Winston-Salem
Sportsmen ClubINC.
Since 1957 Winston-Salem and Forsyth County

A stronger future starts with opportunity.

The Winston-Salem Sportsmen Club promotes scholarship and athletic achievement. Together, we help local student-athletes keep playing, keep studying and take their next step.

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2026 Mary Garber scholarship recipients holding their award certificates
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Our impact · 2026

Behind every scholarship,
a next chapter.

Local support becomes opportunity for student-athletes. Here is the Club’s reported scholarship impact for 2026.

A year of possibility

scholarships awarded in 2026

Across the Club’s five scholarship programs.

Scholarship investment

The dollars behind
the opportunity.

$23,000

Educational assistance awarded in 2026: 23 scholarships of $1,000 each.

Y Achievers Scholarship

A $1,000 award, funded by the Club for ten years.

Mary Garber scholarships

Supporting area girls’ high school basketball players.

Bill Hayes Pigskin scholarships

For student-athletes who participated in the Pigskin Classic.

Alfred Poe Memorial Scholarship

Continuing a legacy through a student-athlete award.

Jacques Holiday Memorial Scholarship

Honoring a community legacy through opportunity.

Sources: the Club’s 2026 scholarship report and Chris Kirkpatrick’s October 29 update, and the Club’s 2027 Zeffy scholarship campaign.

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Coming this November · 2026

The Mary Garber Holiday Tip-Off Classic.

November 21, 23, 24 & 25 · Glenn and Atkins high schools

See the schedule & brackets →
Portrait of sportswriter Mary Garber
The name on the scholarship

She changed the story of sports. We still give in her name.

Mary Garber’s pioneering career opened doors in sports journalism. The Club carries that legacy forward through girls’ basketball and scholarships for student-athletes.

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A full year of reasons to show up.

Golf, basketball and a banquet stage. Different ways to celebrate achievement and support local student-athletes.

Mary Garber Holiday Classic basketball team with a trophy
November 21, 23, 24 & 25 · 2026

Mary Garber Holiday Tip-Off Classic

Girls’ high school basketball and a lasting scholarship tradition.

Golfers at the Club’s annual scholarship golf event
August 7, 2027

Scholarship Golf Classic

Celebrating the 2026 class

Hall of Fame Banquet

Benton Convention Center

Established in 2026

Bill Hayes Pigskin Challenge

Football scholarships

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame

The class of 2026

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It started over lunch at the Patterson Avenue YMCA.

“Food for soul and food for thought.”
The Hungry Club, where the story began.

1957

The Club begins at the Patterson Avenue YMCA and honors Carver High School’s football champions.

Legacy

The Banquet of Champions welcomes sports figures including Jim Brown, Bobby Mitchell and Bob Hayes.

1983

Mary Garber becomes a charter member of the local high school Sports Hall of Fame.

2026

The 41st Hall of Fame banquet celebrates local achievement and the Club’s scholarship programs.

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