The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador: Record registration in Volleyfest 98 this weekend The Newfoundland and Labrador Volleyball Association is pleased to announce that Volleyfest 98 will be played in the St. John's/Mount Pearl/Conception Bay South area this weekend, October 30 and 31. This is the fourth year for the event. There will be seven divisional titles decided - senior high A and B boys, senior high A,B and C girls and junior high boys and girls. There are record total of 97 teams registered for the tournament with 263 matches of volleyball to be played during the weekend, which is up from last year's total of 91. Jeff Saunders, President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Volleyball Association says: "We were expecting approximately 80 - 90 teams for this years event, with 97 teams entering it has given the association a tremendous challenge to organize the event. It definitely, however, tells us that volleyball is continuing to grow in participation throughout the province as we have teams representing from most parts of the island." The venues being used for the event are Memorial University, Booth Memorial, MacDonald Drive Junior High, Bishop's College, Torbay Recreation Centre, Beaconsfield Junior and Senior High, Vaters Collegiate, Queen Elizabeth, College of the North Atlantic, Prince of Wales, O'Donel High School, Mount Pearl Senior High and Gonzaga. The event will begin at most facilities at approximately 3:30 - 4:00 p.m on Friday and play will be continued on Saturday with playoffs scheduled at various facilities for late Saturday afternoon. All awards will be presented at Memorial University gymnasium at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday. All teams are expected to be in attendance. Anyone wishing more information on the tournament can call the NLVA office at (709) 576-0817 or during the weekend they can keep up to date on all scores by checking at Memorial University Physical Education Building where all results will be posted. As well all schedules are posted on the NLVA home page @ www.mun.ca/~volleynf. Listing of teams by division are: JUNIOR HIGH BOYS
JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS
SENIOR HIGH A GIRLS
SENIOR HIGH A BOYS
SENIOR HIGH B BOYS
SENIOR HIGH B GIRLS
SENIOR HIGH C GIRLS
Contact: Craig Neil, (709) 576-0817 1998 10 26 3:45 p.m. |
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