South Jersey Soccer:
11th Annual Vineland Memorial Day Tournament

Saturday, May 29, 1999

By Boog Williams
SJSports Staff Writer

The Vineland Soccer Association's 11th Annual Memorial Day Weekend Tournament was the largest and best attended in history, as well as, the sunniest and HOTTEST. 156 teams from Delaware, Southern and Central New Jersey, Long Island, NY and Southeastern Pennsylvania brought players to Vineland. That comes to a total of about 2,300 soccer players. Adding in families and fans, this brings the total number of people to over 7,000 attending. The event brings in more than $1.4 million in hotel rooms, food, drinks, ice, and lots of suntan lotion.

The teams played on 17 fields in the area of Vineland. The main site was the Vineland Soccer Center, with 10 fields, Vineland High School, with 2 fields, Memorial Middle School, with 2 fields, Gittone Park, with 2 fields, and Gittone Stadium. The championship games were held at the Stadium.

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The following are some action photos of the 0 - 0 tie between Pittsgrove (NJ) and Upper Township (NJ) Boys, and the 6 - 1 win for Kirkwood (Del) over Berlin Township (NJ) Girls. Also the Vineland Crusaders versus Upper Twp. Surge.

Photos by Boog Williams

Pittsgrove SC United 0, Upper Twp. Twisters 0

Kirkwood SC Avalanche 6, Berlin Twp. Blitz 1

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Vineland Crusaders versus Upper Twp. Surge