Tourism, Culture and Recreation
June 26, 2014

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

Basketball Teams Competing at Eastern Canadian Championships

The Newfoundland and Labrador Basketball Association (NLBA) have a total of nine teams competing this weekend at the U14 and U13 Boys and Girls Eastern Canadian Championships taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Clubs participating in the event are: U14 Boys and U13 Girls from Cowan Heights Youth Basketball League; U14 Girls A and B teams from the Square-up Basketball League; U13 Boys and Girls teams from Mount Pearl Minor; U14 Girls from the Goulds Hoopsters; U13 Boys from Feildians; and the U14 Boys from the Swilers Club.

Competition gets underway Friday with the finals slated for Sunday.

For more information, please visit the NLBA website at www.nlba.nf.ca

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Media contact:
Bill Murphy
Executive Director
NLBA
709-576-0247 PH

2014 06 26                                    4:20 p.m.