Registrations
are now being taken for the 1st Annual Ladies Volleyball
Tournament being held at St. Anne School in Hanmer on Saturday, March 10,
2001.
Entry
fee is only $150 per team for a minimum of four matches during the one-day
event. There will be two divisions - Recreation and Competitive. It is
expected that approximately 8 to 12 teams will be competing for cash and
prizes.
To
register simply contact Mike Lacasse at 674-0054; Cory Farmer at 897-7656
or Warren Kirwan at 969-7215.
The
tournament is a tune-up for the Ladies League playoffs which are scheduled
for March and April.
The
tournament is being sponsored by Sudbury Easton Connexion. A share of the
proceeds will be donated to the St. Anne School Girls’ Volleyball
program.
Sudbury
Easton Connexion is the Year 2000 Northern Ontario Men’s ‘B’
Slo-Pitch Champions. The club will be competing at the ‘A’
Level during the 2001 season, playing against similarly ranked teams from
Southern Ontario in preparation for a run at the Provincial ‘A’
championships in September. Team members include: Mike McGaughey (Hanmer),
Mike Lacasse (Sudbury), Ryan Kirwan (Hanmer), Al Chenier (Sault), Bart
Hurley (Sudbury), Warren Kirwan (Val Therese), Joey Dimaio (Sudbury), Roch
Lafontaine (Sault), Eric Quenneville (Noelville), Bruno Lafortune
(Sudbury), Steve Sabourin (Chelmsford), Al Soucie (Hanmer), Cory
‘Pooch’ Farmer (Val Caron), and Al Blais (Sudbury). The team will be
coached this season by Robert Kirwan.
Sudbury
Easton Connexion will be competing in several inter-city challenges this
summer in an effort to bring some of the best slo-pitch players in the
province to Sudbury to provide a chance for local fans to see the game
played at its very best.
The
Ladies’ Volleyball Tournament is expected to attract some of the best
teams in the district to the participate in the competitive division as
they go head-to-head for off-season bragging rights.
Call as soon as
possible to register for this exciting tournament.
