LOCAL UPDATE: MEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE FORMING

The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring its 1999 Men's Basketball League which will begin January 4. Weekly games in the league can provide fitness, fun and good competition for you and your team. Two games are scheduled each week for a total of 14 regular season games.

This year the league will offer four divisions of play. Division I and II will be for the highest levels of play with III and IV for the less competitive teams.

Entry fee for the leagues is $253. The format will depend on the number of teams that enter, but will tentatively play 14 regular season games and each division would have a play-off at the end of regular play. The top four teams in each division would qualify for the play-offs.

Games are set for Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays at different locations. Games during the week will be played at the A.C. Brase Arena and the Osage Community Centre. Games will also be played each Saturday at the Southeast Missouri State University Student Recreation Center.

For more information, call Chris at (573) 335-5421. A basketball team manager meeting will be held Dec. 16.