A collection of local basketball players will get some four-legged teammates to join them on the hardwood.
A Dairyland Donkey Ball Doubleheader is on the schedule for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Iola High School.
The event is like most basketball games, with one notable exception: players will ride live donkeys for the competition. The thrill a minute, spill a minute competition is billed as an event wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus.
Advance tickets are available at the USD 257 Board of Education office, 305 N. Washington Ave., for $9 apiece for adults and $7 for students. Tickets at the door sell for $12 and $10, respectively. Preschoolers are admitted free of charge.
Free donkey rides also will be offered to anyone 12 and under, when accompanied by parent or guardian. Parents are welcome to bring a camera to get a photo or two of their children.
Advance tickets are available through Jan. 27.
