Knoxville’s annual Coaches vs Cancer games will be held today. Knoxville’s event has been tops in the nation for the past three years, and raised over $86,000 in 2015.

Co-organizer and Coach Jim Uitermarkt tells KNIA/KRLS News it’s a great event for all of the community, but he thinks the involvement of students and athletes is particularly important. Uitermarkt says they learn the life lesson that if a community pulls together, it can accomplish great things. Events are all day, with the game beginning at 6:15 pm.

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Here is a full schedule:

7:30am-8:30pm (appox.) SILENT AUCTION

ALUMNI GAME SCHEDULE:
8:00 Men’s Game Class of 98 VS. Class of 97
9:00 Women’s Game T. Hopkins VS. #Buckets
9:40 Women’s Game J. Wallace VS. #Buckets
10:20 Men’s Game The Old 96’ers VS. K. Stittsworth
11:15 6 on 6 Game B. Tille VS. D. McClung
12:00 Coed Game HS Staff VS. N* Reading Room

12:45 *****Knoxville Dance Team Camp Performance*****

1:00 Coed Game MS Staff VS. Northstar Staff
2:00 Men’s Game M. Willoughby VS. D. Mick
3:00 Men’s Game N. Winters VS. G. Davis

3:30-??? MEAL BEGINS-SERVED BY STEVE COON

6:15 VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME
*National Anthem: Northstar students
*Halftime Entertainment: Knoxville Dance Team
*5 shooting contests (raffle tickets drawn to participate)

7:30 (approx.) BETWEEN GAMES
*All 4 teams will encircle the floor
*American Cancer Society Award Presentations
*Presentation of Checks
*Intro into Cancer Survivor Ceremony
*Honor Cancer Survivor- Sheldon Davids
*Honor Cancer Survivor- Sarah Collins

8:00(approx.) VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL GAME
-National Anthem: Cindy Hauschildt
-:46 second Challenge in the Crowd
-5 shooting contests (raffle tickets drawn to participate)
-Raffle Ticket drawn for quilt