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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
March 10, 2011

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

Volleyball Championships, Largest in Canada!

The Newfoundland and Labrador Volleyball Association will have a new sponsor, Molson Breweries, and a record 108 teams take part in the Molson Senior Provincial Volleyball Championships this weekend. Volleyball Canada has confirmed that this is the largest Senior Tournament in Canada!

There will be over 2,000 athletes, coaches, officials and conveners taking part in nine divisions consisting of male and female divisions A-B-C. The tournament will begin on Friday afternoon with the championship games on Saturday. The divisions will take place on 18 volleyball courts from Grand Falls-Windsor to Glovertown with the main concentration in Gander.

After the completion of the tournament the annual Senior Provincial Party will take place in the 2nd Floor Banquet Room of Hotel Gander. For a complete list of all teams and schedules please visit the NLVA website at www.nlva.net or contact the provincial office at 576-0817.

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For more information or for tournament schedules please visit www.nlva.net Opens in new window

Media contact:

Russ Jackson
Executive Director, NLVA
709-576-0817, fax: 709-576-7493
Website: www.nlva.net Opens in new window

2011 03 10                                                                          12:05 p.m.
 

 
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