LEWISTOWN - America’s craziest and most unpredictable sport, “Donkey Basketball,” will be featured at Lewistown Area High School on Tuesday, April 14.  The game, which tips off at 7 p.m., will be preceded by a special exhibition basketball contest at 6 p.m.

            Shaw Brothers will bring their combination of circus atmosphere and rodeo thrills to town for the benefit of the Lewistown Lady Panther basketball team’s summer trip to the University of North Carolina.

            Lewistown will once again create its own version of the Civil War, as Lewistown Middle School faculty and students will face their counterparts from Strodes Mills Middle School.  Strodes Mills leads the annual series, started in 2007, by a 2-0 margin.  The first meeting was decided in sudden death overtime, and last year’s game came down to the final seconds as well.

            The special basketball exhibition at 6 p.m. will feature 5th and 6th grade girls from the Lewistown and Indian Valley attendance areas. 

            There will be plenty of laughs for the entire family during the fun-filled evening.  You haven’t witnessed basketball until you have seen it on donkeys!

            Tickets, priced at $5, are available at the main offices of LMS and SMMS, or from Lady Panther basketball players.  Tickets will be available on game night for $6.  A concession stand will be in operation for the event.