Lockeroom coach racks up awards after reaching 1,000 wins

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The head coach of the Mountain Home Lockeroom American Legion baseball team has racked up a couple of more honors. Lester White was first presented the Nicky D. Bacon Outstanding Volunteer Award and later took home the Arkansas Diamond Award.

White received the Bacon Award, in memory of a Medal of Honor recipient, during the Arkansas American Legion AAA State Tournament at Bryant in recognition of reaching the milestone of 1,000 wins in June. The Lockeroom coach says he didn’t even know what he was getting at first.

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Also for his 1,000 wins, White was given the Arkansas Diamond Award during Thursday’s Mountain Home American Legion Baseball Awards Ceremony at Hickory Park. He says he didn’t know he was getting the award until that evening.

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White has been coaching the Lockeroom for 37 years.

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