October 26, 1998
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)


The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:

Record registration in Volleyfest 98 this weekend

The Newfoundland and Labrador Volleyball Association is pleased to announce that Volleyfest 98 will be played in the St. John's/Mount Pearl/Conception Bay South area this weekend, October 30 and 31. This is the fourth year for the event. There will be seven divisional titles decided - senior high A and B boys, senior high A,B and C girls and junior high boys and girls. There are record total of 97 teams registered for the tournament with 263 matches of volleyball to be played during the weekend, which is up from last year's total of 91. Jeff Saunders, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Volleyball Association says: "We were expecting approximately 80 - 90 teams for this years event, with 97 teams entering it has given the association a tremendous challenge to organize the event. It definitely, however, tells us that volleyball is continuing to grow in participation throughout the province as we have teams representing from most parts of the island."

The venues being used for the event are Memorial University, Booth Memorial, MacDonald Drive Junior High, Bishop's College, Torbay Recreation Centre, Beaconsfield Junior and Senior High, Vaters Collegiate, Queen Elizabeth, College of the North Atlantic, Prince of Wales, O'Donel High School, Mount Pearl Senior High and Gonzaga. The event will begin at most facilities at approximately 3:30 - 4:00 p.m on Friday and play will be continued on Saturday with playoffs scheduled at various facilities for late Saturday afternoon. All awards will be presented at Memorial University gymnasium at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday. All teams are expected to be in attendance.

Anyone wishing more information on the tournament can call the NLVA office at (709) 576-0817 or during the weekend they can keep up to date on all scores by checking at Memorial University Physical Education Building where all results will be posted. As well all schedules are posted on the NLVA home page @ www.mun.ca/~volleynf.

Listing of teams by division are:

JUNIOR HIGH BOYS

Division A

1) Beaconsfield
2) Mount Pearl Junior High
3) Frank Roberts A
4) Roncalli
5) Presentation
6) Clarenville Middle School

Division B

7) Fred Kirby Intermediate
8) Mary Queen of the World
9) St. Micheal's
10) Frank Roberts B
11) R.K. Gardner
12) G.C. Rowe

 

JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS

Division A

13) Macpherson 9's
14) Frank Roberts Intermediate
15) Roncalli
16) St.Marks Diggers
17) G.C. Rowe 9's
18) Bishop O'Neil
19) Pasadena

Division B

20) Frank Roberts 9's
21) Macpherson Junior
22) St. Micheal's Bell Island
23) Amalgamated Academy
24) Marystown
25) G.C. Rowe 8's
26) Presentation

 

SENIOR HIGH A GIRLS

Division A

27) St. Micheal's Bell Island
28) Queen Elizabeth
29) Clarenville
30) Ascension Collegiate
31) Pasadena Academy
32) Regina High School

Division B

33) Bishop's College
34) Roncalli
35) Marystown
36) Botwood
37) Exploits High
38) Discovery Collegiate

 

SENIOR HIGH A BOYS

Division A

39) Queen Elizabeth
40) Bishop O'Neil
41) West King Wolverines
42) Herdman Collegiate
43) Pasadena
44) Bishop White

Division B

45) Bishop's Collegiate
46) St. Micheal's All Grade
47) Roncalli High School
48) Carmanville
49) Gill Memorial
50) Exploits High School

 

SENIOR HIGH B BOYS

Division A

51) Prince of Wales
52) Beaconsfield
53) Musgravetown
54) O'Donel

Division B

55) Queen Elizabeth
56) Holy Heart
57) Ascension Collegiate
58) Clarenville


Division C

59) Bishop's College
60) Mount Pearl
61) North Shore Collegiate
62) West King Wolverines

Division D

63) Gonzaga High School
64) Booth Memorial
65) Random Island
66) Regina High School
67) Southwest Arm

 

SENIOR HIGH B GIRLS

Division A

68) O'Donel
69) Holy Spirit Falcons
70) St. Micheal's Arnolds
71) Bishop O'Neil

Division B

72) Mount Pearl Sr
73) Queen Elizabeth
74) North Shore Cougars
75) Exploits High Blue


Division C

76) Booth
77) PWC
78) Holy Trinity Nordics
79) Bishop White
80) Smallwood Academy

Division D

81) Gonzaga
82) Beaconsfield
83) Musgravetown
84) Pearce Reg
85) Pasadena Academy

 

SENIOR HIGH C GIRLS

Division A

86) O'Donel
87) St. Micheal's Bell Island
88) Marystown
89) A.R. Scammel
90) St. Joseph's
91) John Burke

Division B

92) Holy Spirit Falcons
93) Sops Arm
94) Gill Memorial
95) Christ the King
96) Regina
97) Southwest Arm

Contact: Craig Neil, (709) 576-0817

1998 10 26 3:45 p.m.

 

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