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“For me individually, it was a good season,” he said. “I played well all year. I was a little disappointed in conference — I want- ed to win those — but I played well.”
One of his strengths on the course is consistency, said Blake Mackey, Jonesboro High School boys golf coach.
“He doesn’t change a lot,” Mackey said. “He’s really good at playing the next shot and playing the next hole and not getting hung up on where he stands.
In school, Sherman has a 4.0 grade-point average and enjoys studying history. He is also in Mu Alpha eta, a mathematics honor society; the National Honor Society; and the Student Council. rough the Student Council, he volunteers to clean up highways, and every Friday, the group mentors kindergar- ten students.
After high school, Sherman plans to attend the University of Arkansas to study business and finance. He said he won’t be playing golf for the school so he can focus on his studies and get back to playing for fun.
“I think it kind of puts your life in perspective that, you know, nothingistoobig,”hesaid.“IfeellikeIhavemorefunwithsports now that it is, at the end of the day — it’s a game. It’s all for fun.”
Sherman said that after his experience with leukemia and seeing what other children go through for treatment, he feels like he is able to keep a good perspective on life and the game of golf.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Ben Sherman, left, poses with golfers at a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Center in Memphis. Sherman was diagnosed with leukemia at an early age and was treated for the disease there. He has become one of the best high-school golfers in the state and was named the 2019-2020 All-Arkansas
Preps Outstanding Player of the Year for Boys Golf and the CHI St. Vincent Health Award winner.
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a school group called Caring and Sharing and her church youth group at First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Sheridan. She’s also given swimming lessons to kids, organized directory binders for Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, worked at an American Cancer Society banquet and helped raised money for Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
“She’s very disciplined,” said Lee Ann Strong, Carly’s mother. “She’s very orga- nized with just everything in her life. She has some talent, just God-given talent, but she definitely works at that daily, and I think that’s what’s made her successful.”
Glenn said the work Carly puts in inspires everyone around her.
“I don’t think sometimes she realizes the impact she has on other people with the way she does work,” Glenn said. “ e ex- ample she shows by her actions rather than speaking — it’s really exciting.”
is fall, Carly will attend Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, where she will be on the track team and plans to study communication disorders. She hopes to
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Carly Strong of Sheridan comes into the finish in the 400 meter during the 5A/6A State Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville.
go to graduate school to become a speech therapist for children. She said she chose Arkansas State because she really likes the coaches, and the program has been very successful. She also likes that the campus is close to home.
“Everything kind of clicked, so I know that’s where I want to be,” she said.