Friends and family honored the memories of both Richie and Freddie by creating Scholarships in their name to help deserving Sachem and Connetquot student athletes. After many successful fundraising endeavors over time, the group organized a larger golf tournament to support the scholarships. This flagship golf outing was dubbed the 1st Annual “Battle of Lake Ronkonkoma” Golf Tournament as it pitted Connetquot Thunderbird Alums vs Sachem Arrow Alums, with the proceeds to benefit the Richie LaCasse and Freddie Kemp scholarship funds. The first event was held in memory of TBird great Rob Grable who had tragically passed recently and was a massive success.