Posted: Friday, June 22, 2012 7:01 pm

Briefly


Trio of teams share
Hickman ladies win

Three teams shot 1-under to share top honors in the Hickman Country Club Ladies Night tournament this week.
Donna Gunn, Jackie Russell and Annell Goodwin made up one group, Dino Nerren, LeAnn Gantt, Anne Kincade and Betty Abernathy were a winning foursome, and Liz Roberts, Charlotte Hall, Cathy Hall and Sandra Cobb teamed up to round out the top groups.
Goodwin was closest to the pin on No. 8
The event drew 18 golfers.

Skyhawk golf outing
set for Sharon course

Registration is currently under way for the UT Martin Skyhawk Club Kick-off Golf Tournament sponsored by Reelfoot Bank. The four-person scramble is set for July 27 at Persimmon Hills Golf Course in Sharon.
This year’s tournament starts with lunch and registration at 11:30 a.m. The shotgun start is set for 1 p.m., and dinner gets under way at 5:30 p.m.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams in the tournament and for closest to the pin and longest drive. All contestants will be eligible for door prizes ranging from apparel to a Skyhawk golf bag.
The entry fee of $70 each ($65 if prepaid by July 20) includes greens fee, golf cart, lunch, beverage stations, goody bag and an opportunity to visit with the UT Martin Skyhawk coaches and other members of the athletics department.
To register or for more information, contact Marty Shisler at mshisler@utm.edu or call him at (731) 881-7664. You can also register for the tournament online at www.utmsports.com.

Preds, Yip agree
to 1-year deal

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Nashville Predators have signed forward Brandon Yip to a one-year deal worth $750,000, bringing back a player claimed off waivers in January.
The 27-year-old Yip had seven points in 25 games with the Predators, and he played in all 10 playoff games with two points. The Predators claimed him off waivers from Colorado on Jan. 19.
The 6-foot-1, 195-pound right wing has 48 points in 138 career games. He was the 239th pick overall by Colorado in 2004 after helping Boston University win the 2009 national championship.

Ex-Rockets scout
joins LSU staff

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU coach Johnny Jones has added former Houston Rockets scout David Patrick to his staff.
Patrick, whose hiring was announced Wednesday, also previously held assistant coaching jobs at St. Mary’s and Nicholls State following a Division I career and four years playing professionally in Australia, England and Spain.
Jones says Patrick’s basketball background will help not only with game-planning and practice, but recruiting.
Patrick was a member of Syracuse’s 1996 Final Four team before transferring to Louisiana-Lafayette, where he played three seasons.
Patrick was born in Bermuda and grew up partly in Australia, where he became a junior national team member.
 He moved in 1994 to Baton Rouge, where he played his senior season of high school basketball.

Published in The Messenger 6.22.12