TelegraphHerald.com • Telegraph Herald • Monday, January 6, 2020 3B pga tour Jazz drummer helped get Wisconsin-based Sentry to Maui BY DOUG FERGUSON “Because Ken plays the drums,” during the final round of the Sentry called Tackett, his old friend. nie Smith, the chief marketing and The Associated Press he said. Tournament of Champions, which Tackett played the re-opening brand officer. The company logo es- That would be Ken Tackett, who ended after the TH went to press. with Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., a sentially is quote marks and two blue KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA took his own curious route to be- “You never know where it can go and jazz singer from West Virginia who chairs to show that it talks to custom- Tour celebrated the start of a new come a rules official for the PGA what lies ahead. I’m a firm believer had won “America’s Got Talent” in ers and listens to what they say. year by announcing Wiscon- Tour. Tackett, who earned a degree that relationships are key to every- the sixth season. Joining them were The wheels were in motion, and sin-based Sentry Insurance, in only in jazz studies from the University thing in our lives.” the lead singers from The Tempta- Sentry took over as title sponsor in its third year as title sponsor at Kapa- of North Florida, played in vari- SentryWorld Golf Course in Ste- tions, The Platters and The Drifters. 2018. lua, had agreed to a 10-year exten- ous bands before landing a gig as vens Point is the first destination Along with the entertainment, Pete McPartland, the chairman sion through 2030. a drummer for the Noel Freidline course in Wisconsin, and last year it James was curious what Tackett and CEO, always knew golf could be How a 115-year-old company Quintet in 1996, playing the Las Ve- hosted the U.S. Girls Junior Cham- thought of the golf course. For a a powerful vehicle for relationships, from the heart of Wisconsin, with gas scene. pionship. Five years ago, Sentry PGA Tour event, the community was the backbone of his company. That’s no history of national advertising, When he started a family, he took decided to have a grand opening to probably too small. But they kicked one reason why he built a golf course wound up in Maui was curious a job with the West Virginia Golf As- celebrate the redesign of the course around some ideas, perhaps another at SentryWorld. enough for Kevin Kisner to ask a sociation, rising to executive direc- and the new clubhouse. For such an area of involvement with the tour. “We had been very quiet from most simple question at a players’ tor until he went to work for the PGA occasion, it hired a band to play. Tackett mentioned this to the an advertising and brand-building dinner Saturday night. Tour. But he still plays, because jazz Mike James, the general manager PGA Tour’s marketing staff to keep standpoint in the business insur- How did we find these guys? is in his blood. And he remains a big of SentryWorld, once worked in West in mind. ance area,” McPartland says. “And The response from PGA Tour believer in relationships. Virginia as the golf director at the About that time, Sentry was look- we felt that the Sentry Tournament Commissioner Jay Monahan was not “Anything can spawn out of a Resort at Glade Springs — the sister ing to promote its company and its of Champions was a fantastic way to what he would have expected. relationship,” Tackett said Sunday property of The Greenbrier — and new brand developed by Stepha- assert a new brand identity.” college basketball ROUNDUP local & area roundup Winston sparks Spartans Duhawks crown 3 The Associated Press at Flanagan Open Cassius Winston made Telegraph Herald place at 149, and Peyton Bass his last home game against ended the day with a third Michigan memorable with a The NCAA Division III No. place finish at 125 after he sensational performance his 2-ranked Loras College wres- took Iowa State’s Caleb Fuess- in-state rivals would rather tling team crowned three ley to two sudden victory pe- forget. champions while hosting the riods before facing off against Winston had a career-high Flash Flanagan Open on Sat- teammate Duncan McCain, 32 points and nine assists, urday. who took second. leading No. 14 Michigan Zach Licht won the State to a 87-69 victory over 133-pound title and Kirk MEN’S COLLEGE the 12th-ranked Wolverines Mommsen was victorious at BASKETBALL on Sunday. 