12/10/08 There will be an indoor winter Futsal league at Rutgers with an Men's Over30 division that plays on Saturdays.

10/21/08 The Somerset Hills YMCA on Mt. Airy Road is looking for teams to play in a fast pace indoor league starting in December. Games are in the gym with 4 field players and a goalie. Unlimited on the fly subs. Play (2) 25 minute halves per game. Contact the Y or Bob Stubbs at 908-221-9040.

10/20/08 Playoffs will start next Saturday 10/25 at 9:30am. Bridgewater will play at Branchburg and Clinton at Hunterdon. Winners will play in the Finals on Nov. 1. Will assign 1 ref unless both teams competing want to use a 3 ref system (both teams email or call John to confirm). Teams will split the ref fees. Will use a 3 ref system for the Finals.

10/16/08 The Edge is now signing up teams for 3v3 league play at The Edge Sports Center. 3v3 soccer is a great workout, lots of touches on the ball and great fun. Sessions (8 games per session) start the week of Nov. 3rd. Play 2 24min games per night (9:00-11:00) with a max of 5 players on the roster. Great value at $250.00 per team including ref fees and T-shirts. Winner of each session will receive a cash prize.

We are currently holding pick up sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00-11:00 for those of you who wish to drop by and give it a try! The cost is only $10.00 per player. You can also find registration forms on the web at www.theedgesportscenter.net. Check out the video on the 3v3 league page if you have not yet seen a 3v3 game. The world is playing, so why not join in the fun! Sign up as a team or an individual and you will be placed on a team! Hope to see you there. Official rules will be on the website shortly!

9/9/08 We have 4 teams that want to play this fall. All games are Saturdays and will start at 9:30 AM. The home team pays the ref fee of $70. Players must be over 25 on game day. Non dangerous sliding tackles are OK. Yellow carded player must sit out 10 minutes but team can sub for the player. Red carded player is done for the game and may be suspended further depending on the reason and the team will play short.

8/25/08 Congratulations to all the 2008 Playoff Champions:

Over 30 A - Summit Gunners
Over 30 B - Sanofi-Aventis Rayders
Over 40 A - Chester
Over 40 B - New Providence II

Last year we only had 5 teams enter the fall season. Hopefully more will partake this time. The fall is a 25 and over age limit. Any club that played this summer can enter teams. New clubs can also join by paying the up front league fee. All games are played on Saturday mornings. Each team must have a home field. Fields may be shared. The season will commence on Sat. Sept. 13, 2008. If interested please send an email to jsantobrms@hotmail.com stating team name and home field location. The home team pays the ref fee of $70. Deadline for entering the fall season is 9/5/08.

8/9/08 Long time Hunterdon SC team mate, opponent and friend Ricky Bennett has lost his 14-year-old daughter Lucie to her life-long battle with the rare neurological disorder Batten disease. Recently hospitalized, Lucie had initially pulled through a brain operation performed four weeks ago and was expected to return home soon when she died in the arms of her father at Saint Peter's Medical Center in New Brunswick at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning.

Funeral services will be this Sunday between 3:00-5:00pm at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home on Main Street, Flemington. The Tricounty Soccer League will be sending flowers and condolences on behalf of the membership.

7/11/08 Playoffs will commence the week of August 4, 2008. ALL make ups must be played by Sunday Aug. 3. The standings on 8/3/08 will be final. In each division team 1 will host team 4 and 2 will host 3 in the semifinals. A 1 ref system will be used but a 3 ref system may be provided if both teams agree. Teams will split the ref's fees. The winners of the semis will compete in the finals for the championship. A 3 ref system will be used for the championship games and teams will split the fees.

Schedule all make ups ASAP. Inform me, jsantobrms@hotmail.com and I will assign the ref. All games as of 7/7/08 are now assigned. I will be out of the country July 24 to Aug. 4 but will have internet capability. If you must call to cancel or schedule or reschedule a game on those days contact Scott Ashcroft at 908-399-6916(C) or 908-730-9428(H). Scott will have the referee list and contact the assigned official.

4/16/08 New contacts for Clinton. New field for Bridgewater-Raritan.

3/24/08 Schedules posted.

3/18/08 Polonia Hillsborough(O40A) has found a field in Edison that is close to I-287 for the early part of the season (the first six Thursday games). The field is in good condition and the lights will be available for a later start time (7PM) to allow everybody to be on time. O40A clubs should contact John to give opinions about later start time and location.

3/9/08 O40 flights will remain as last year. Final groupings are shown below. Any club interested in O50 should contact John. If we get about 5 teams, the O50 games would be scheduled on a day other than Tuesday.

3/5/08 Due to number of teams and last seasons results, the 2008 season will be played with 2 divisions of 8 teams in the O30. The "A" division will comprise of Bridgewater-Raritan, Bridgewater United, Clinton Town FC I, Hunterdon II, Hunterdon III, Shamrock Rovers, Summit Gunners and Tewksbury. The "B" division will be Branchburg United, Clinton Town FC II, Hillsborough United, Hunterdon I, IC United, National Starch, Readington FC and Sanofi-Aventis Rayders. Each team will play home and away with each club in their division for a 14 game season. All games are scheduled for 6:30 PM on Tuesdays. Please send field issues and sharing constraints to tricounty@att.net immediately and the schedule will be developed. Check directions, team contacts, and colors and send any changes to tricounty@att.net.

3/3/08 Insurance premiums have not been paid by Bridgewater UTD, B/R, Clinton Teams, and Nat'l Starch. Randy will be submitting the premiums on Sunday 3/10/08. After that date, the teams that have not paid will have to contact the broker in Texas and handle their own premium payments, applications, and certificates.

3/3/08 Teams missing from meeting were Bridgewater-Raritan, Watchung, Hillsborough United, National Starch and the Clinton teams. We received subsequent confirmation that all except Watchung will return. In O30A, New Providence, Polonia and most likely Watchung are dropping out. Hunterdon will add a new 30A team (Hunterdon 3). Springfield wants to enter a new team in 30B or C. Polonia is adding a team in 40A. In the over 40s it looks like we will have 15 teams. Several clubs were interested in an 050 divison on Tuesday nights. We may have 4 or 5 teams. All clubs should check their contact information.

The underage rule in the bylaws is revised. Rule 1. C. Age Limit changed from April 1st of the seasonal year to date of game. Following added to the end of the rule: Team managers/coaches must find out the age of any player they allow to play on the team. If an underage player is discovered playing prior to the opponent team being notified, the game will be forfeited by the guilty team and they will have to pay the referee fee.

2/22/08 2008 Insurance fees are unchanged: $10/player, with most teams paying $150-200, depending on roster size. Teams need not pay twice for players that play in both the over 30's and over 40's. Checks payable to "Bene-Marc". Insurance fees must be paid at the meeting.

1/21/08 The annual preseason meeting will take place on Monday February 25, 2008 7:30 PM at the Chimney Rock Inn on Chimney Rock Rd. in Bridgewater (Directions). Any team that wishes to play this season must have a representative at the meeting. Trophies will be handed out to the 2007 winners. The league fee remains $50 for the season. Referee fees will also remain the same $70 for over 30 and $65 for over 40. Insurance fees will be discussed by Randy Dahme. Bring a separate check for Insurance. All teams must secure a HOME field. Note any restrictions to home field. Games will commence on April 22 for over 30 and April 24 for over 40.