NLIS 6
December 20, 2005
(Tourism, Culture and Recreation)
 

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

NLBA 2006 Hall of Fame Cup Rankings

The Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association (NLBA) has released the first set of rankings for the Hall of Fame Cup (Elite Eight) Championship to be held on February 17-19, 2006. The event is scheduled for Memorial University, and Gonzaga High School in St. John�s.

The selection committee consisting of chair - Roger Head, Bill Murphy, Bill Brophy, Randy Ball, Joe Lake, Peter Abbott and Kevin Fitzpatrick, have gathered scores of invitational tournaments, exhibition games and league play for the past few months. Over 300 game results have been forwarded to the provincial office to assist with the rankings formulated below.

Roger Head, chair of the Elite Eight Program, is ecstatic with the support pouring in from across the island. Results from tournaments held prior to December 19, have been included for the rankings below. The committee is still waiting on results from one - two events that have been held and they are expected to arrive in the next day or so. Below are the rankings based on the results currently submitted to the NLBA office.

Female:
1. St. Kevin�s
2. Mobile
3. Roncalli
4. Gonzaga
5. Mount Pearl
6. St. Catherine�s
7. Carbonear
8. Holy Heart
Male
1. St. Kevin�s
2. Bishops
3. St. Catherine�s
4. Regina
5. Herdman
6. Gonzaga
7. Fatima
8. Mount Pearl

The selection committee is urging all tournament hosts to fax the results to the provincial office immediately upon conclusion of the event. Rankings will be updated and made public during the final week of January.

Media contact: Billy Murphy, (709) 576-0247

2005 12 20                                       11:30 p.m.


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