Doctors, lawyers to square off in annual charity showdown

Forget the hospital. Forget the courtroom. Teams of doctors and lawyers will trade their native environments for the hardwood Feb. 22 for the annual Doctor/Lawyer Basketball Showdown at Notre Dame High School gym.

The annual hoops showdown is a fund-raiser for the Community Counseling Center, which provides mental health services to children, adults and families in Cape Girardeau, Perry, Ste. Genevieve, Bollinger and Madison counties.

Tickets to the game are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 12 and younger. A pregame tailgate party will be held before the game at the Drury Lodge. Tickets for the 6:00-7:30 p.m. party are $20, include admission to the game and can be purchased in advance at the Community Counseling Center.

The doctors have won seven of the previous nine games. At stake is a large traveling trophy.

The doctors are defending champions, winning over the lawyers last year, 58-53.