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

2004 Eastern Elite Championships (Bouctouche, NB)

The Newfoundland and Labrador Volleyball Association (NLVA) is pleased to announce that six provincial volleyball teams, both male and female will be representing the province at the Eastern Elite Championships this weekend in Bouctouche, NB. The tournament will take place over two days, July 30-31. The teams have been preparing for this tournament over the past few weeks with training camps, inter-squad competitions, and exhibition matches. The teams have been training hard and the NLVA expects a great showing from all teams at the Elite Championships. The NLVA would like to wish all athletes and coaches the best of luck.

Male Teams:
Midget + 1: Coaches - Tom Kelly and Devin Green
Athletes: Max Burt, Josh Durdle, Mike Driver, Ray Fitzpatrick, Jeff Gallant, Tyler Johnson, Ben Mitsuk, Jimmy Shears, Kyle Spracklin, Mitch Webb, Matthew White, Christian Sheppard

Midget NL 1: Coaches - Luke Harris and Russell Jackson
Athletes: Sam Shave, Richard Christopher, Bryan Toope, Matthew Allen, Brad Jolliffe, Aaron Vardy, Chris Bishop, Brad Pitcher, Derrick Verge, Phillip Peters

Midget NL 2: Coaches - Mike Arns and Frankie Penney
Athletes: Paul Easton, Tim Durdle, Steve Cranford, Shane Coish, Jonathan Rodway, Josh Ellsworth, Anatol Silotch, Kenneth Brain, Mike Gibbons, Aaron Dillon, Aaron Bailey

Female Teams:
Midget +1: Coaches - Derek March and Rhiannon Morgan
Athletes: Sarah Strickland, Ashley Watson, Catherine Frampton, Erin Legge, Nicole Jolliffe, Stephanie Harnum, Samantha Hickey, Madison Muggeridge, Samantha March, Nicole Bowers

Midget NL 1: Coaches - Mark Flynn and Meghan Conroy
Athletes: Andrea Alexander, Justine Barry, Allison McIssac, Jessica Roberts, Leanne Fleming, Nicole Erickson, Krista Beson, Claire Turpin, Stephanie Walsh

Midget NL 2: Coaches - Deanne Hiscock and Dean Catling
Athletes: Robin Wight, Erica Manning, Stephanie Smith, Brittany Verge, Chantel Jones, Alison Blackmore, Lauren Avery, Michelle Thistle, Erin Bursey, Julia Watts

Media contact: Russ Jackson, Sport Newfoundland and Labrador, (709) 576-0817

2004 07 30                                        3:15 p.m.