(Harrisburg, PA, March 2, 2005) – The Harrisburg City Islanders will hold two days of open tryouts this weekend at the “In The Net” facility in Palmyra, in anticipation of the start of their 2005 Training Camp on Tuesday, March 8. This weekend’s tryouts will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on both Saturday, March 5, and Sunday, March 6.
Select trialists will be invited to return for the start of Harrisburg’s 2005 Training Camp, which officially kicks off at “In The Net” next Tuesday and will run from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. A complete Training Camp schedule will be released in the coming days.
DIRECTIONS TO “IN THE NET” (798 Airport Road, Palmyra, PA, 17078)
From Harrisburg and West:
Take 322 East through Hershey (past the Medical Center and Milton
Hershey School) and into Campbelltown.
At the second light in Campbelltown, turn left onto Route 117.
After approximately one mile, turn right onto Airport Road .
The complex will be on your right.
From Lancaster:
Take I-283 to Harrisburg.
Take the Route 743 Exit (Elizabethtown/Hershey).
Take Route 743 North to Hershey until you get to Route 322 East.
Turn right and take Route 322 East towards Campbelltown.
Turn left on Route 117 North.
After approximately one mile, turn right onto Airport Road.
The complex will be on your right.
From York:
Take I-83 North.
Merge onto Route 322 East via Exit 46B (Hershey).
Turn left onto Route 117 North.
After approximately one mile, turn right onto Airport Road.
The complex will be on your right.
The City Islanders will open their second season of play in the United Soccer Leagues Second Division on the road against the expansion Cincinnati Kings on Saturday, April 16, and play their 2005 home opener at Skyline Sports Complex against the arch rival Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday, April 23, at 7:05 p.m.
Season and group tickets are on sale now. Ticket prices remain the same as a season ago, with General Admission, Reserved, and Club Paradise packages available from $100 - $250 for adults and starting at just $50 for youth. Tickets are available by calling 717-441-GOAL and will be available online at www.cityislanders.com in the near future.
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