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February 8, 2012

Anonymous Daily Star The Daily Star Wed Feb 08, 2012, 12:15 PM EST

United Way to hold bowling event Sunday

The United Way of Delaware and Otsego counties' 30th annual Pro/AM Bowl-A-Thon begins at 1 p.m. Sunday at Holiday Lanes in Oneonta.

Team registration starts at noon Sunday. Individual bowlers are also welcome. There will be a raffle at 3:30 p.m., with the winner getting a tablet computer.

For more information about the Bowl-A-Thon or buying tickets for the raffle, call 607-432-8002.

O-State to host 'Play4Kay' game

Oneonta State's women's basketball team will play Oswego State at 6 p.m. Friday in a "Play4Kay" initiative that raises awareness and funds for cancer research.

It is named in honor of Kay Yow, former women's basketball coach at North Carolina State, who died from breast cancer Jan. 24, 2009. Yow was first diagnosed with the disease in 1987.

The Red Dragons are asking all in attendance to wear pink. O-State will warm up in pink T-shirts. There will be a table where fans can make donations to benefit the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer fund.