Spotlight on Youth for Packer Country Sports Festival
First time event set for May 6-7

GREEN BAY, Wis.
April 10, 2006

Green Bay, WI – Youth sports will take center stage the first weekend of May with the inaugural Packer Country Sports Festival. The event will feature tournament competition in basketball, flag football and volleyball at three different area locations.

“The Packer Country Sports Festival has been in the planning stages for more than a year and we’re excited about the prospects for this first time event,” said Joel Everts, Sports Sales Manager for Packer Country Visitor & Convention Bureau. “The Packer Country Sports Festival is part of an effort to create more ‘home grown’ events in the Green Bay area. It’s a great way to increase opportunities for our young athletes and show off some of Packer Country’s tremendous sports venues.”

The Packer Country Sports Festival will take place May 6-7, 2006 and includes:

• Basketball at Bay Port High School. The tournament will be coordinated by American Youth Basketball Tour (Web site: www.aybtour.com) and is open to youngsters in grades 4-11. The entry fee is $250 per team.
• Flag football games at Westwood Elementary School in West De Pere. i9sports will be coordinating the flag football tournament. Two age categories are set up for flag football; 9-11 year olds and 12-14 year olds. The registration cost is $200 per team.
• Volleyball competition at West De Pere High School. The volleyball tournament director is the American Youth Volleyball Tour and is open to youth in grades 5-8. The registration fee is $200 per team.

“The Packer Country Sports Festival is another opportunity for young athletes from throughout the area and throughout the state to compete and have fun,” Everts said. “We’d also like to encourage the community to come out and cheer on the youth taking part in the tournament play.”

For more information on the Packer Country Sports Festival, or other events and attractions in Packer Country, visit www.packercountry.com or contact Joel Everts, Packer County Sports Sales Manager, at (920) 405-1145.

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Packer Country Visitor & Convention Bureau is the regional destination marketing organization committed to improving the visitor experience and increasing the economic impact of tourism to its communities. For more information call 888-867-3342 or visit us online at www.packercountry.com.