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August 9, 2006
Release: #0615
News Release
For Immediate Release
COA and Wilson Renew Football Sponsorship
SACRAMENTO, CA .
. . The Community College Leauge of California Commission on Athletics (COA) today announced a partnership renewal with Wilson
Sporting Goods through the year 2008. The terms of the agreement state that
Wilson will be designated as the "Official Ball" of the COA Football Championship.
Chicago-based Wilson Sporting
Goods Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of sports equipment.
The company designs, manufactures and distributes advanced equipment that helps
all players improve their performance. Wilson's core categories include Football,
Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Bats, Volleyball, Soccer, Youth Sports, Uniforms/Apparel,
Golf, Footwear, and Racquet Sports (Tennis, Racquetball, Squash, Badminton and
Platform Tennis).
The partnership provides
Wilson with signage rights, public address announcements and print advertising
at the COA's football title game.
Wilson will provide the
official ball of the state championship game, scheduled for December 9, 2006
at Grizzlies Stadium in Fresno, CA. The winners of the Northern California and
Southern California championship playoff games advance to the Commission on Athletics Football Championship.
"Wilson is thrilled
to renew this partnership with the COA," said Bill Butler, Western Regional
Sales Manager for Wilson Sporting Goods. "We are committed to making the
best quality game football and appreciate the opportunity to align ourselves
with such a great organization."
To learn more about Wilson
and its wide-range of sporting goods, visit www.wilsonsports.com.
About the COA:
The Community College League of California Commission on Athletics (COA) is
a non-profit organization per IRC Section 501 (c)(3). As authorized by the State
Legislature, the Education Code provides the COA the opportunity and authority
to establish the rules and regulations to administer the athletic activities
of the nearly 25,000 student athletes at California's community colleges. To
view the latest news, information, and updates of all 23 COA-sanctioned sports,
visit www.coasports.org.
COA
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