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Young soccer players converge on Northwest suburbs

Posted May 27, 2016 1:00 am

Daily Herald report

Nearly 600 youth soccer teams are converging on the Northwest suburbs this weekend for the massive Grove United tournament, which opened Friday night despite a little rain.

The Memorial Day Shootout is being played at Olympic Park, 1675 E. Old Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg; Connelly Park 64 N. Azalea Drive, Schaumburg; and Palatine High School 1111 N. Rohlwing Road, Palatine. Games will be played all weekend with the championships on Sunday.

Admission is free for spectators. For details on games, visit www.groveunitedsoccer.com.

Lions SC U10 player Alexis Sanchez, attacking midfielder, goes up against the goalie of the Chicago CSA Barcelona at the Grove United Memorial Day Shootout soccer tournament Friday in Schaumburg. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

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