Clarenville to host inaugural event The Council of Student Executives (CSE) of the College of the North Atlantic have spent the last several months planning what they hope will be an annual event, the CNA Winter Games, combining several events from previous years. “In the past, campuses competed in separate volleyball and hockey tournaments, and the volleyball tournament hadn’t materialized in a few years,” said Michael Hickey, President of the CSE. “We decided this year that rather than plan these tournaments separately, we would combine them and include basketball as well.” Clarenville was chosen as the host location based on the recommendation of Brian Smith, who went on to become the event’s organizer. “For the past several years, Grand Falls-Windsor had been the host community based on its central location,” pointed out Smith, “But I noticed that while it’s central geographically, Clarenville is in closer proximity to more campuses. The CSE agreed that it would make more sense to hold it here.” Teams across the island are now preparing for the Games, which kicks off with the opening ceremonies at the Clarenville Middle School Complex on March 10 at 6 pm, a venue that will also host the volleyball portion of the weekend, with basketball at the Clarenville High School and hockey at the Clarenville Stadium. Schedules posted below. -30- For further information, please contact: Michael Hickey, CNASU President 709.486.2882 president.cse@ed.cna.nl.ca Brian Smith, Winter Games Chair 709.429.0056 briansmith@nf.sympatico.ca ***** CNA Winter Games Volleyball Schedule Teams 1. Ridge Road 2. Clarenville 3. St. Anthony 4. Gander 5. Prince Phillip Drive 6. Burin Friday Start 7:00 PM @ CMS Complex Ridge Road v. Clarenville PPD v. Burin St. Anthony v. Ridge Road St. Anthony v. Gander Clarenville v. Gander Clarenville v. PPD Saturday Start 9:00 AM @ CMS Complex Burin v. St. Anthony St. Anthony v. PPD Clarenville v. St. Anthony Clarenville v Burin Ridge Road v. Burin Ridge Road v. Gander Gander v. Burin Ridge Road v. PPD Gander v. PPD Teams will be ranked 1-6 with the 1st and 2nd place teams getting a bye to the 2nd round. 3rd v. 6th (Game A) 1st v. W Game B (Game 2) Winner 1 v. Winner 2 (Gold) 4th v. 5th (Game B) 2nd v. W Game A (Game 1) Loser 1 v Loser 2 (Bronze) ***** CNA Winter Games Basketball Schedule FRIDAY, MARCH 10 @ Clarenville High 7pm Port Aux Basques Gander 8pm Gander Burin 9pm Port Aux Basques Burin SATURDAY, MARCH 11 @ Clarenville High 9am Port Aux Basques Gander 10am Gander Burin 11am Port Aux Basques Burin 12pm Port Aux Basques Gander 1pm Gander Burin 2pm Burin Port Aux Basques Teams will be ranked 1-3 1st gets a bye to Finals 3pm 2nd Place 3rd Place 4pm 1st Place Winner 2nd v. 3rd ***** CNA Winter Games Hockey Schedule FRIDAY, MARCH 10 2pm Clarenville GF-W 3pm Gander Burin 6pm Opening Ceremonies 7pm Ridge Road PPD 8pm Baie Verte Clarenville 9pm GF-W Gander 10pm Burin Ridge Road 11pm PPD Baie Verte SATURDAY, MARCH 11 8am Clarenville Burin 9am Gander PPD 10am GF-W Baie Verte 11am Ridge Road Clarenville 12pm Burin PPD 1pm Gander Baie Verte 2pm Ridge Road GF-W 3pm 2nd Place 3rd Place 4pm 1st Place 4th Place 5pm Bronze Medal Game 6pm Championship Game