Girls travel teams hold open tryouts

A pair of local travel soccer clubs will be holding tryouts for the fall season during the upcoming weeks.

The Riverdale Lions will conduct their tryouts in an academy atmosphere, with multiple dates scheduled over the next two weeks. Players are invited to participate in as many practices as possible, so they can experience what it is like to be a member of the team.

The Lions will be an Under-13 squad in the fall, so girls born after July 31, 1996 are eligible. Tryout date are as follows; Saturdays, June 6 and 13, from 8 to 10 a.m., at Baker Field, located at 218th Street and Broadway; Mondays, June 8 and 15, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., near the Horse Stables in Van Cortlandt Park; and Wednesdays, June 10 and 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., also at the Van Cortlandt Stables.

For more information about the Lions, call Giorgio Palmisano at 917-734- 5235 or e-mail giopalmisano@gmail.com.

In addition, the Riverdale Pumas travel team will also hold a tryout for prospective new members, on Saturday, June 6, at 9:30 a.m., on the grassy field near the Van Cortlandt Stables.

Girls who were born between Aug. 1, 1997 and July 31, 1998 are eligible to attend the tryouts. Participants are asked to bring a ball, shin guards, water and a positive attitude.

In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at 6 p.m.

For more information regarding the Pumas, call Anita Bryant at 917-553- 3517 or Anthony Rios at 917-939-2089.

This is part of the June 4, 2009 online edition of The Riverdale Press.

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