Cuba and the Dominican Republic will again match on occasion of the North
\nAmerica\/ Central America\/ Caribbean Championships set to open in Santo Domingo
\non 14 September. The DR defeated Cuba for the gold medal in the region during
\nthe 14th Panamerican Games held in Santo Domingo last month. The first game is
\nscheduled for 8 pm ? Puerto Rico vs. the Dominican Republic, following the
\ninaugural event at 6 pm. Events will take place at the new Volleyball Palace,
\nbuilt for the Pan Am Games at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. Eight teams
\nwill be contending for the two spots to participate in the World Cup scheduled
\nfor next year in Japan. Teams are grouped as follows. Group A: Dominican
\nRepublic, Canada, Puerto Rico and Trinidad Tobago. Group B: Cuba, United States,
\nMexico and Costa Rica.
\nThe matches will be televised on government stations ? Channel 13, 27 and 4.
\nTickets are RD$40 and RD$60 for the finals.
\nAccording to a report in Hoy newspaper, the US is bringing its dream team, and
\nCuba is not taking any chances. The newspaper report, team management has called
\nstellar players that have been playing in European leagues to make sure that
\nthis time they defeat the Dominican Pan Am champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cuba and the Dominican Republic will again match on occasion of the North America\/ Central America\/ Caribbean Championships set to open in Santo Domingo on 14 September. The DR defeated Cuba for the gold medal in the region during the 14th Panamerican Games held in Santo Domingo last month. The first game is scheduled for … <\/p>\n