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Alvin Parker was a force to be reckoned with throughout Holland College's silver medal run at the CCAA men's basketball championships in Montreal.
In the Hurricanes' opening game on Thursday night, Parker led Holland College with 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds in their 72-61 victory over the Champlain St-Lambert Cavaliers.

The Baltimore, Md., native again played a starring role in Friday's semifinals, posting 20 points and nine assists to help the Hurricanes upset the top-seeded Langara Falcons 87-86.

In Saturday's championship game against the Vancouver Island University Mariners, Parker led the way with 23 points, five rebounds and four assists, though the Hurricanes lost 77-70 to the Mariners, settling for silver.

Tournament averages of 22.3 points per game, 6.7 assists per game and 4.3 rebounds per game were good enough for Parker to be named a CCAA First Team All-Star for the week.

Parker is a second-yearstudent in the Sport and Leisure Management program at Holland College.

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Hurricanes join American Football Association

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Charlottetown, PE - The Holland College Hurricanes Football Club announced today that the team will be joining the U.S. college-based National Club Football Association (NCFA) for the 2013 season. The Hurricanes will continue to be members of the Atlantic Football League, and will play the full AFL schedule of six regular season games and playoff games before making their NCFA debut in the U.S. in November. Details of the NCFA game will be released at a later date.

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Hurricanes join American Football Association

The NCFA includes collegiate club teams from across the United States organized into five conferences, plus independents. Holland College will compete as an independent. NCFA club teams include such familiar names as the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and The Ohio State University Buckeyes. Closer to home, both the University of Maine and the University of Vermont field NCFA teams. Vermont has been one of the top-ranked programs in the nation for the past two seasons.

The Hurricanes' AFL games will count toward the team's NCFA season record, and the team will be eligible for national rankings, which will determine bids to the national championship game in Salem, Virginia. For NCFA-sanctioned games played in the U.S., the ‘Canes will adapt to American football rules.

In welcoming the Hurricanes, Chris Girardi, Mid-Atlantic Conference Coordinator and Director of Football Team Development for the NCFA welcomed the Hurricanes whole-heartedly.

"We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing Holland on board as our first international team. We have wanted to make them a part of the NCFA ever since we heard about them! All of the teams around the country are excited and eager to see what they can do. I have no doubt that they will not only thrive in the league, but become a national contender as well," he said.

Hurricanes team President Mike O'Grady said that the club is excited.

"As we enter our fourth season of play, we are taking on the huge challenge of recapturing the AFL championship and testing ourselves against some very serious competition south of the border. We are keen to see how we measure up on both fronts. It's going to be an exciting year for our team and our fans and boosters. We just can't wait to get things fired up!"

The team will hold a spring evaluation camp this Saturday, May 18, at the Terry Fox Sports Complex from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. All 2013 prospects and returning players from 2012 are strongly encouraged to attend. There is no registration fee. The camp is open to current high school football players and any other eligible prospects. AFL rules require that players must be at least 18 and no older than 24 as of December 31, 2013. Follow the Hurricanes on Facebook.

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For media inquiries about this release, please contact:
Sara Underwood
Media and Communications Officer
Tel: (902) 566-9695

Hurricanes Women's Volleyball: Hurricanes Volleyball Academy camp dates set

Hurricanes Women's Volleyball: Hurricanes Volleyball Academy camp dates set

The Hurricanes Academy will focus on developing young athletes at the junior high and high school levels

The Holland Hurricanes announced this week that they will be holding volleyball development camps this summer as a part of the Holland Hurricanes Volleyball Academy.

The first camp is the Junior Volleyball Camp, and it will operate Monday through Friday, July 8th to 12th from 8:30 am until noon. This camp is open to boys and girl's entering grades three to six and is for players that are new to the game, looking to learn the basic fundamentals of volleyball and have fun while doing it! The cost of the camp is $95 plus hst.

The second scheduled camp is the Girls Volleyball Camp, and it runs from Monday to Friday, July 15th to 19th.

The third camp is the Boys' Volleyball Camp, and it runs from Monday to Friday, July 22nd to 26th.

Both the Girl's and Boys' Volleyball Camps begin at 9:00 am and finish at 4:00 pm daily. These camps are open to players entering grades seven to twelve this fall. In these camps the players will work on basic fundamental s that they will need to play volleyball at the junior high and high school levels. The cost of these camps is $165 plus hst.

All participants to take part in the camps will receive a Hurricanes Academy t-shirt. Anyone wishing to have a brochure and registration form emailed to them is asked to email hollandhurricanes@hollandcollege.com.

All camps will take place at the Centre for Community Engagement gymnasium at Holland College, located at 323 Grafton Street in Charlottetown.

The camp director and head instructor for the camp will be the new head coach of the Holland Hurricanes women's volleyball team, Lori-Beth Dwyer.

As a player, Dwyer was a five-time AUS all-star with the Acadia Axewomen, a CIS Academic All-Canadian, the AUS rookie of the year in 2001, AUS MVP, three-time Acadia Athlete of the Year, four-time Acadia Volleyball MVP, and a two-time recipient of the Therese Quigley TSN Award in recognition of her contributions to academics, athletics and the community. Since her player career ended, Lori-Beth has been involved on the coaching side of the game, as an assistant coach for the Acadia Axewomen for a season and, most recently, she helped coach the Birchwood Cobras Midget AA girls' volleyball team to a bronze medal at the PEISAA championship in Summerside. Lori-Beth currently works as a teacher with the English Language School Board.

Holland College Athletic Director, Albert Roche, had this to say on the inaugural volleyball camps.

"We're thrilled to be able to put on a volleyball camp for these young athletes here this summer. There are not a lot of opportunities for young volleyball players on PEI to take part in camps like this so we're excited and to try something new. The students will certainly learn a lot from our new head coach Lori-Beth Dwyer who is both an amazing person as well as teacher and coach. They are in good hands."

Deadline to sign up for all camps is June 28th. To request more information on these camps please email hollandhurricanes@hollandcollege.com or call 902-566-9598.

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For media inquiries please contact:

Daniel Cudmore
Athletics Development and Communications Coordinator
Department of Athletics and Recreation
Holland College
(902) 894-6870

Hurricanes Men's Volleyball: Hurricanes Volleyball Academy camp dates set

Hurricanes Men's Volleyball: Hurricanes Volleyball Academy camp dates set