174 pounds, defeating Iowa UW-Platteville 88, UW- “It was one of the greater State University’s Austin Stout 67 — At Platteville, performances that this build- Stotts, 6-0. Slade Sifuentes was Wis.: Justin Stovall scored 19 ing has seen,” said coach the winner at heavyweight, points to lead the Pioneers Tom Izzo, who has witnessed while teammates Brody Tupy to the WIAC victory. Carter a slew of games at Breslin and Dakoda Powell placed Voelker added 13 points, and Center as a head coach and third and fifth, respectively, Quentin Shields added 12. assistant over the last three in the same weight class. Platteville is 11-1 overall and decades. “I don’t think any of Stevie Lee earned third 1-0 in the league. us will ever be able to appre- ciate what that kid has gone through and how he has han- dled it.” Winston has had a heavy heart for nearly two months SAINTS: because his younger brother, Dominant 3rd Zachary, died after being hit Continued from page 1B Hawks went 0-for-4 on the by a train. power play, and Dubuque The senior star has played later on a power play goal by went 2-for-4. while grieving and that Dylan Jackson. Ty Jackson col- “That 5-on-3 was a pivotal seemed to adversely affect lected the rebound of a shot moment, and credit our assis- some of his performances along the boards and moved tant coaches (Evan Dixon and earlier in the season, but he it to Braden Doyle at the point. Justin Hale) for the prep work was at his best in the first of Doyle gave the puck to Dylan they gave our guys on the pen- two scheduled games against Jackson, who weaved through alty kill this weekend,” Saints Michigan. a pair of defenders and scored coach Oliver David said. “We “Cassius is a superb, phe- through a Waterloo screen for were able to protect the lead nomenal player,” Wolverines his 13th goal of the year. Water- and eventually pull away in the coach Juwan Howard said. loo coach P.K. O’Handley then third.” “He does an excellent job of pulled Stein in favor of Gabriel The Saints salvaged a Wa- reading whatever defense Carriere. terloo-dominant period with you throw at him. Give him With 3:24 remaining in the a Matthew Kopperud goal in credit. He’s crafty. There’s a first period, Ty Jackson scored the final minute of the second reason why he was the player his 10th goal of the season on frame. Ben Schultheis cor- of the year in the Big Ten.” a penalty shot to make it 4-0. ralled a Waterloo dump in and Winston was 11 of 19 over- He skated in on Carriere and responded with a long outlet all and 8 of 11 at the line. He rifled a wrist shot off the right pass to Kopperud, who capi- had just two turnovers de- goal post and into the net. The talized on a bad Waterloo line spite having the ball in his penalty shot came as the result change for a 2-on-0 with Riley hands during much of his of Brehdan Engum yanking Stuart. Kopperud held onto the 38-minute outing. down Ty Jackson from behind puck, deked Carriere to the left “I made a lot of things hap- after Ryan Beck sprung him for and scored his ninth goal of the pen,” Winston said. “Every- a breakaway. season on a backhander. thing was clicking. I felt that AL GOLDIS • The Associated Press Waterloo got goals from Ry- Cheremeta stretched the I was in rhythm the whole Michigan State’s Cassius Winston goes up for a layup against Michigan’s Eli Brooks der Rolston and Ryan Drkulec lead to 6-2 at 13:39 of the third. game. I was in control the during their Big Ten Conference game Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. in the second period to pull Schultheis headmanned the whole game.” within 4-2, but Saints goalie puck along the right wing, and Michigan State’s Xavier ference loss. bounds and Illinois defeated the fewest allowed by Illinois Aidan McCarthy rebounded for Cheremeta pressured a Wa- Tillman fell one point short of The Wolverines (10-4, 1-2) Purdue. Griffin, a 6-foot-5 this season. The Boilermak- a 25-save victory. He allowed terloo defenseman to cough his career high with 20 points, have lost four of their last sev- sophomore, continues to im- ers’ shooting percentage was 12 goals in a pair of losses last it up. Gaber delivered a pass grabbed 11 rebounds and en games after starting 7-0 press despite limited playing the lowest allowed by Illinois weekend, but surrendered just to Cheremeta, who scored his had a career-high six blocks. and going from unranked to time off the bench for Illinois in program history. five against powerhouse Water- 12th of the season on the re- “Cassius is special, but No.