Brandon Stephenson, Tyler Stephenson, John Maine, Tyler Ball)

2^nd place – Gray Hairs (Chris Carazo, Dennis Minnemam, Dylan Foos, Jerry Minneman)

3^rd place – TBD Bandre (Mark Bandre, Gary Teel, Mike Bandre)

Thank you to these sponsors for your support of this year's tournament!

STOPit Solutions

Smoky Hill Financial Group

Kansas City Audio-Visual (KCAV)

Simpson Construction

Ron LeDuc

F & A Foods

Counslr