chapelhillnews.com | Pretty important in pink

Members of the Central Carolina Golf Conference decked out in pink for their last regular-season match of the fall, held Thursday at Chapel Ridge Golf Course to show their support for Beast Cancer Awareness Month. It may not have been as dramatic as rocker Alice Cooper's statement that golf "absolutely saved my life," but it did show that teens can do their part in the battle against one of the world's major killers of women. The golfers from Carrboro, Cardinal Gibbons, Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill and Northwood raised more than $200 for cancer research through donations and sales of souvenir pink T-shirts from the match.

Before teeing off, the teams heard from Mary Seagroves, a CHHS alumna who now works at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Seagroves, a cancer survivor, told her own story of contracting breast cancer, and she encouraged the teenagers to be pro-active about their own health. She reminded them that "There is life on the other side of cancer." Seagroves went from fighting stage-3 cancer as a young mother at the age of 31 to give birth to twins after recovery.

"The afternoon went really well," said Carrboro coach Brenda Leeper, who helped organize the event. "She told the girls she was thankful to be there, and I think they listened carefully to what she had to say."

Northwood, led by medalist Emily Brooks (40) won the match with a three-card total of 140, three strokes better than East Chapel Hill. Mackie Kennihan led the 'Cats with a 42, followed in by Chapel Hill's Emma Marlatt (43) and Caroline Jones (45).

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