Awards to those who have influenced the WIT legacy
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By BETH ZUMWALT
Several Friends of the Tournament plaques and other honors were presented at the Winchester Tournament last week.
Monday, Jan. 9, the McLaughlin family and Max Greer were recognized. Hal McLaughlin started running the score clock 30 years ago and after his passing, his sons, Bill and Phil, have kept the tradition alive. Greer coached in eight championship games and officiated the 1994 championship game.
Tuesday, Mark Gillingham, Carrollton, as the tournament’s leading scorer with 352 and Dan Bowman of Greenfield for his 27 year coaching career.
Wednesday, Bob Hembrough was honored for having coached the most championship games, 11. He coached Beardstown and is also tied for the top three most championship wins with six. His family accepted his award for him.
Sean Knox is the second leading scorer in the history of the Winchester Invitational Tournament. He has 314 points and played in the tournament form 2000-2005.
Jeff Krumweide is just one of three coaches to win six tournament titles.
Also honored were: Jeff and Terry Lashmett who have been iconic to the tournament for more than 30 years. Their work may be one of the hardest jobs at the tournament, parking cars, in all conditions. The brothers’ work, along with other members of their families and their friends, is much appreciated. The 99th tournament was the last of the duo, sadly, as Terry passed away in March of 2022.
Tom Welch was also honored. He is responsible for keeping the bracket updated during the week and in the days before the electronic scoreboard, he and his son, Adam, changed the names out on the scoreboard for each game. He supports the school and various community activities all year and also devotes a lot of time to the WHS drama club.
