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March 26, 2009

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

Provincial Boys Basketball Tournaments to be Held This Weekend

The high school basketball schedule continues this coming weekend with four boys� titles up for grabs. Corner Brook High School will host the first provincial tournament in their new high school, as they play host to the 8 team 4A Basketball Tournament. Teams will play in an eight-team, two-division format to determine the overall champion. Playing in the black division will be Elwood High (Deer Lake), Holy Heart of Mary High (St. John�s), St Catherine�s High (Mt. Carmel) and Exploits Valley High (Grand Falls-Windsor). Competition in the Gold Division will be Bishops College (St. John�s), Roncalli High (Avondale), Corner Brook High and O�Donel High (Mount Pearl). Games get underway 1:15 p.m. today (Thursday, March 26). Both Corner Brook High and Grenfell College facilities will be used for the tournament. The top teams from each division advance to the semi-finals 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Saturday with the champion being declared after the 6:00 p.m. championship game.

Fatima Academy in St. Brides will be the host school for the 3A boys� event, also involving eight teams, in the Blue and Black division. Playing in the Blue Division will be the host school, Fatima Academy, St. James Regional High (Port Aux Basques), Mobile High and Mealy Mountain Collegiate (Goose Bay). Rounding out the field in the Black Division will be Pasadena Academy, Gander Collegiate, St. Lawrence Academy and St. Kevin�s High (Goulds). The first game of the schedule will get underway at 12:15 p.m. Thursday. Round robin games will continue throughout Thursday and Friday. The top two teams will meet in the cross over games at 9:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Saturday, followed by a 1:30 p.m. championship game.

Stella Maris High in Trepassey will host eight schools as well, all vying for the 2A championship banner. Division A will include Belanger Memorial (Doyles), Christ the King School (Rushoon), Cape John Collegiate (LaScie) and Random Island Academy. Facing off in Division B will be Lakewood Academy (Glenwood), St. Mary�s All Grade (Mary�s Harbour), Bay d�Espoir Academy and Stella Maris High. The tournament gets underway 1:30 p.m. Thursday and concludes with the championship game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Fair Play Boys tournament will be a six-team event, hosted by Grandy�s River Collegiate in Burnt Island. Teams involved in the tournament include the host, Grandy�s River Collegiate, Discovery Collegiate (Bonavista), and Clarenville High playing in Division A and Corner Brook High, Ascension Collegiate (Bay Roberts) and Gander Collegiate playing in Division B. The tournament starts at 6:00 p.m. Thursday and continues with round robin play throughout Friday. The first place teams in each division get a bye to the semi-finals with the second and third place teams crossing over in a quarter final action. The semi-finals are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Saturday followed by the championship game.

In its continuing effort to emphasize sportsmanship, School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador, are sponsoring the Sportsmanship First Program. In addition to the Team Sportsmanship Banner, each team will nominate an individual player to receive an individual sportsmanship medal.

The top teams will be awarded with gold and silver medals, while the top team in each division will receive a championship banner. Individual winners will be awarded gold, silver and bronze medals.

R.B.C. has joined as a major partner of School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador.

For complete schedule and game scores, visit our website at www.schoolsportsnl.ca

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Convenors:

Boys Fair Play Basketball - Michael Adey 709-698-3582 (Tel) 709-698-3180 (Fax)

Boys 2A Basketball - Jacinta McGrath 709-438-2361 (Tel) 709-438-2442 (Fax)
                                                         709-438-1052 (Home) 709-227-5059 (Cell)

Boys 3A Basketball - Lisa Courtney 709-337-2500 (Tel) 709-337-2042 (Fax)

Boys 4A Basketball - Bill Allan 709-634-5258 (Tel) 709-6348969 (Fax)
                                              709-634-4283 (Home) 709-632-9978 (Cell)

Media contact:

Karen Richard
Executive Director
709-729-2795

2009 03 26                                                      8:30 a.m.
 


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