Koerner Sports Spectacular Passes $1 Million Mark in Giving to City Sports Programs

(LEFT TO RIGHT: TROY GREENE OF KOERNER DISTRIBUTOR, EFFINGHAM UNIT 40 ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR DAVID WOLTMAN, PHIL KOERNER, ST. ANTHONY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR KEVIN PALMER, GARY GREENE OF THE ST. ANTHONY BOOSTER CLUB, AND PAUL KOERNER)

Giving to the Effingham Sportsbackers and the St. Anthony Booster Club topped the $1 million mark Thursday at the 26th Annual Carl P. Koerner Memorial Sports Spectacular.

Koerner Distributor President Paul Koerner said they reached $980,000 in last year's 25th annual event, and proceeds from this year's event generated $42,500 to each city sports program. That $85,000 total put giving over the million mark.

37 teams played in the afternoon flight of the tournament.