St. Michael-Albertville girls basketball, ranked 5th in Minnesota Class 4A, is inviting everyone join them Friday, Jan. 26 for our 8th annual Cancer Awareness Basketball game when the Knights host the Buffalo Bison.
“This is a boys girls double-header so it’s going to be a night filled with great basketball,” said coach Kent Hamre, head of the varsity girls team.
Fudraising efforts will benefit Chris Braun and her family, as Chris mounts her final fight vs. cancer. Chris and her husband, Eric, have three children in the STMA Schools – Tyler, a junior, Kaitlyn, a freshman, and Nikki, a seventh-grader at Middle West.
Kaitlyn and Nikki are both part of the girls’ basketball program, Hamre said, and all of them are very active in the boys’ and girls’ travel soccer programs at STMA United.
Hamre said both teams will also be recognizing Mark Frank, who passed away from cancer in December.
“Mark and Alice Frank have always been great supporters of our cancer awareness games and Mark was a close friend,” Hamre said. “The Franks have done many things for this community and Mark always made it a point to help out with our cancer awareness night.”
Fans won’t want to miss out on the amazing raffle prizes that have been donated for this event. There will also be a 50/50 drawing where the winning ticket gets half of the pot (the other half will be donated to the Braun family)! We will start some of the drawings during the boys’ basketball games so get there early! Below is a list of raffle prizes:
- 50” Samsung Smart TV
- Various gift baskets – many of which include gift cards to local businesses….
- Minneapolis Miracle Framed Catch and Tailgate Basket
- Pamper yourself (skin care products + St. Michael Boutique)
- “Together is my favorite place to be” art
- Valentines dinner for the family
- Valentines grill out
- Lottery Tree
- Car Care
- Dental Care Basket
- Construction-Home Improvement Bucket
- Think Spring Gardening Basket
- Movie themed basket
- Candy buckets
- Jamz basket with a wireless speaker and ear buds
- Much more!
Your admission to the game is FREE if you are wearing a Team Chris shirt tomorrow night! If you didn’t buy a shirt, wear anything PINK so we can fill the stands with pink, Hamre said.
