Jack Hornauer (above) and Kellen Mitchell (left), both pictured with Dan Richards, were this year’s recipients of Sandy Federico scholarships, which honor outstanding student golfers. The scholarships are funded by a group of longtime friends who gather each year for a friendly tournament.
Jack Hornauer (above) and Kellen Mitchell (left), both pictured with Dan Richards, were this year’s recipients of Sandy Federico scholarships, which honor outstanding student golfers. The scholarships are funded by a group of longtime friends who gather each year for a friendly tournament.
BY DAN RICHARDS
For the last 13 years, 32 THS alumni and friends venture north for three days of fun, storytelling and a little golf competition. We do this to remember one of Trenton High School’s greatest golfers, Sandy Federico Jr., who died in 1983. Each year, money raised from this outing goes to fund a scholarship in his name. The selection is made each year by the high school’s golf coach, Steve Burke.
This year’s captains were Barry Tinsley and Milo Gaynier, both having graduated in 1973. What made this competition so much fun was Barry and Milo are best friends. Graduating classes of attendees range from 1959 to 1986.
Two teams of 16 were competing for the coveted Federico Cup. This year’s winners were captained by Barry Tinsley. Team members include Mike Aslanian, Bill Cada, Don Daniel, Ken McLaughlin, Gary Galafaro, Jerry Frebes, Ron Dahlka, Dan Richards, Mike Honsowetz, Mike Gaynier, Bill Buchner, Jim Galafaro, Tom Heineman and John Pedigo.
I am pleased to announce this year’s boys scholarship winner is 2016 Trenton High grad Jack Hornauer. Jack is a four-year letter winner on the boy’s team. Jack had a tremendous senior year earning all league honors and leading his team to the Division 2 State Championships. At the state finals he was the team medalist with the lowest two day total on the team. Jack also has won the Trenton outstanding youth of the year award and coaches award his senior year.
Hornauer also has been nominated for the Academic All State award for his excellence in the classroom. He was an inspiration to his coach, Steve Burke, putting his teammates first and helping the younger players develop their skills and understanding of competitive golf. Jack will be attending U of M-Dearborn this fall to study engineering.
For the first time, we have awarded a second Federico Scholarship to a deserving senior on the girls team. This year’s recipient is Kellen Mitchell.
Kellen made her senior year one to remember. She worked hard on her game for two years and became one of the best players on the team. She played in every tournament and match and had the lowest scoring average of all five seniors on the team. Her excellent play helped her team qualify for the Division 2 State Finals for the first time in school history.
Kellen graduated with a 3.92 grade point average and was selected to the Academic All State team as an individual. She will attend Michigan University this fall, studying history and prelaw.
Congratulations to both of these very deserving scholarship winners!