The tournament is open to male,
female and coed teams in three divisions,
including Youth (ages 6-15), High School
(ages 16-18) and Adult (ages 19+). The
top three teams in each division will
qualify for
the Regional
Championship
of their
choice. The
tournament
will begin at 9
a.m. and carries a four-game guarantee for
each team.
“Erie has a great reputation for
successfully hosting large-scale soccer
tournaments, so it made sense to bring
our national tour to the region,” said
Travis Tew, National Tournament
Director for 3v3 Live. “We’re excited to
give soccer enthusiasts of all ages the
chance to compete in a fun tournament at
a great location at ErieBank Sports Park.”
Registration is open now for all
divisions. Early registration prices will
be available through June 17. For more
information and registration, visit
www.3v3live.com/erie.
ErieBank Sports Park will also play host
to the Flag Football World Championship
Tour (FFWCT) when it brings Battle
Erie: USA vs. Canada to the region for the
first time Oct. 13-14 as part of its Battle
Circuit. Complete details on the adult
regional tournament will be released at a
later date.
For more information on the event,
visit ffwct.com/event-calendar/battle-
erie/.
“To have two first-time events hosted at
ErieBank Sports Park in 2018 only further
illustrates the importance of the facility
to our region and to the sports tourism
industry as a whole,” said Ron Sertz,
Executive Director of the Erie Sports
Commission. “We will continue to work
with our national event contacts to fill
the space with new and exciting events.
As the renovations
proceed, the types of
events we can attract to
the complex will only
broaden in scope and
sport type. It’s a very
exciting time for the
sports tourism industry
in Erie, Pa.”
CROWDS FLIP FOR
THE 17TH ANNUAL
STARS AND STRIPES
GYMNASTICS
INVITATIONAL
Erie Gymnastics Center and Team
Lightning hosted the 17th Annual Stars
and Stripes Gymnastics Invitational at the
Bayfront Convention Center in January.
The Stars and Stripes Invitational is
recognized as the largest coed gymnastics
invitational in Pennsylvania, and one of the
largest in the eastern United States.
17TH ANNUAL STARS AND
STRIPES GYMNASTICS
INVITATIONAL
The event attracted more than 50
teams and nearly 1,700 athletes from
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York,
Ohio and Ontario.
The Stars and Stripes Invitational was
founded in the wake of the September
11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and each year
honors a local military, police or fire and
rescue-related organization as a charity
partner. Since the event’s inception, Erie
Gymnastics has raised more than $75,000
for related charities.
The benefiting charity for this year’s
event was the Fallen Soldiers Picnic Fund.
Based in Erie, the organization hosts a
Memorial Day picnic each year in honor of
several local servicemembers who lost their
lives in combat or to PTSD since 2003. The
organization donates funds raised to assist
local military families and causes.
“It’s hard to believe this is the 17th
time we’ve hosted the Stars and Stripes
Invitati