The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Provincial Basketball Teams at Nationals
The Provincial Juvenile (U17) Girls team was defeated by British Columbia
84 – 48 at the National Championships in Winnipeg, MB. Hannah Jardine scored
with 16 points for the NL team with Sydney Ezekiel getting nine points. The
team has the day off today.
The U15 Girls Team defeated Saskatchewan 62 – 48 on August 1. Kelsey
Moore lead the scored for team NL with 18 points, while Rosemary Stanoev had
10 points, and Janet Lee getting nine.
The U15 Girls Team then was defeated by New Brunswick 47 – 35 today. The
top scores of the games were Kelsey Moore with 11 points, Janet Lee with
seven points and Rosemary Stanoev with six points . The team faces team
Manitoba on August 3.
The U15 Boys will face Alberta later today at the Men’s National
Championships in Toronto, ON; while the U17 Boys team will take on Ontario
in their first game of the tournament later today as well.
For a complete list of scores please visit the NL website at 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: 576-8787
www.nlba.nf.ca
2011 08 02
3:40 p.m.