NLIS 6
October 24, 2005
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
The following is being distributed
at the request of School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador
Boys soccer and girls
slow pitch this weekend
School Sports Newfoundland and
Labrador continues its fall schedule this coming weekend as the
girls take to the softball diamond and the boys to the soccer pitch.
Stephenville High School continues its hosting duties in preparing
for the 4A Girls Slo Pitch. Four teams will compete in Stephenville
for the championship and team sportsmanship banners. Competing in a
round robin format will be Queen Elizabeth High (Foxtrap), Roncalli
High (Avondale), Herdman Collegiate (Corner Brook) and Stephenville
High. The tournament gets underway Friday morning and concludes with
the championship game Saturday afternoon.
Burgeo Academy will be the host school for the eight team 3A Girls
Slo Pitch tournament. The teams will play a round robin format in
two divisions with the top two teams from each division moving on to
the playoff round. Competing in Division A will be Roncalli High
(Port Saunders), E.A. Butler High (McKays), St. Joseph�s Academy (Lamaline),
and J. M. Olds Collegiate (Twillingate). Action in Division B will
be between Cape John Collegiate (LaScie), Stella Maris High (Trepassey),
the host Burgeo Academy, and Discovery Collegiate (Bonavista). Games
get underway 9:00 on Friday morning and round robin play continues
throughout Friday and into Saturday morning. The championship game
is scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday.
O�Donel High in Mount Pearl is the host school for the 4A Boys
Soccer Provincials. Six teams will be battling for top spot in their
respective divisions. Division A will see action from Gonzaga High
(St. John�s), O�Donel High and Regina High (Corner Brook). In
Division B, Mount Pearl Senior High, Marystown Central High and
Carbonear Collegiate will face off. Games will be played Thursday at
3:30, Friday at 9:00 and 3:00 at both Central and Topsail Pitches.
The cross overs are set for 9 a.m., Saturday followed by a 2 p.m.
championship game.
The 3A Boys Soccer teams will be heading to Springdale, as Indian
River High hosts the provincial in that sport. Division A will
consist of Holy Name of Mary (Lawn), Ascension Collegiate (Bay
Roberts), and Belanger Memorial (Doyles). Playing in Division B will
be Mealy Mountain High (Goose Bay), Indian River High and Mobile
High School.
The tournament gets underway Friday at 8:30 and round robin play
continues throughout Friday. The playoff games go Saturday morning
with the championship game set for 1:30 p.m.
In its continuing effort to emphasize sportsmanship, School Sports
Newfoundland and Labrador, is sponsoring the Sportsmanship First
Program. In addition to the Team Sportsmanship Award, each team will
nominate an individual player to receive an individual sportsmanship
medal.
The top teams will be rewarded with gold and silver medals, while
the winner of the championship game will also receive the coveted
championship banner.
Convenors:
Girls 4A Slo Pitch - Randy Alexander 643-9672 (T) 643-5044 (Fax)
Girls 3A Slo Pitch - David Fever 886-2590 (Tel) 886-2161 (Fax)
Boys 4A Soccer - Pat Carroll 364-5305 (Tel) 364-5317 (Fax)
Boys 3A Soccer - Anne Inder 673-3775 (Tel) 673-2181 (Fax)
Media contact: Karen Richard (709) 729-2795, fax (709)729-2705
2005 10 24
4:40 p.m.
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