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Brandon Occhiuzzi, Kale Johncox and Jeffrey Johnson are looking
forward to playing on Huntsville’s two new soccer fields.
Soccer fields set to open
By Chris Occhiuzzi
A pair of new soccer fields will be
officially opened this month in
Huntsville.
The Huntsville Soccer Club is having
a grand opening for two new fields
in McCulley-Robertson Park on May
25 at 7 p.m.
All are invited to participate in this
event, with the Huntsville Soccer Club
holding a ribbon cutting ceremony
and offering cake to those in attendance.
Although the Huntsville Soccer
Club’s house leagues will begin play
the week before, the celebration has
been scheduled to follow Victoria Day
weekend.
The opening of the new fields is a
culmination of the Huntsville Soccer
Club’s efforts. Around five years ago,
the club began working on a plan to
develop new fields.
With rising enrollments into the
club’s youth programs, more space and
field time was becoming a necessity.
Finally, in Spring 2009, the
Huntsville Soccer Club and the Town
of Huntsville came together with a
plan to make this happen.
Work began on the new fields last
summer and thanks to the tireless
efforts of John Burnside, the cofounder
of the Huntsville Soccer Club
and the current club head, as well as
contributions from many other volunteers,
the fields are ready to go.
“The town’s been great with us.
They have been very co-operative,”
says Burnside. “We’ve worked really
well together and it’s huge bonus to
have these new fields this year.”
Also this year, the artificial turf field
at Conroy Park will be opened, creating
more opportunities from a business
and tourism standpoint.
“The two new fields and Conroy
Park coming on this year will allow us
to do tournaments and bring other
teams to town,” says Burnside. “Sports
tourism is very important to the town
and the club.”
Photograph: Chris Occhiuzzi
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