Novato Set to Host 25th Annual Soccer Tournament

Forty youth soccer teams from all corners of Northern California will be in town this weekend to take on 14 Novato-based squads on the opening weekend of the 25^th annual Novato Classic at three local sites.

, the and will be the venues as competition is held in six boys and two girls divisions Saturday and Sunday.

A majority of the girls competition (five additional divisions) will held next weekend, when 30 teams, including six from Novato, get into the action.

Highlighting Novato’s participation this weekend will be two teams highly regarded in the most recent Northern California rankings. Novato’s U10 boys will take a No. 4 ranking into the competition, while Novato’s U11 boys are ranked eighth.

Competition this weekend will take place in the Boys U9 through U13 and U19 divisions, as well as the Girls U10 and U11 divisions.

All participating teams are guaranteed three matches this weekend, with action beginning Saturday morning. The top teams from each pool will advance to semifinal play on Sunday, with the championship matches slated for later that same day.

Proceeds from the tournament go directly into the ’s scholarship fund, which was created to help ensure that all boys and girls get a chance to play.