Sports

Nazareth Players Need Help to Foot the Bill

A fundraiser is planned Oct. 2 at Jacobsburg State Park to help fund a soccer team's trip to the National Championship in Florida.

The Grifos Girls 97 -- a Keystone Athletic soccer team that boasts six players from Nazareth -- will be holding a Cross Country 5K Fun Run & 1 Mile Fitness Walk at on Oct. 2 to raise money for a championship tournament in Florida.

After taking second place in the USL Super Y league, the team was invited to take part in the National Championship in Tampa, Fla.

In order to attend the National Championship, which will be held in December, the team needs to raise money to help cover travel expenses.

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Those interested in participating can register online at www.active.com or by filling out the registration form on the team's Facebook event page (you will need to scroll down the page to locate the form).

Entry fees are as follows:

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  • 5K Cross Country Fun Run -- $30 per person ($35 if registered after Sept. 21)
  • 5K Cross Country Fun Run (under 16) -- $25 per person
  • 1 Mile Fitness Walk -- $20 per person ($30 if you'd like a T-shirt)
  • 1 Mile Fitness Walk (under 10) -- $10 per person
  • Teams (four of more) -- $25 per member ($30 if registered after Sept. 21)
  • Checks can be made payable to:
    Debbie Cattell
    409 Colver Road
    Nazareth, PA 18064

If You Go:

  • What: Cross Country 5K Fun Run & 1 Mile Fitness Walk
  • Where: Jacobsburg State Park
    835 Jacobsburg Road

    Wind Gap, PA 18091
  • When: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2

The Grifos Girls 97 Soccer Team: 

Jessica Aseng – Bushkill
Nicole Brigante – Tobyhanna
Victoria Burkhart – Mount Pocono
Jordan Cardinale – Allentown
Aubrey Carreras – Bethlehem
Rachel Cattell – Nazareth
Jenny Charles – Easton
Meghan Grundhauser – Easton
Lyla King – Easton
Meghan Lazarchak – Nazareth
Catherine Lopes – Tobyhanna
Holly Lunt – Nazareth
Abigail Marchese – Nazareth
Victoria Pinel – Nazareth
Amber Quinn – Stroudsburg
Erin Sharpe – Saylorsburg
Amy Strauser – Nazareth


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