It was a Columbus Day weekend of sun and soccer

The weather was sunny and beautiful, the fall foliage was brilliant and it was a perfect weekend for soccer.
Teams from Haverford Soccer Club's travel program played in games all over the area during Columbus Day weekend. Twenty-seven of the Club’s 29 travel teams — that’s over 400 players — participated in tournaments as far away as Allentown and Cape May.
Lehigh Valley Fall FestSixteen travel teams from Haverford Soccer Club made a trip to the Lehigh Valley Fall Fest over Columbus Day weekend. The Fall Fest, a two-day tournament that takes place near Allentown, is a favorite for teams and their families. Each team plays four games over the course of the weekend and winners of each division are awarded medals.
Many teams stay overnight in the area to allow players and their families the opportunity to get to know each other. The Fall Fest drew 141 teams this year from as far away as New York. Games took place at five different field complexes in Lehigh County. Coach Aimee Moran was especially proud of her team’s performance in their very first tournament at Lehigh.
The U9 Lightning finished fourth in their division with one win, two losses and a tie. The girls played a tremendous game against the first place finishers, losing by only one goal for a final score of 2-3.
Parent Sally Lynch enjoyed watching her three children play with each of their teams during “the day Havertown moves to Allentown.”
The U12 Girls Hurricane, coached by Bernie Holtz, placed third in their division after playing three shutouts. They scored 11 goals over the course of the tournament and only let in two. It was a great weekend for all. Here’s a round-up of how Haverford’s teams did at the Fall Fest:
Team Final Division Place
Haverford Strikers (U10 Boys) 5
Haverford Blackhawks (U11 Boys) 4
Haverford Blaze (U11 Boys) 5
Haverford Fury (U14 Boys) 2
Haverford Lightning (U9 Girls) 4
Haverford Hawks (U9 Girls) 7
Haverford Hot Spurs (U10 Girls) 6
Haverford Firebirds (U10 Girls) 7
Haverford Flames (U11 Girls) 2
Haverford Rockets (U11 Girls) 4
Haverford Chargers (U12 Girls) 6
Haverford Hurricane (U12 Girls) 3
Haverford Elite Knights (U14 Girls) 4
Haverford Thunder (U14 Girls) 5
Haverford Red Tornadoes (U15 Girls) 8
Haverford Inferno (U16 Girls) 5

More tournaments: The Lehigh Valley wasn't the only place Haverford teams traveled over Columbus Day.
The Haverford Firecrackers, U10 girls coached by Sandi George, traveled to Cape May for the George Pratt Memorial Soccer Tournament.
Haverford’s Boca Juniors, a U9 Boys team coached by Tom Rickards, took first place in their division at the United Junior Soccer League Columbus Cup tournament.
The Delco League Columbus Day Tournament drew a number of Haverford boys teams. The Haverford Celtics, U10 boys, coached by Tom Timoney, came in first in their bracket.
The Haverford Fireballs, U13 boys coached by Mike Stein, attended as well. After two tough losses, the Fireballs won their final game with a score of 5-0 and celebrated with a team lunch at The Winner’s Circle Restaurant. Five more teams from Haverford also competed at Delco: the U9 Storm, the U10 Rangers, the U11 Golden Stars, U12 Dynamos and the U12 Gunners.
The Haverford Highlanders U13 boys team competed in the Jack Walsh Memorial Soccer Tournament hosted by Hunter Soccer Club in Glenside. They lost in the final of the silver flight after stopper Justin Mascone broke his clavical. Coach Bill Bradley thought the boys deserved to win, but decided it was a "good steppingstone for the rest of the season."
The Haverford Heat, U13 girls coached by Bill Neef, finished first in their division at the 2010 Explorer Cup in Philadelphia.
As the fall season winds down, Haverford’s teams look forward to The HSC Banquet on Sunday, Nov. 7, at Drexelbrook from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 for children and head coaches and $27 for adults. Go to HSC’s Web site to order your tickets, www.haverfordsoccer.org .