Posted on: September 30, 2019

This past weekend, the annual Lakers Fall Classic soccer tournament was cancelled due to extreme weather. Over the years, the event has experienced challenging conditions such as heavy rain, intense heat, extreme cold, and even snow. Unfortunately, Friday’s weather was unprecedented and caused the first cancellation of the entire tournament. The powerful rain and intermittent thunderstorms that began at 11:00 a.m. on Friday and continued (off and on) until 2:00 a.m. on Saturday morning made for unplayable conditions the rest of the weekend, particularly when combined with the low temperatures and continued precipitation throughout parts of Saturday and Sunday.

The Laker tournament committee and the Glen Ellyn Park District are confident that cancelling was the correct decision, but we are extremely disappointed as we know many players and families look forward to this annual soccer event. Despite the outcome of the weekend, the Park District is truly appreciative of the dedicated group of volunteers and staff that planned and organized the tournament over the past year. On Friday morning, the park was ready and all that remained were the 250 games to be played!