By By ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES - Soccer will be the main sport seen around town today as the Optimist Soccer League kicks into full gear for its 29th season.
Again this year many dedicated volunteers are giving an unbelievable amount of their time to help make the season another successful athletic event for the young people of the communities.
A few teams played their first games this past week, however, the majority of the teams will play their first games today.
Here is a schedule of today's games:
9 a.m.
Niles City Fire Local 2317 vs. Tyler Refrigeration, Eastside Park E
Jim's Lawn Service vs. Amerigreen, Buchanan McCoy Creek
Pizza Transit vs. Coldwell Banker R.E.S., Eastside Park W
Transportation Management vs. Warren Dunes Concessions, Ballard
Maxwell Family Keepsakes vs. Niles Daily Star, Buchanan Middle School West
LaSalle Bank vs. Aaron's Sales and Lease, Plym Park
Redbud Insurance Services vs. Total Quality Development, Buchanan Middle School
10 a.m.
Rick Rankel Excavating vs. The Bell building, Hunter Saathoff Park
10:30 a.m.
Middleton Financial Services vs. RV Surplus, Eastside Park E
Shine-A-Blind of Michiana vs. Campbell Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Buchanan McCoy Creek
Frosty Lawn Service vs. Jess Kelems Quality Used Cars, Eastside Park W
Chemical Bank vs. To Your Door, Ballard Elementary
Peel's Auto vs. Dr. Joyce Jilek, DDS, Buchanan Middle School W
Pillar To Post Home Insp. vs. Lesley &Mel Bookout, Buchanan Middle School E
Redbud Hardware vs. ATA Black Belt Academy, Niles Plym Park
11 a.m.
John's Glass vs. Country Heritage Credit Union, Hunter Saathoff Park
12 p.m.
Reits Flea Market vs. Cavanaugh Construction, Eastside Park E
AAA Straight Up Auction Service vs. Niles Vision Clinic, Buchanan McCoy Creek
Welsh &Sons Electric vs. Express-1, Eastside Park W
Skunk Works vs. Airway Oxygen, Ballard Elementary
Lucy's vs. Niles City Fire Local 2317, Buchanan Middle School W
Severn Trent Services vs. Kryder Veterinary Clinic, Buchanan Middle School E
Healthzone Chiropractic vs. Friends of the St. Joe River, Plym Park
1 p.m.
Stone Law vs. Amerigreen, Hunterstoff Park
1:30 p.m.
Camden TV &Appliance vs. Mark Skene Modern Reality, Eastside Park W
Fisher Innovative Technology vs. United Federal Credit Union, Eastside Park E
Federal-Mogul vs. Niles Service League, Buchanan Middle School
Tom Mosier Water Drilling vs. Modineer, Cassopolis Small Soul Shaker vs. McCarty Well Drilling, Plym Park
Pioneer vs. Airway Oxygen, Cassopolis Large
2 p.m.
Tem-Pace vs. Edward Jones, Hunter-Saathoff Park
Kulesia's Resturant vs. Tyler Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Cassopolis Kindergarten
3 p.m.
LaSalle Bank Midwest vs. Greater Niles Community Federal Credit Union, Cassopolis Kindergarten
K&M Machine-Fabricating vs. Grindstaff's Drywall, Cassopolis Small
J&J Donley Associates vs. Tyler Chevrolet-Hummer, Buchanan Middle School West
Crowe vs. Louanne Wesner Licensed Child Day Care, Plym Park
Porky's Party Place vs. Kruger Plastic Products, Cassopolis Large
4:30 p.m.
The Smile Center vs. C &S Machine Products, Cassopolis Small
Selge Construction vs. Harrington Orthodontics, Plym Park