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December 15, 2009 in Sports
Washington preps: Floch memory lives on
Benefit games have raised $30,000 for scholarships
Clay and Jewel Floch work with the underprivileged at Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village in Tianjin, China.Photo courtesy of Clay and Jewel Floch
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Odessa High and Big Bend Community College joined forces last weekend for the eighth annual Ryan Floch Memorial basketball games in memory of the late former Tigers and Vikings star.
Ryan, his brother Drew and cousin Jamie Starr drowned tragically, along with their grandfather, Rev. Tom Starr, when their boat capsized while salmon fishing off the Washington coast near La Push in late August of 2001.
The games benefit the Big Bend Foundation, providing scholarships to incoming students. The Ryan Floch Scholarship has gone to a youngster from a Class B school to continue basketball, but can go to …
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