In the Stretch; On the Road
February 28, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
We're 27-5 now, and despite last week's loss at Buffalo, still No. 1 in the ABA's power rankings. We conclude our regular-season home schedule tomorrow night against the Montreal Royal. Tip-off at Memorial Auditorium is set for 7:05, and as part of Red Cross Night, the Frost Heaves will welcome Erin Harvey as the Northfield Savings Bank 110% Community All-Star. Erin, a UVM sophomore, is one of scores of volunteers who make the Northern Vermont Chapter go. She'll be on our bench, in uniform and eligible to play-and will shoot shots at halftime to benefit the Red Cross.
After Erin's shots, 106.7 WIZN Radio and Baker Distributing will co-sponsor one more shot-the Half-Court Heave, as Jared Kross of Burlington gets a chance to win $10,000.
Following the game, members of the confirmation class of the Middlebury United Methodist Church will collect for Nothing But Nets. Every $10 donated to Nothing But Nets purchases an anti-malaria bed net for a family of four for four years. Malaria kills more than a million people each year, 90 percent of them African children. Nothing But Nets was inspired by my Sports Illustrated colleague Rick Reilly, and is supported by scores of people and organizations around the world, including the United Nations Foundation, NBA Cares, Sports Illustrated and the American Red Cross, among many, many others. Please join us in joining them. Malaria kills. Send a net. Save a life.
Tickets for Red Cross Night are available through the Flynn Regional Box Office at 153 Main Street in Burlington; 159 Pearl Street in Essex; by calling 802-86-FLYNN; or by going to www.flynntix.org. Or you can try your luck at the door.
We'll have an announcement about the ABA playoffs in the next few days, including the date and place of our first home playoff game. In the meantime, if you can't abide waiting until mid-March to see the team play again, we've got good news. Milne Travel has put together a Frost Heaves' fan bus for our Canadian road trip over the weekend of March 10 and 11. You can cheer us on as we close out the regular season with back-to-back games against Montreal and Quebec City. The package includes round-trip, deluxe motor coach transport; tickets to games against the Royal and Kebekwa; a night at the Quebec Hilton; and sightseeing tours of both world-class cities.
Itinerary:
March 10, 2007
Depart Berlin Park & Ride, 9 a.m.
Depart South Burlington Doubletree Hotel, 10 a.m.
Arrive Montreal, 1 p.m.
Lunch on your own
Two-hour tour of Montreal, ending at Biodome
Frost Heaves vs. Montreal Royal, 7:05 p.m., at Pierre Charbonneau Centre
Depart for Quebec City, 9:30 p.m.
Arrive Quebec Hilton, 12:30 p.m.
March 11, 2007
Morning on own
Check-out 10:30 a.m.
Depart hotel for 90-minute tour of Quebec, 11 a.m.
Frost Heaves vs. Quebec City Kebekwa, 1:35 p.m., at Laval University
Depart for Vermont, 4:30 p.m.
Arrive South Burlington Doubletree Hotel, 9 p.m.
Arrive Berlin Park & Ride, 10 p.m.
The cost is $149 per person, based on double occupancy. A third and fourth person is $99 each. Proof of citizenship is required for entry into Canada. For more information and to book, call Milne Travel in Barre at 802-479-0541.
For more information about the Frost Heaves and to purchase team gear, go to vermontfrostheaves.com.
By Alexander Wolff
Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.
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