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

Juvenile hoop teams off to national championships

The Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association will be sending two teams to Regina, Saskatchewan on Sunday, August 8, to compete in the 2004 National Juvenile (U17) Boys and Girls Championships.

The 2005 Canada Games Ladies Program will compete against Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Saskatchewan. The 2005 Canada Games Men�s Program will face Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. The championship games are set for Saturday evening August 14. Both programs will return to the province on Sunday, August 15. For additional information, please contact the provincial office at 576-0247. Members of both programs include:

2005 Canada Games Men�s Program:
Corner Brook - Mark Abbott, David Joyce, Chris Ogbuah, Ryan Rose, Chad Ryan
Ferryland � Gregory O�Brien
Gander � Mark Shave
Goulds � Joshua Rose, Alex Powell
Salmonier � Stephen Singleton
St. John�s � Michael Barbour, Jeremy Somerton, Mark Woodland
Mount Pearl- Grant Harvey
Coaches - George Power, Tony Reardon, Frank Power

2005 Canada Games Ladies� Program:Conception Harbour � Kate Walsh
Corner Brook � Stephanie Foo
Dunville � Laura Critch
Gander � Robyn Hollohan
Harbour Main � Brittany Dalton
Jerseyside � Megan Healey
Mount Pearl � Anne Norris
Salmonier � Jacqueline Lewis
St. John�s � Alana Cahill, Kendelle Kavanagh, Victoria Thistle, Jane Halleran
Witless Bay � Sheena Vickers
Wabush � Anne Payne
Coaches � Bas Kavanagh, Mark Jones, Helen Kavanagh

2004 08 06                                     3:05 p.m.