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

Midget hoop teams off to national championships

The Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association will be sending two teams to Halifax, Nova Scotia on Monday, August 2, to compete in the 2004 National Midget (U15) Boys and Girls Championships.

The girls program will compete against Ontario on Tuesday, Manitoba on Wednesday and British Columbia on Thursday. The boys will face Ontario on Tuesday, Manitoba on Wednesday and Saskatchewan on Thursday. Friday will consist of semi finals and the various placings for the provincials across the country. The championship games are set for Saturday evening. Both programs will return to the province on Sunday August 8. Members of both programs include:

Conception Bay South � Christopher Kavanagh
Dunville � Jordan Constantine
Mount Carmel � Justin Penney
Mount Pearl � Allan Cake, Mark Noseworthy, Ryan Sweeney
Southern Harbour � Jonathan Leonard
St. John�s - Nathan Morris, John Snow, Alexander Pulchan
St. Mary�s Bay � Stephen Butland, Andrew Daley
Stephenville � Andrew Rideout

Coaches include: Dave Noseworthy, Jeff Saxby and Jim Cake

Avondale � Dallas Costello
Bay Bulls � Cassandra White
Corner Brook � Robyn Kenny, Janaya Rose
Gander - Samantha Loder
Mount Pearl � Ashley Dunn, Angela Isenor, Kellie Lynch, Sarah Sturge
St. John�s � Ally Forsey, Ariana Kavanagh, Maggie O�Dea
Witless Bay � Robyn O�Reilly

Coaches include: Scott Lynch, Erica Coultas and Kim Lynch

Media contact: Bill Murphy, Sport Newfoundland and Labrador, (709) 576-0247

2004 08 02                                           9:50 a.m.