[ Contact Info ] • Web Site: www.greatLVsoccer.com • Telephone #: 1-877-346-6751 • E-mail: soccer@lehighvalleypa.org • Mail: Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival % Lehigh Valley Sports Commission PO Box 20785, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0785		[ Releases ]   [ January 10, 2007 ] Soccer Star Tab Ramos to Headline ALll-America Soccer Woskshop in February February 23-25, 2007 Lehigh Valley, Pa. - January 3, 2007 - Three-time U.S. Soccer Men's National World Cup star Tab Ramos will be the featured guest at the inaugural All-America Soccer Workshop on February 23-25, 2007 at the Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel & Conference Center on Routes 22 and 512 in Bethlehem, Pa. [ full story ] [ October, 2005 ] 2005 Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival LV Sports Commission Helps Promotes Successful Event LEHIGH VALLEY, PA — Solid refereeing and perfect weather conditions helped make the 3rd annual Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival exactly that -- GREAT! More than 40 referees from District #6 of the Lehigh Valley Referee Chapter received rave reviews by participating youth team coaches, players and parents alike. The chapter is part of the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association Referees’ Committee. [ full story ] [ photo gallery ] [ October 2005 ] LV Sports Commission Helps Promotes Successful Event [ page 1 .pdf file ] [ page 2 .jpg file ] [ July 26, 2005 ] Strong concert line-up marks tournament weekend (Allentown, PA) – Soccer players and their families who are attending the 2005 Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival are in-store for an added bonus. Coinciding with the tournament is the annual Great Allentown Fair, held from August 30th until September 5th. This year’s fair boasts a strong, yet diverse concert line-up. [ full story ] Lehigh Valley Sports Commission Scores First Goal Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival to Make for "Great" Labor Day Weekend Lehigh Valley, PA – The Lehigh Valley Sports Commission, founded in 2002 as an arm of the Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, has landed its first major event. Colone Associates, an event management company based in New York, will bring the Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival to the Lehigh County Soccer Complex on August 30-31, 2003. [ full story ] [ July 20, 2005 ] Football Luncheon Friday August 19th 12:00 -2:00 pm Please arrive by 11:30 am Holiday Inn Conference Center Fogelsville,PA [ full story ] [ July 20, 2005 ] FC Revolution joins East Fishkill to headline Labor Day Event! FC Revolution out of the Reading, PA area now tops the East Fishkill Soccer Club in enrollment into the Labor Day Weekend Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival with the recent entry of 10 teams [ full story ] [ July 20, 2005 ] Memo Re: 3rd Annual Kick-Off Classic Football Luncheon [ full story ] [ July 14, 2005 ] East Fishkill Soccer Club has already enrolled 6 teams for the Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival, including its Flames and Blizzards U14 boys teams, its Rage U11 girls team, and Scream U13 girls team. So far, they lead with the most teams in the tournament. It is expected that upwards of 70 teams ranging from Maryland to Upstate NY, everyone wants to be a part of this quality event. Entry deadline is August 15th! [ April 20, 2005 ] Contact: Michael Kuzy, (610) 882-9200 mkuzy@lehighvalleypa.org Bethlehem to Host the U.S. Speed Skating National Spring Conference National Event to Bring Hundreds of Visitors to the Lehigh Valley (Lehigh Valley, Pa) – The Lehigh Valley Sports Commission – an arm of the Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, in conjunction with the East Penn Speed Skating Club – has successfully landed the 2005 National Spring Conference and Hall of Fame Banquet for U.S. Speed Skating. The event will be held April 21-24 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. [ full story ] [ April 19, 2005 ] For immediate release: Major Soccer Event Coming Soon to Harford County A Professional Soccer Preview on Saturday, May 14th! Double A pro soccer is coming soon to Harford County, MD! The “City Islanders,” a Division II A-League team based in Harrisburg, PA will play an exhibition friendly against the Maryland College All-Stars. The match is scheduled for Saturday, May 14th on the main field at Harford Community College with kick-off at 3:00 PM. [ full story ] [ April 2005 ] Harford County Professional Soccer Preview The City Islanders/A-League vs. Maryland College All-Star Team May 14th, 2005 Kick-off at 3:00 PM [ full story ] [ February 8, 2005 ] Contact: Gene Nichols, (610) 882-9200 gnichols@lehighvalleypa.org THE LEHIGH VALLEY LANDS THE 2005 PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS International Tournament to Bring Hundreds of Visitors to the Area this Summer (Lehigh Valley, Pa) – The Lehigh Valley Sports Commission – an arm of the Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau – has successfully landed the PDGA Disc Golf World Championships for the summer of 2005 (Professional Disc Golf Association). The event will be held July 23 – 30 at Allentown’s Little Lehigh Parkway and Jordan Creek Park. Quakertown’s Nockamixon State Park and Tinicum Park in Erwinna