The Eastside Volleyball Club, based in East Peoria, Illinois is proud
to host the 2nd Annual Pepsi Cola Illinois High School Girls
Volleyball Classic, that will be held on November 18-19, 2000. This
showcase event will feature 225 of the best senior athletes throughout
the State of Illinois on 17 teams and 35 of the best coaches
throughout Illinois. Final team rosters for the "Classic" can be
found on the Eastside Volleyball Club website at www.eastsidevb.com
The event will be played at its entirety at Eastside Centre; #1
Eastside Drive; East Peoria, IL. 61611. Eastside Centre is $20M
facility that sits on a bluff in East Peoria, IL., and is the home of
the Eastside Volleyball Club. Further information and maps for the
facilities can be found at www.eastsidecentre.com

The event will kick off on Saturday, November 18th during open
practice sessions at Eastside Centre and East Peoria Community High
School. Practice and Game schedules can be found at the Eastside
Volleyball Club website at www.eastsidevb.com . A banquet will be
held Saturday evening to honor the athletes and feature our keynote
speaker, Jenna Wrobel from the United States Professional Volleyball
League. Wrobel is the six-foot outside hitter who signed with the
United States Professional Volleyball League in April 2000 to play
with the elite corps of athletes chosen to introduce women's
professional indoor volleyball to the United States. Prior to joining
the USPV, she was playing with the USA Women's National Volleyball
Team. The Classic will conclude on Sunday, November 19th, when each
team will be called upon to participate in 3 match's.

For college programs interested, the event team will be creating
packets for each player to be given out at the practice on November
18th comprised of recruiting information, college information,
giveaways, etc.. Information for the packets must be received by
November 13, 2000, and can be sent to Eastside Volleyball Club; 1621
Highview Road; East Peoria, IL. 61611.

Tickets for the event and/or banquet can be requested through email at
Eastside_vbc@... or by calling Eastside Volleyball Club at (309)
699-8738. The cost for admission to the event is $6.00 and banquet
tickets are $12.00. Complimentary press passes and passes for
collegiate programs and High School programs for the event can be
requested through email at Eastside_VBC@... with the number of
passes and names to go with them. These passes may be picked up the
day of the event and will require a business card to put on our
visitors bulletin board.

Housing for the event will be handled by The East Peoria Department of
Tourism at (800) 365-3743, or pertinent housing information and
special rate information can be found at the Eastside Volleyball Club
website at www.eastsidevb.com .

Finally, recruiting packets encompassing each player will be developed
for collegiate programs and issued the day of the event provided the
packets are requested via email. The Eastside Volleyball Club is also
proud to report that Adidas will be the official uniform for the
event, Mikasa the official ball of the event, and Pepsi Cola the
official drink. For additional questions and/or concerns, please feel
free to email us at Eastside_VBC@..., or call us at (309)
699-8738.