Area digest Sept17

Doctors/Lawyers softball game canceled

The inaugural Doctors/Lawyers Softball Game will not be played this year due to scheduling conflicts for the participants.

The event originally was scheduled for Aug. 19, but it was rained out.

The committee originally rescheduled the game for this Saturday but has decided to cancel the game this year. Plans are being made to have the game in 2007, although no date has been set.

The event was planned to benefit the Community Counseling Center Foundation, which raises funds for the Community Counseling Center, a not-for-profit mental health care center.

An annual basketball game between the doctors and lawyers, which has been played for 13 years, also raises money for the foundation.

Larry Essner of the Community Counseling Center expressed gratitude to the players who practiced for the event, the umpires, sponsors, the Cape Youth Boys Baseball League and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department.

Parochial school race set for Monday

Notre Dame will host a parochial schools run for boys and girls in grades 5 through 8 at 5 p.m. Monday.

Notre Dame cross country coach Bill Davis and Saxony Lutheran coach Larry Cleair organized the event. More than 100 runners are expected to participate. The one-mile races will be split into two divisions -- grades 5 and 6 in one race, grades 6 and 7 in the other -- with trophies and medals for top boys and girls finishers.

Corporate Games begins today

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's Corporate Games, a two-week Olympic-style competition for area companies, begins today with the opening ceremonies, banner contest and tug of war set for 1 p.m. at the Osage Community Centre.

Golf and billiards are set for Monday, with darts and 6-on-6 volleyball set for Tuesday.

Michel places first in Cape CC tourney

Betty Michel won last week's women's golf league event -- a throw-out tourney -- at the Cape Girardeau Country Club.

Judi Brey finished second, and Kay Tolliver was third.

McCune medalist at Kimbeland CC

Sharon McCune was the medalist Thursday in the ladies golf league at Kimbeland Country Club in Jackson.

Lillian Schneider won the championship flight in the play of the day -- most one putts -- with 10.

Dixie Jones topped the A flight with eight nad Jackie Anderson won the B flight with four.

-- From staff reports