UIL All-Century Team Voting Online
Media Contact: Chris Schmidt
Phone: 512-471-5883
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Date: Sep 21, 2009
Category: Athletics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUSTIN, TX— As part of the University Interscholastic League’s Centennial Celebration, the UIL is giving fans the opportunity to vote for All-Century Teams in football, volleyball, girls and boys basketball, soccer, track and field, softball and baseball.
For the past 100 years UIL athletes have given fans some of the most memorable and exciting moments in sports. The UIL would like to recognize these outstanding performers and is asking fans to vote for their favorite players of the past century.
Fans can cast their ballots on-line at http://www.uil100.org/vote.php. The list of candidates for each sport were chosen based on their outstanding achievements in UIL athletics, however fans are allowed to submit write-in votes for anyone not on the list. Voting is limited to one entry per person, and multiple votes will not be counted.
The All-Century Teams will be announced and honored throughout the year at the UIL State Tournaments. Voting has already begun for volleyball and football with more than 17,000 votes already cast. The deadline to vote for the All-Century Volleyball Team is October 31st, and voting will end for the All-Century Football Team on November 7th.
Voting schedule for All-Century Teams:
SPORT |
START DATE |
END DATE |
Volleyball |
OPEN |
October 31, 2009 |
Football |
OPEN |
November 7, 2009 |
Girls Basketball |
October 21, 2009 |
February 13, 2010 |
Boys Basketball |
October 28, 2009 |
February 20, 2010 |
Soccer |
November 30, 2009 |
March 20, 2010 |
Track & Field |
February 1, 2010 |
April 17, 2010 |
Softball |
January 22, 2010 |
April 27, 2010 |
Baseball |
January 29, 2010 |
May 4, 2010 |
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