WILLIAM J. WHITE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Bill White Scholarship Fund was established in 1980 following Bill’s death from cancer. Bill was responsible for starting Colt Baseball for rising high schoolers locally in 1965. This fund awards scholarships to former Colt Leaguers who are entering a college or university. The criteria include academic excellence, exemplary citizenship, and financial need. Bobby Dawson was the first recipient in 1981, and since then (including 2023) nearly 300 scholarships have been awarded. The amounts range from $500 to $2,000.
The 2023 recipients of the Bill White Scholarships are as follows:
Student High School College/University Malachi Bradley Southern Guilford NC State University Jason Brooks Eastern Guilford Carolina University Isaiah Brown Northeast Guilford Guilford College Ethan George Williams High Guilford College Jackson Headen Jordan Matthews NC State University Cade Hill Trinity High Rockingham Community College Cole McGuire Southern Guilford UNC-Wilmington Zack Oakley Western Alamance Guilford College Brian O'Connell Eastern Guilford University of Tampa Hasten Paige Chatham Central NC State University Tayton Smaldone Rockingham County Shenandoah University
These scholarships will be awarded between games of the Colt East Zone Tournament on Wednesday evening, July 19, at Stoner-White Stadium. Bill White’s granddaughter, Courtney Lowrance, and Bobby Dawson will present the checks and plaques respectively.
Courtesy of Ned McMillan, with Greensboro COLT Baseball
They have not been updating the standings at the COLT website, but they will be season’s end…
Last year Coach Adam Gunn, Coach Brad White formerly of NEG, and Coach Bret Garrett were coaching the team, and they may be the ones doing it again this year….Adam Gunn has left Southern Guilford, and he is now the new head coach at Southeast Alamance HS…But, SEA is in the local Greensboro COLT League…
More for you if you click on this link, it will take you to the Greensboro COLT League standings page, and they might not be up-to-date, but this what they have….
https://gc.com/g/gsocoltleague2023