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NLIS 2 April 28, 2003 (Tourism, Culture and Recreation) The following is being distributed at the request of the Newfoundland and Labrador High School Athletic Federation: Provincial high school table tennis championships scheduled this weekend Five teams will compete this coming weekend for the title of Provincial High School Table Tennis Champion. Bishop White All Grade in Port Rexton will host the event, which also includes participation from Glovertown Academy, King Academy (Harbour Breton), Dorset Collegiate (Pilleys Island), and Eric G. Lambert School (Churchill Falls). The tournament is set up in a round robin format with the top team after the round robin receiving a bye. Second and Third play off to advance to the finals. Tournament play starts 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning. Each encounter will consist of five matches, girls singles, boys singles, girls doubles, boys doubles and mixed doubles. The team winning three out of five of the matches in the encounter will win that encounter. Each team member can only play in one match per encounter. Following the team competition, a separate individual competition will take place on Saturday. Provincial champions will be crowned in each of the five divisions - girls and boys singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In addition to members of the competition teams, individual athletes from John Watkins Academy (Hermitage) have advanced through their qualification tournament to the provincial individual final. All teams involved will be competing for gold and silver medals and the championship banner. As well, the Team Sportsmanship banner and an individual sportsmanship award will be awarded as part of our Sportsmanship First Program which is sponsored by Crime Stoppers Newfoundland and Labrador. Individual awards in gold, silver and bronze will also be presented. All the federation�s tournaments are sponsored by School Milk Foundation/Dairy Farmers of Newfoundland and Labrador and Crime Stoppers Newfoundland and Labrador. Convenor: Media contact: Karen Richard, phone (709) 729-2795, fax (709) 729-2705. 2003 04 28 4:10 p.m. |
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