Local sports scrapbook – September 3

Scholarship outing to benefit finance student

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-Columbus 2017 Scramble for Scholarships will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Otter Creek Golf Course. A breakfast buffet and sign-in will be at 8 a.m.

Cost is $100 per player and includes, 18 holes with a cart, breakfast, lunch, snacks, competitive holes and team awards and golfer gift bags. The scholarship will benefit an IUPUC finance major.

Golfers may register as individuals, partners or teams. To register, mail a check with players’ names and captain’s email address to NAIFA-Columbus, P.O. Box 1772, Columbus, IN 47202.

Registration open for Harvest Bicycle Boogie

The Autumn Harvest Bicycle Boogie will be Oct. 7, beginning and ending at the Columbus Learning Center. Registration will be from 8 to 10 a.m., and riders may start at anytime after registering.

Bicyclists can pick from rides of 12, 30 or 55 miles. Cost is $25 through Oct. 5 or $30 the day of the event, with proceeds benefiting the IUPUC Alumni Association Scholarship Program.

For more information, call Cindy Felsten at 812-375-7531, email [email protected] or visit iupuc.edu/bicycle-boogie.

Pro to play golf marathon in support of First Tee

The First Tee of Indiana-Columbus will host its Inaugural Golf Marathon Day on Sept. 19.

Greenbelt and Par 3 Golf Course pro Keith VanDeventer will play a 72-hole golf marathon to support The First Tee programming efforts in the Columbus community. Individuals can make pledges by signing up at Greenbelt for any birdies that VanDeventer makes, or by hole.

For more information, call Greenbelt at 812-376-2684.

Harlem Wizards to play local team in Columbus

The Harlem Wizards basketball team will play the Bartholomew County School Foundation Stars, a team of teachers, principals, administrators and community members, at 2 p.m. Nov. 5 at Columbus North High School.

Former Fever star Tamika Catchings and Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. superintendent Jim Roberts will be the coaches. Doors open at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door and can be purchased online at harlemwizards.com/schedule-tickets/ and at Heritage Automotive Sales, 3101 N. National Road; Viewpoint Bookstore, 548 Washington St.; and the BCSC Administration Building, 1200 Central Ave.