will also host matches. [ full story ] [ February 2005 ] SECOND ANNUAL NIKE COACH OF THE YEAR FOOTBALL CLINIC, FEBRUARY 10,11,12 2005 For information contact: Jim Tkach, Clinic Director, (610) 760-0550 Al Wilson, Clinic Coordinator, (215) 348-1551 Stan Dakosty, (570) 668-0241 (Lehigh Valley, Pa) -- The second annual Eastern Pennsylvania NIKE Coach of the Year Football Clinic will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Eastern Pennsylvania Clinic is one of nineteen held nation-wide and was founded by legendary football coaches Bud Wilkinson and Duffy Daugherty. The Crowne Plaza has recently undergone a multi-million dollar refurbishment and is a perfect venue to host the clinic. [ full story ] [ February 2005 ] 3rd annual "Great" Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival! Come one, come all to the 3rd annual "Great" Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival! It’s the summer family soccer vacation, of all soccer vacations! It’s played every year over the Labor Day Weekend in Allentown/Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. There are both club and select team brackets, for girls in age groups from under 10 through under 19 and for boys from under 10 through under 14. Each team is guaranteed 4 matches. The actual playing dates are Saturday-Sunday, September 3-4, 2005. [ full story ] [ November 04, 2004 ] Baseballfest 2004 Makes its Pitch to the Lehigh Valley Second Annual Charity Event Brings Current, Former Baseball Stars to Northampton (Lehigh Valley, Pa) – The Lehigh Valley Yankee Fan Club (LVYF), with the help of the Lehigh Valley Sports Commission, will be hosting BASEBALLFEST 2004 on Thanksgiving Weekend. [ full story ] [ November 01, 2004 ] East Penn Rugby Union Collegiate Championships Coming to the Lehigh Valley this Weekend Dates: Saturday and Sunday, November 6 & 7, 2004 Place: Monocacy Park, Schoenersville Road Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Hosts: The Lehigh Valley Rugby Football Club in conjunction with the East Penn Rugby Union and the Lehigh Valley Sports Commission [ full story ] [ August 27, 2004 ] To: Regional Media Subject: Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival 2004; 65 teams coming to play The 2nd annual Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival kicks-off over the Labor Day Weekend, September 4-5 on 10 soccer fields at the Sports Fields of Lehigh County Park, off of Cedar Creek Parkway, West in Whitehall/Lehigh County, PA. Sixty five youth soccer teams will be participating, 41 girls' teams and 24 boys' teams in 17 competitive age group brackets. While most of the participating teams are from Pennsylvania, others will be coming in from communities from Virginia to Canada. The FC Revolution from Sinking Springs, PA enrolled the most teams from one club, 7. [ full story ] [ July 2004 ] The 5th Annual Haldeman / Yuengling Bob Walsh Memorial Classic The Best in Men’s Major Fast-Pitch Softball The 5th Annual Bob Walsh Memorial Classic for Men’s Major Fast-Pitch Softball gets under way this Friday, July 23rd at Patriots Park in Allentown, PA. Scheduled start time is 7:00 pm with Circle Tap of Denmark, Wisconsin pitted against Federal Lock & Safe of Arlington, Virginia. The 9:00 pm game features Broken Bow Spirit of New York and Nebraska taking on Heflin Builders of Ballston Lake, New York. [ full story ] [ February 17, 2004 ] Contact: Albert Colone, (607) 432-4365 albert@colassoc.com Gene Nichols, (610) 882-9200 gnichols@lehighvalleypa.org THE MORNING CALL SIGNS ON TO SPONSOR GREAT LEHIGH VALLEY SOCCER FESTIVAL (Lehigh Valley, PA) -- The Morning Call, one of eastern Pennsylvania's leading newspapers has agreed to become the exclusive "print media" partner to the Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival. [ full story ] [ February 6, 2003 ] Contact: Gene Nichols, (610) 882-9200 gnichols@lehighvalleypa.org LEHIGH VALLEY SPORTS COMMISSION SCORES FIRST GOAL Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival to Make for “Great” Labor Day Weekend (Lehigh Valley, PA) – The Lehigh Valley Sports Commission, founded in 2002 as an arm of the Lehigh Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, has landed its first major event. Colone Associates, an event management company based in New York, will bring the Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival to the Lehigh County Soccer Complex on August 30-31, 2003. [ full story ] The 2005 Great Lehigh Valley Soccer Festival At A Glance: Played on very good soccer fields at the centrally located Sport Fields of Lehigh County and other nearby facilities. There is a very strong hospitality sector surrounding the playing sites that include hotels, motor inns, restaurants, shopping and many other entertainment opportunities. [ full story ] [ April 24, 1998 ] The Morning Call - Allentown SUCCESS WAS ETCHED IN STEEL 80 YEARS AGO * THE STEEL SPONSORED A DOMINATING SOCCER TEAM THAT WON 9 CUPS IN SEVEN YEARS. by ERNIE LONG, The Morning Call Bethlehem is known for its steel mills, made world-famous by Billy Joel in his hit song "Allentown". But few people today remember that Bethlehem Steel was once famous for producing more than beams and girders. "The Steel", as it is known in the Lehigh Valley, was once heralded around the country for its competitiveness on the soccer field as well. [ full story ]