THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, September 1, 1995 TAG: 9508310232
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 18 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Lee Tolliver
LENGTH: Medium: 88 lines
You'll get a kick out of this.
The third annual Atlantic Labor Day Classic soccer tournament will bring 91 of some of the best youth soccer teams from up and down the East Coast to Virginia Beach this weekend.
More than 1,600 players will take the fields at Princess Anne, Brill and Red Wing parks beginning at 7:30 a.m. Saturday and play until the sun sets that evening, before continuing the action Sunday.
Tournament director Jim Fogarty has spent upward of 20 hours a week organizing more than 125 volunteers who will serve as field marshals, concession sales people and perform any other task that needs handling.
Proceeds from the event go to the club's scholarship fund.
More kicks: Kempsville High placed four of its players on the United States Youth Soccer Association's Region I Olympic Development team.
Freshmen Carter and Chris Burgess joined sophomore Joe Buchholz and junior Adam Schultz on the squad.
Junior Kevin Knott is currently a member of the U.S. Youth National World Cup team.
State champions: Winslow's Auto Sales/Sweitzer's Main Event recently captured the state championship for Class B teams in a U.S. Slo-Pitch Softball Association tournament held in Petersburg.
Winslow's/Sweitzer's was unbeaten in the bracket and finished 6-1 in the event - losing the first championship game to Roofing Consultants, 19-7, before coming back in the second championship to beat the roofers, 9-3.
The squad beat three teams ranked in the top 10 of the USSSA Mid-Atlantic Region and earned a ranking of 15th themselves.
Pitcher Glen Sweitzer and third baseman Billy Smiley were named co-MVP's, joining Ed Jones, John Dennis and Johnny Taylor on the All-Tournament team. The team finished with an overall batting average of .660.
Hopefull, Winslow's/Sweitzer's will stay hot, as the team competes in Salem this weekend in the Mid-Atlantic Region tournament.
Hockey festival: The easy part is over. Now it's time for challenges for the 16 girls selected to represent Virginia Beach Field Hockey in the U.S. Field Hockey Association's 1995 National Hockey Festival.
First on the agenda is coming up with the $800 a player needed to participate. With school starting and the prep season at hand, the players won't have a lot of time.
And once they get there, it really gets tough. Competition in the U-19 division the team will play in will be fierce.
The tournament will be held in Indio, Calif., Nov. 23-26 - so add another hurdle. The girls will spend Thanksgiving away from home.
Making the squad - coached by former Salem player Jolette Salonga - are Naomi Muha, Melanie Harris, Becky Huffman, Maricel Eusebio, Summer Hughes, Claire Reyes, Erin O'Brien and Colleen Bradley of Tallwood; Kate Sullivan, Laura Steadman and Amanda Nichols of Kempsville; Lisa Neely and Meghan James of First Colonial; Rizalyn Asperin of Salem; and Melanie Panza of Ocean Lakes.
Fish on: The Hampton Roads Sportfishing Council will today begin its Virginia Super September Sportfishing Tournament - an eight-tournament event offering more than $130,000 in cash prizes. The program includes tournaments starting at various locations through Hampton Roads. Some events will offer prizes for catching previously-tagged fish.
Following is the schedule:
Sept. 1-4 - marlin tournament sponsored by the Cape Henry Billfish Club and the Virginia Bluewater Gamefish Association with a $50,000 prize for catching a tagged marlin. Headquarters at Rudee Inlet. Info: Larry Davenport at 427-4681 days and 426-7042 evenings.
Sept. 1-4 - speckled trout tournament sponsored by the Tidewater Anglers Club with headquarters at Cobbs Marina. Info: Art Christman at 467-7734.
Sept. 16-17 - tuna tournament sponsored by Fisherman's Wharf Marina. Headquarters at the marina. Info: Charlie Hayes at 428-2111.
Sept. 16-24 - flounder tournament sponsored by Cobbs Marina and headquartered there with a $10,000 prize for a tagged flounder. Info: Nancy Cobb at 588-5401.
Sept. 22-24 - ``Big Inshore/Offshore'' fishing tournament sponsored by Marina Shores to benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Headquartered at Marina Shores. Info: Danny Roberts at 496-7000.
Sept. 30 through Oct. 1 - amberjack/cobia tournament sponsored by the Fisherman's Wharf Marina and the Virginia Anglers Club. Headquartered at the marina. Info: Dr. James Wright at 481-2626. MEMO: Got an interesting sports-related story to tell? If so, call The Beacon
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