Larry's wife, Wesley, and his two girls, Ryann (on left) and Ellie (right) with the 2010 Tournament Champion trophy.
News Archive: Click to read past stories related to the Larry, the field, and memorial.
Current News
•The 8th Annual Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Baseball Game will be played March 25th, 2016 between Wilkes Central Sr. High and North Surry High School at 7pm at BB&T Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC. Visit our "Baseball Tournament" page to learn more.
• Madison Andrews and James Carlton were awarded the 2015 MAJ Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Scholarships on June 2nd, 2015 at the WCHS Senior Awards banquet held at the Stone Family Center in North Wilkesboro.
•The 7th Annual Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Baseball Game was played April 3rd, 2015 between Wilkes Central Sr. High and North Iredell High School at 7pm at BB&T Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC. Wilkes Central emerged victiorous over North Iredell.
• The 2014 MAJ Larry J. Bauguess Jr Memorial Scholarship recipients have been named: Ellen Marie Cleary - who will be attending Meredith College in Raleigh, NC; and Marc Daniel Anderson - who will be attending Word of Life Bible Institute in Hungary.
• The 6th Annual Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Baseball Game will be played March 22nd, 2014 at 11am at BB&T Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC. Visit our "Baseball Tournament" page to learn more.
• The 2013 Maj Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Scholarship recipients have been named: Chris Hamby, who will be attending ECU; and Victoria Andreski, who will be attending Clemson.
• The Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Fund helped refurbish the dugouts at Major Larry Jr. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial field at the campus of Wilkes Central Senior High School, continuing to allow the field to be one of the most beautiful in the state.
•In October of 2013, the Bauguess family was featured in a beautiful PGA piece where Wesley, who is an ace golfer talks about how sport was, and is, a huge part of their family.
• On March 23rd, 2013, Larry's widow, Wesley Hobbs Bauguess, was on Fox&Friends to talk about Larry and the Folds of Honor program. She did a fantastic job!
• Wilkes Central won the 5th Annual Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Baseball game on March 20th, 2013 over John Motley Morehead Sr. High. See Triad Sports Coverage and photos HERE.
• Local newspaper article about the dedication of the physical memorial at Larry's Field - April 7th, 2012 HERE.
• Committee member Jay Morphis ran the Boston Marathon in honor of Larry in April of 2012. He was able to raise money for the fund, and post an amazing time of 04:00:10. Way to go, Jay!
•Memorial Tournament Game: Wednesday, March 21st, 2012. Winston Salem Dash Stadium 6:30 pm. Wilkes Central Sr. High vs. John Motley Morehead Sr. High. Wilkes Central won in this wonderful stadium. See Winston-Salem TV station WXII news coverage of the event HERE.
• Scholarship applications for The Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr. Memorial Scholarship will begin in February 2013 for the spring award. Please go to the scholarships page to download the forms or for more details.
Eagles Fly High Honoring One of Their Own
If you missed the 2013 Memorial Game, here is THE comprehensive rundown of the game in pictures with a wonderful article from Mike Pettiway of Triad Sports Coverage.
A picasa album of over 200 shots. It's awe-inspiring.
Click HERE to see the full article.
New Daycare Facility Named for MAJ Bauguess
Fort Bragg dedicated its newest child development center on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010. It's the
second of nine centers set to open over the coming months to keep up with demand. It will house up to 144 children at a time. It was named after Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr.
Click HERE to read the full article.
The center is named for Major Larry J. Bauguess, Jr., who died from injuries sustained while serving in Pakistan three years ago.
The honor is fitting. "I am delighted. I think this is just a wonderful way to honor Larry. He was a wonderful father, and he loved kids and was kind of a big kid himself,” said his widow, Wesley Bauguess.
Larry's nephew admires the 2010 Tournament Champion trophy.
Did you lose a memorial bracelet in Texas?
One has been found in memory of Larry and the folks who found it were kind enough to send it back to us. If you think you may be the owner, please contact us with where you think you may have lost it and we'll try to reunite you with it.
