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DAY ONE LEADERS - Jack Wagner, Chris Chandler and Jeremy Roenick Friday's first day of tournament play ended with the favorites, Tony Romo (current NFL-QB) and Rick Rhoden retired MLB pitcher), lagging behind. Roenick(NHL retired) finished strong as did the 2007 champ, Chris Chandler (NFL retired). Taking the lead at the end of the first day, Jack Wagner scored a Stableford +29 to begin play at the Edgewood Tahoe golf course. Last year's winner, Billy Joe Tolliver was far behind with a +14. The Stableford scoring method is use and players get + points for good play, and the highest score wins. Roenick (NHL) and Chandler (NFL) were tied for second with +24. See more Day One (Friday, July 16) photos below.

EVENT NEWCOMER - Jamie Moyer - Oldest MLB player At 48, the still active MLB pitcher is recovering from "Tommy John Surgery" and the free agent hopes to return in 2012. Winning with the Phila. Phillies in 2008, his 7th team in 24 years, he started his first World Series game (Game 6) and pitched 6-1/3 innings in Game 6 in Philly (no decision). Major League pitching great Jamie Moyer sports a "Camp Erin" cap in support of the project of Moyer's Foundation. Camp Erin is a bereavement camp for children who suffered the loss of a brother, sister or parent and assists them in coping with their loss. There are 41 Camp Erin's around the U.S. Link here for a SKIER NEWS interview with Jamie Moyer about Camp Erin.

Charles Barkley jokes with entertainer Arthur Hervey to once again get the crowd going at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe. The American Century Championship has "officially" began Wednesday, July 13.	Javier Colon, winner of the 2011 inaugural season of NBC's "The Voice" prepares to begin his first day.	The Gene Upshaw Scholarship Award was won by Nina Jimenez of the Tahoe area Whittell High School. The award is named for the late Gene Upshaw who worked with the NFL Players' Association and coordinated the NFL players with the American Century event. Nina was awarded a $5,000 scholarship in Upshaw's name. Seen here, Nina (left) is joined by NBC's Gary Quinn and Terri Upshaw.		The Korbel Long Drive scoreboard shows who's hot and who's not with names and drive length during another fun American Century event. A.J. Hawk (NFL) was first with a long-Drive of 337 yards Mark Mulder (MLB-retired) was 2nd with 328 and Tim Tebow and Kyle Boller (both NFL) tied for 3rd with 327.	Korbel Long Drive group poses behind Gary Heck, Korbel chairman (white shirt and hat) and A.J. Hawk holding Korbel bottle (Green Bay Packers) after completing the Long-Drive competition. Last year's long-drive champ, Alfonso Ribeiro, could not match his 2010 performance of 333 yards. Hawk had won the event in 2009 and won this year with a drive of 337 yards.

SKIER NEWS Interview with Jamie Moyer regarding Camp Erin, July 15, 2011 Interview and photo by Dave Leonardi, SKIER NEWS publisher. Jamie Moyer with Camp Erin quilter Lorie Leonardi (see interview below). SN: When did you become involved with Camp Erin? JM: Actually my wife and I created the Moyer Foundation. This year we're in our 11th year of existence. We created Camp Erin about nine years ago and of this summer we have 41 camps throughout the country. We'll have one in every Major League city at the end of the summer. The numbers are more than the number of baseball cities. We have five camps in the Seattle area. There are free camps for kids ages 6 to 17 who have lost somebody in their lives. We feel it's a great experience. It's a weekend camp, Friday through Sunday. These kids come to camp really not knowing anybody and they are going through duress in their lives. It allows for an environment for these kids to come to and deal with their grief with many traditional activities of a typical camp. But there are also traditional grief counselors there, and a lot of the volunteers have been through similar things in their youthful lives so the kids can relate to the counselors. SN: And they all get a quilt to take home with them. JM: They all get a quilt. That's exactly right. SN: My wife has made six. JM: Cool, cool, so you get it, you understand what the camp is about. SN: Her guild, the Newtown Guild (in Newtown. PA), has made over 200 quilts for Camp Erin. JM: Awesome. So our goal is for these kids to go through the camp and hopefully remember their loved ones, continue to be positive with it and have a positive influence in the community. SN: Great project, thank you. JM: Thank you very much. Link here to learn more about this great project, Camp Erin. See Day Two Saturday, July 16) photos and reports, link here. Link here for Day 3, Sunday, July 17, 2011 for American Century Championship wrap-up reports, photos plus past years articles and photos.

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