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Advertising Supplement to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | All-Arkansas Preps | Sunday, June 28, 2020 29M OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
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■ 4.0 GPA
■ Mu Alpha Theta mathematics honor society
■ All-Arkansas Preps boys golf team, 2018-2019
■ 72.5: United States Junior Golf Tour average, 2018-2019
■ 72: Score to win the 2019-2020 boys overall tournament
■ Won the 2019-2020 boys overall tournament by four strokes
■ FUTURE PLANS: Sherman plans to attend the University of Arkansas and study business and finance.
— Ben Sherman, CHI ST.VINCENT HEALTH AWARD RECIP
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better in any way they can.”
Because the family lives so close to St. Jude, Ben was able to
help the hospital with fundraisers and public relations.
“ ey saved my life, so however I can pay them back, I wanted to,” he said.
Robin Williams had been a longtime supporter of St. Jude and made frequent appearances at fundraisers and events for the hospital. Williams even appeared in a series of com- mercials for the hospital, along with several of the patients who were undergoing treatment. at’s when Ben and his family were flown to San Francisco to meet the actor. Ben said Williams was kind, attentive and very funny.
“CHI St. Vincent is excited to announce Ben Sherman
as the CHI St. Vincent Health Award winner for 2020,” said Chad Aduddell, CEO of CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock. “Ben is an accomplished golfer and, as a senior at Jonesboro High School, was named Outstanding Golfer of the Year. Ben’s inspirational story is one of perseverance, dedication and resiliency, and we are honored to recognize him for this year’s award.”
Sherman was always into sports, and when he was younger, he really enjoyed playing baseball. At around the age of 12, though, he and some friends started playing golf. He said he fell in love with the idea of competing in an individual sport, so he put his efforts into golf.
He’s grown into quite an accomplished player. is season, he fired an even-par 72 in the Class 5A State Tournament at Jonesboro High School and clinched the boys overall tour- nament at the Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock to win the tournament by four strokes. Sherman shot three birdies on the back nine holes to claim his victory. Anoth- er even-par performance at the Class 5A State Tournament helped his team take runner-up honors at the Glenwood Country Club in Glenwood.
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