Area digest Aug13

Wrestling returns to Cape Girardeau

Gateway Championship Wrestling has an eight-match card set for 8 tonight at the Cape Girardeau National Guard Armory, at 2626 Independence.

The card features two title matches, including heavyweight champ Kory Twist taking on Adam Raw and light heavyweight champ Dingo facing Jackal.

An intergender match pits Cape Girardeau's Rebecca Raze against European Legend Pierre.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for children 12 and under.

Flanagan Memorial tourney set for Aug. 20

A memorial dedication and softball tournament in tribute to Cary Flanagan, the area's Amateur Softball Association District Commissioner for a decade, is scheduled for Aug. 20 at the Shawnee Park Sports Complex.

A formal dedication ceremony will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. with the tournament to follow.

The event will be hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department, the Cape Girardeau Parks Development Foundation, the Missouri Amateur Softball Association and the SEMO Fast Pitch Association.

The softball tournament still is accepting teams -- the entry fee is $100 -- and will offer coed and men's divisions. Memorial T-shirts will be provided for players, and teams could win cash prizes for the top two places in each division.

Contributions are being accepted by the Cary Flanagan Memorial Fund for a plaque to be placed at Shawnee Sports Complex Concession Pavilion. For information on the tournament or the memorial fund, call Scott Williams or Kaed Horrell, 335-5421.

Williams aces No. 12 at Jaycee golf course

Joann Williams scored a hole in one Aug. 6 on the 12th hole at Cape Jaycee Municipal Golf Course.

She used a 6-iron for the 122-yard, par-3 hole.

Witnesses were Jean Graham, Linda Williams and Cis Erlbacher.

Brey doubles honors at country club

Judi Brey was the medalist Thursday in Ladies Day play at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

She also was the 18-hole overall winner in the play of the day, Nassau. In fact, Brey won the front and tied Kathy Morris and Mary Ellen Bean on the back.

Judy Holcomb won the nine-hole competition.

* Three women from the Cape Country Club played in the Charleston Individual Play Tournament recently. Robyn Young placed third in the championship flight.

Mary Jane Eftink was first in the A flight with Linda Tewis finishing second.

-- From staff reports