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Two of the biggest local soccer tournaments of the year are taking place ― one last weekend; one this coming weekend ― right in Loves Park at Sportscore Two.
The Puri Cup College Showcase was last weekend and the Puri Champions Cup is this weekend, all at Sportscore Two and Wedgbury Stadium. Teams are comprised of athletes from the ages of 8 to 19 on the male side and 11 to 19 on the female side. They come in from across the Midwest, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota.
More on girls soccer: Girls soccer: Check out these 13 girls to watch around the Rockford area this soccer season
The Puri Cup College Showcase brought in 154 teams with over 10,000 in attendance. This weekend is 308 teams are expected. Competition begins on Friday night and continues through Sunday.
Rockford Raptors FC teams are taking part in both tournaments.
Rockford has hosted the Puri Cup tourneys since 2012. Last weekend's tourney had 30 more teams than last year.
GoRockford estimated the two tournaments would bring $3.4 million in to the city.
"The return of the Puri Cup tournaments is a testament to the growth of Rockford as a soccer town,” Lindsay Arellano, GoRockford vice president of sales and service, said in a statement. “This tournament continues to grow, filling our hotels and bringing in thousands of players, spectators and fans, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the Rockford region."
Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at [email protected] and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star.
This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Find out what soccer tournaments have Sportscore Two fields buzzing
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The Puri Cup College Showcase was last weekend and the Puri Champions Cup is this weekend, all at Sportscore Two and Wedgbury Stadium. Teams are comprised of athletes from the ages of 8 to 19 on the male side and 11 to 19 on the female side. They come in from across the Midwest, including Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota.
More on girls soccer: Girls soccer: Check out these 13 girls to watch around the Rockford area this soccer season
The Puri Cup College Showcase brought in 154 teams with over 10,000 in attendance. This weekend is 308 teams are expected. Competition begins on Friday night and continues through Sunday.
Rockford Raptors FC teams are taking part in both tournaments.
Rockford has hosted the Puri Cup tourneys since 2012. Last weekend's tourney had 30 more teams than last year.
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GoRockford estimated the two tournaments would bring $3.4 million in to the city.
"The return of the Puri Cup tournaments is a testament to the growth of Rockford as a soccer town,” Lindsay Arellano, GoRockford vice president of sales and service, said in a statement. “This tournament continues to grow, filling our hotels and bringing in thousands of players, spectators and fans, and we are thrilled to welcome them to the Rockford region."
Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at [email protected] and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star.
This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Find out what soccer tournaments have Sportscore Two fields buzzing
Continue reading...
