August 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Members of the Smithville Police Department brought home the championship in the First Responders Division of the Cameron Miller Benefit Softball Tournament held Saturday in McMinnville.
The team went undefeated beating the Warren County EMS team 21-13, Warren County Sheriff’s Department 15-4, and the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department 21-9 before knocking off the Warren County Sheriff’s Department again 17-16 to claim the tournament championship.
Representing the SPD team were (pictured): Sergeant Lance Dillard, Officer Brandon Donnell, Officer Kendall Parker, Logan Cornelius, Officer Andy Snow, Officer Tyler Patterson, Chaplain Dwayne Cornelius, Lieutenant Matt Holmes, Officer Lane Ball, Clint Johnson, and Officer Will Judkins. Not pictured: Officer Colt Stewart.
“We were very proud to have been part of this tournament. These officers gave up their Saturday for a good cause and represented the Smithville Police Department well,” said Smithville Police Chief Mark Collins.
Cameron Miller, the 14 year old son of Billy and Kate Miller of Smithville, is a freshman at DeKalb County High Schools. He is fighting leukemia and searching for a donor to allow him to undergo a bone marrow transplant.
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