DRAFFENVILLE – The 8th Annual Gunner’s Magic Train Classic takes place Friday and Saturday at Marshall County High School. The two-day event honors the life and spirit of Gunner Henry Gillespie, son of Gus and Janna Gillespie and brother to Garlynn.
This event helps to raise funds and awareness about pediatric cancer and in particular brain cancer in the form of DIPG (diffused intrinsic pontine glioma), a rare, incurable and inoperable brain tumor that took the life of 8 year old Gunner on October 23, 2008.
In the Gillespie’s search for treatments, they were stunned to find out how little medical research there was with this type of cancer and they set out to bring as much awareness to this devastating disease as possible and from Gunner’s love of trains the Gunner’s Magic Train for Pediatric Cancer Foundation was formed.
For more information visit Gunner’s Magic Train Official Page on Facebook
Gunner’s Magic Train Classic line up of games:
FRIDAY, January 20
5:00 Marshall County vs Arnold, FL (JV boys) A Gym
5:30 Marshall County vs McCracken County (girls)
7:00 Marshall County vs McCracken County (boys)
8:30 Lyon County vs Arnold, FL (boys)
SATURDAY, January 21
1:00 Marshall County vs Arnold, FL (freshman boys)
2:30 Arnold, FL vs TBA (boys)
4:00 Marshall County vs McKenzie, TN (JV boys)
5:30 Marshall County vs McKenzie, TN (boys)
7:00 Marshall County vs Hopkins County Central (girls)