Cornhole tournament benefits Lakers softball program

Kortny Hahn, Cheboygan Daily Tribune
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On Sunday, 32 teams competed to try to be the best at the cornhole tournament hosted at Spare Time Lanes in Cheboygan. The fundraising event helped bring in money to send the Mid Michigan College Lakers Softball team to spring training in Florida.
On Sunday, 32 teams competed to try to be the best at the cornhole tournament hosted at Spare Time Lanes in Cheboygan. The fundraising event helped bring in money to send the Mid Michigan College Lakers Softball team to spring training in Florida.

CHEBOYGAN — On Sunday, teams competed against one another to be crowned champion of the cornhole tournament, while helping raise funds to send the Mid Michigan College Lakers Softball team to spring training in Florida.

This was the second year in a row this event has been hosted at Spare Time Lanes to help the athletes attend training camp and pay for their expenses. These athletes include Myia White, graduate of Cheboygan High School and catcher for the Lakers.

Cornhole players from all over the state, as well as several local players, including Mary Hebert, participated in the fundraiser tournament on Sunday.
Cornhole players from all over the state, as well as several local players, including Mary Hebert, participated in the fundraiser tournament on Sunday.

"We started advertising for the tournament about a month ago," said Ron White, Myia's dad. "We have teams from all over the state."

The tournament started at noon of Feb. 13, and was limited to 32 teams who could register. The tournament had been full for several weeks before the event, with the cost of $50 per team of two people to enter.

On Sunday, there were five different sets of cornhole boards set up in different locations on the south end of the bowling alley for the tournament. This allowed multiple games to be played at once, as people worked through the brackets.

This was the second year in a row the fundraiser tournament was hosted at Spare Time Lanes to benefit the softball team, with registration being full for the tournament several weeks before the event.
This was the second year in a row the fundraiser tournament was hosted at Spare Time Lanes to benefit the softball team, with registration being full for the tournament several weeks before the event.

Prizes were awarded to the best team. There were also several other raffles going on during the event and drawings for gift baskets, to help raise more funds for the softball team to go to their spring training. Several members of the softball team helped to run the tournament and the raffles, and handing out the prizes.

"They leave in about three weeks," said White.

There were a number of people who helped make this event happen last weekend, including the bowling alley, Oaklawn Laser Works, Nick Connors, Linda and Dan Johnson, Linda and Harold Hoogerhyde, Walmart, Duncan City Pizza, the 211 Bar and Grill, Mulligan's, Pier 33, the Chateau at Black Mountain, Koko's Kitchen, Kortni and Tom Crawford, Bronze Tanning Salon and Carquest.

Throughout the tournament, there were five different cornhole games set up around the bowling alley, allowing multiple teams to compete against each other at once.
Throughout the tournament, there were five different cornhole games set up around the bowling alley, allowing multiple teams to compete against each other at once.

The Keyhole Bar and Grill, Greg and Katrina Welch, Bittersweet of Cheboygan, the Do-It Center, Christy and Joe Shampine, Trive Wellness Massage Therapy, Ron and Karrie White, Gene Moore and several other people also donated, sponsored or played in the event.

Ken Styburski and Matt Peters were the winners of this year's tournament.

Contact Features Writer Kortny Hahn at khahn1@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @khahnCDT.

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