The 27th Annual Lincoln Page Memorial Day Tournament, hosted by the people of the Massapequa Soccer Club, will be played on Saturday, May 27, Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29.

Up to 262 youth soccer teams from the northeastern United States will take part in the competition.

The Lincoln Page field sites are John Burns Park in Massapequa, Field of Dreams in Massapequa, Peter Collins Soccer Park in Plainview, the Polo Fields at Bethpage State Park, Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale, andSpeno Park in East Meadow.

The tourney was known as the Massapequa Memorial Day Tournament for the first 25 years of its existence.

"Renaming the tournament was our way of thanking Lincoln for all his work the past two decades," said Lincoln Page Memorial Day Tournament director Chuck Schwartz.

Lincoln was very much involved in the tournament that now bears his name for the past 17 years, which included serving as the tournament director. He often alternated roles with longtime friend Isabel Driscoll. Lincoln has also served as the Massapequa Soccer Club's president, Treasurer and girls coach. For all his volunteering, he is a Long Island Junior Soccer League Hall of Famer and the press has sometimes dubbed Massapequa "the Land of Lincoln."

"It's very flattering to have the tournament named after me," Lincoln commented, "I'm very appreciative of the Massapequa Soccer Club for doing this."

For more info about the 27th Annual Lincoln Page Memorial Day Tournament, please contact Chuck Schwartz at mscsteelers@yahoo.com or 426-9280.