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

Provincial Minor Basketball Championships

The Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association's U14 boys and girls provincial championships are scheduled for this weekend, March 12-14. Forty-four teams will take part in the events scheduled for Brother Rice and Leary's Brook in St. John's, Mount Pearl Intermediate, Baltimore in Ferryland along with GC Rowe and Presentation in Corner Brook.

Play gets under way on Friday afternoon and will conclude with the championship games Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon. For a complete list of all teams and schedules please visit the NLBA website at www.nlba.nf.ca or contact the provincial office at 576-0247.

For more information or for tournament schedules please visit www.nlba.nf.ca 

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Media contact:
Bill Murphy
Executive Director, NLBA
P.O. Box 21029
St. John's, NL A1A 5B2
709-576-0247
Fax: 709-576-8787
Website: www.nlba.nf.ca 

2010 03 11                                                    1:20 p.m.