Jessica Preston, Eric’s
sister along her children
Carly, Claytin and Stephen present the proceeds from this year’s tournament to Laura and her son Logan. |
On the weekend
of September 14 and 15 the
11th Annual Eric Lehman
Memorial Co-Ed Softball Tournament was
held at Wellsville
Quackenbush Fields. Twenty
teams comprising players
from Wellsville and other
communities competed in the Tournament
sponsored by family and
friends of Eric
Lehman. Eric was killed
in a tragic
accident at Air
Preheater in August of
2008.To honor his
memory and his
love of playing softball
the Eric Lehman Memorial Tournament was
created. Over the
11 years that
the tournament has been
held more than
$25,000 has been
donated to individuals
or families who
face challenging medical
conditions. This year’s recipient
is Laura Kenyon
who is battling
cancer. The family and
friends would like
to thank the
Wellsville Girls’ Softball Association,
the Wellsville Lions Club, Rodney
Morris Construction (personal
donation) and all those
who donated, participated
or helped make the 11th Annual Eric
Lehman Memorial another
huge success!