堪萨斯州约翰逊县：Children's Mercy 冠名 Heartland 青少年足球邀请赛，近700支球队分两周末参赛
美国堪萨斯州约翰逊县欧弗兰帕克市消息：Heartland 足球协会10月27日宣布，儿童医院 Children's Mercy 成为2026年 Heartland 青少年足球邀请赛的冠名赞助商。这项赛事预计迎来近700支球队，分两个周末举行：女子组10月30日至11月1日，男子组11月6日至11月8日，场地为 Scheels 欧弗兰帕克足球综合体与 Garmin 奥拉西足球综合体。
Children's Mercy 高级总监玛丽·海因里希（Mary Heinrich）在协会通稿中表示，冠名这项赛事是医院支持青少年体育与社区健康的一部分。Heartland 邀请赛是美国中西部规模最大的青少年足球赛事之一，每年吸引堪萨斯城都会区及周边各州的球队参加。
赛事期间，两个足球综合体周边预计迎来大量参赛家庭，协会提醒参赛者提前规划交通与住宿。
来源：GSM·美国
Kansas: Children's Mercy Title-Sponsors the Heartland Youth Soccer Invitational, With Nearly 700 Teams Over Two Weekends
OVERLAND PARK, Johnson County, Kansas — The Heartland Soccer Association announced on October 27 that children's hospital Children's Mercy will be the title sponsor of the 2026 Heartland Youth Soccer Invitational. The tournament is expected to draw nearly 700 teams over two weekends: girls' teams from October 30 to November 1 and boys' teams from November 6 to 8, at the Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex and the Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex.
Mary Heinrich, a senior director at Children's Mercy, said in the association's release that title-sponsoring the tournament is part of the hospital's support for youth sports and community health. The Heartland Invitational is one of the Midwest's largest youth soccer tournaments, drawing teams from the Kansas City metro and surrounding states each year.
Large numbers of participating families are expected around both complexes during the tournament, and the association advises attendees to plan travel and lodging ahead.
Source: GSM · America
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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