Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA (1888PressRelease)
March 20, 2008 - The Hermosa Beach Soccer Club (www.HermosaBeachSoccerClub.com) today announced that it will again support the L.A. Watts Summer Games Boys and Girls Soccer Tournaments.
The 2008 LAWSG Boys and Girls Soccer Tournaments, hosted by the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce (www.lajcc.org), will take place June 7, 8, 14 and 15 at the John Ferraro Soccer Complex in Los Angeles. The tournaments are sponsored by Chivas USA (www.chivasusa.com) and the City of Los Angeles.
“The Hermosa Beach Soccer Club is proud to once again support the L.A. Watts Summer Games. For four decades this tournament has brought together teams from diverse communities in an effort to build bridges of understanding among youth of disparate socio-economic backgrounds.” said Jesse Torres, Club founder and former LAWSG player. “Soccer is a great equalizer. When two teams step on the pitch it is all about skill, heart and determination. Socio-economic status plays no role in the outcome of a match.”
“Many of our players grew up in the Los Angeles area and participated in this great tournament. Each one of them has fond memories of their experience,” said HBSC President and Premier team player Brian Dragich.
The boys and girls tournaments are open to all U.S. high school teams. Teams are guaranteed three games over two days. The girls’ tournament will be held Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 2008. The boys’ tournament will be held Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, 2008. Registration information is available at www.lajcc.org/lawsg. Registration per team is $195.
The Hermosa Beach Soccer Club extends its gratitude to its generous 2007/2008 sponsors: Del Amo Construction (DelAmoConstruction.com), Elliott/Drinkward Construction (ElliottDrinkward.com), TomatoBank, N.A. (TomatoBank.com), Coastline Steel (CoastlineSteel.com), Quality Seafood (QualitySeafood.net), SCS Engineering Inc (SCSEngineering.com) and FFI Soccer Magazine (FFISoccer.com).
Founded in 2000, the Hermosa Beach Soccer Club has developed into one of Southern California’s leading soccer clubs. With Premier, Over-30, Over-40 and Women’s Premier teams, HBSC is home to some of the best soccer talent in Los Angeles.
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