Tournament of the Stars organizers gearing for event

For the 18th straight year, Harold McReynolds is carrying his father’s legacy into a sporting event near and dear to Lake Charles.

The annual Tournament of the Stars Pro-Am basketball tournament is set for Aug.10-12 at various gym locations in the Lake Area, with Championship Sunday slated for the Civic Center, and plans are in full swing.

McReynolds founded the Tournament of the Stars nonprofit organization in honor of his father, Israel McReynolds Sr., who died in 1991 after devoting his life to helping children cope through challenges. In 1998, McReynolds established a scholarship fund in his father’s name to contribute to educational and athletic advancements for children, and the pro-am basketball tournament is the organization’s main fundraiser.

“I wanted to start something to keep his memory alive and what he stood for … give back to our youth,” McReynolds said. “I know how important it was to him to have kids get education. What he did was we used to have a bunch of kids, teenage boys who used to stay with us all the time, for weeks, months, sometimes years. Over the years there were hundreds of them, and he took care of them.”

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This was posted on July 19, 2012, in the News category.