WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A golf tournament and comedy show will soon be held in honor of fallen firefighters in Wilmington and those lost on 9/11, according to a press release from a spokesperson on behalf of the Wilmington Fire Department Memorial.

For the first time ever, members of the Wilmington Fire Department will team up with local businesses to host the HomeTown Heroes Golf Classic.

The golf classic will have a firefighter or “hometown hero” in each group of four. Individual teams of five will compete in a captain’s choice tournament for prizes.

The golf tournament will be held Monday, May 21 at 9 a.m. at the Wilmington Municipal Golf Course, and sponsors will also receive tickets to the Marion Karr Comedy Show.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Four graduation ceremonies were held for an estimated 1,826 undergraduate, 242 graduate and six doctoral UNCW students on Friday and Saturday.

A total of 47 student-athletes walked across the stage at Trask Coliseum during the spring 2012 commencement ceremonies.

Chancellor Gary Miller spoke at the events, along with several of the school's professors.

Here's a list of the student-athletes who graduated, provided by the UNCW athletics department:

• Baseball – Andrew Cain (Business Marketing), Ryan Leach (Business Accounting), Tyler McSwain (Community Health), Thomas Pope (Business Management and Leadership)
• Men’s Basketball – Cam Chambers (Business Finance)
• Women’s Basketball – Theresa Jackson-Henderson (Community Health)
• Men’s Golf – Taylor Zimmerman (Business Marketing)