The Syracuse Eagles Soccer team, is a home school, varsity and JV team sponsored by Northern Onondaga LEAH chapter, that includes team members from the Syracuse area.
This lens will focus on places the team plays games at. It will provide information about the home and away fields, how to get there and where to eat.
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Eagle's Field
This field is where the Eagle's boy's and girl's team practice and play their home games. Field has two port-a-pots. No shelter in bad weather.
- Map: Meltzer Park
- Practice will be located at Meltzer Park, off Stearns Road, in Clay.
- Directions: From Thruway to Field
- Google To get from the Thruway to the fields:
- From I90, get off at exit 36
- Take R81 north
- Get off at exit 30, turn left on Rt 31
- Head west about 3 miles on Rt 31 towards Clay & Baldwinsvill, NY
- 5300 Grace Evangelical Covenant Church is just before you make the left turn on Stearns Rd.
- Turn Left on Stearns Rd, go a short distance (2/10 of a mile roughly)
- Turn left into Meltzers Park - Eat Place: McDonald's
- Very close by. Also in that area are other fast food places.
- Eat Place: Heids Hot Dog
- Heids Hot Dog has been around forever and is a local institution. If you get a chance to eat there, you've got to do it at least once! They server really good dogs, birch beer, fries, grilled cheese sandwiches, etc.
- Eat Place: Heids Directions from Field
- Here's how to get to Heids from the fields. Easy to get back to the Thruway or 81 from here.
Game Place: Binghamton Home School
Travel Tim/Distance: From Nedrow Exit, South of Syracuse: 66 Miles, 1hr 10min
Rest Rooms: Nice restrooms, but at the north end of the park - major hike.
Address:
Ostiningo Park
1 Ostiningo Park
Binghamton, NY 13901
Rest Rooms: Nice restrooms, but at the north end of the park - major hike.
Address:
Ostiningo Park
1 Ostiningo Park
Binghamton, NY 13901
Several places to eat off Rt 81, exit 6, North bound
- Location
- From the Eagles recon satellite, shows a picture of the soccer fields. No swimming please.
- Directions: From Nedrow Exit 81
- Take 81 South to Exit 5. Take a left at the light onto Front Street. Take a left at the second light onto Bevier Street.Ostiningo Park is on the left and the field is at the end of the loop on the left.
- Otsiningo Park
- General information about the park. This park is managed by Broome County Department of Parks and Recreation. Site has some maps of hiking trails, lists facilities
Game Place: Calvary Chapel
Travel Time/Distance: From Exit 39 on Thruway (690), 1hr, 65 miles
Rest Rooms: Yes, until 5:00pm
This is one of the places that the Scarlet Knights play
Address:
The address for the church is:
Calvary Chapel of the Finger Lakes
1777 Rte 332
Farmington 14425
Rest Rooms: Yes, until 5:00pm
This is one of the places that the Scarlet Knights play
Address:
The address for the church is:
Calvary Chapel of the Finger Lakes
1777 Rte 332
Farmington 14425
- Location
- Click on the link to see satellite picture of the location. Picture is useful for knowing what your looking for.
- Directions: from Thruway
- Map from Thruway exit 44 to Calvery Chapel.
- Take the Thruway to west to exit 44.
- Head south on Route 332, cross Route 96 and travel about 3 miles.
- The school/church is on the left.
Route 332 is a divided highway -- you will have to continue to the traffic light just past the school and make a U-turn to get in the other lane in order to turn into the parking lot. The field and parking is behind the building.
The school building will NOT be open after 5:00 -- no restrooms after that. - Calvary Chapel of the Finger Lakes
- Information about Calvery Chapel
- Eat Place: McDonalds
- On the corner of 332 and 96 on the way between Thruway and fields.
Game Place: Central Baptist Academy
Travel Tim/Distance: From Syracuse, 1hr 25min, 68 miles
Rest Rooms: In the school on the North side of the parking lot.
Address:
Central Baptist Christian Academy
1606 State Route 12
Binghamton, NY 13901
Rest Rooms: In the school on the North side of the parking lot.
Address:
Central Baptist Christian Academy
1606 State Route 12
Binghamton, NY 13901
- Location
- This is a Google Satellite image of the school. The field is behind/east of the school, down a big hill.
- Directions: from Syracuse
- From Interstate 81 South - take Exit 6. At the bottom of the ramp, take a left.
- At the next light, take a left on to Front Street. Be in the left lane of the two lanes and at the next light continue straight for 1 mile.
- The church is on the right and there is a driveway to the school immediately after the church building.
- At the bottom of the driveway, take a right and park in the lot. Enter the building through the double glass doors; the office is on the left.
- Central Baptist Christian Academy
- Information about the school where the game is played
Game Place: Cohocton
Travel Tim/Distance: From Exit 39 on the Thruway (690) it's about 1hr 40min, 95 miles
Rest Rooms: Open and good
Fields have lights. There are probably two main ways of getting there. The first is to get off at exit 43 and take Rt 21 South. The other way is to go over to Exit 46 and take Rt 390 South. This is longer, but in bad weather or when coming home and you're tired, this is a good way.
Eat Place: Typically we stop at a rest area on the Thruway on the way back. This gives us two choices of fast food.
Rest Rooms: Open and good
Fields have lights. There are probably two main ways of getting there. The first is to get off at exit 43 and take Rt 21 South. The other way is to go over to Exit 46 and take Rt 390 South. This is longer, but in bad weather or when coming home and you're tired, this is a good way.
Eat Place: Typically we stop at a rest area on the Thruway on the way back. This gives us two choices of fast food.
- Location
- There is a soccer complex with several fields. The field they typically play on is accessed from the St Jude Drive side.
- Directions: From Thruway exit 43
- Get off at exit 43 and take Rt 21 South through Canandaigua. Go past the end of Canandaigua Lake, go through Naples (lots of signs for grape pies...)
Rt. 21 will turn into 371. When you get into Cohocton, turn right onto Maple Ave. Take 3rd left onto Erie St. Fields will be on the left.
When going home or bad weather, recommend taking Rt 390
Game Place: Greater Rochester LEAH
North Chili, Rocheter NY
Travel Time/Distance: 1.5hrs, 90 miles
Not having traveled there, it looks like there are a couple options - will update as we get more experience. Google maps takes you Rt 490 through down town Rochester. That doesn't seem like a good idea.
Not having traveled there, it looks like there are a couple options - will update as we get more experience. Google maps takes you Rt 490 through down town Rochester. That doesn't seem like a good idea.
- Location
- Location of field
- Directions: Thruway to New Hope Community Church - Option 1
- This is the route that Google maps recommends, but takes you through downtown.
- Directions: Thruway to New Hope Community Church - Option 2
- This looks like it might be the best route since it takes you around downtown.
- New Hope Community Church
- Church's web site
Game Place: Ithaca
Travel Time/Distance: 1hr 15 min, 55 miles
Rest Rooms: TBD
Eagles have played FLM Intensity at this location. Note that there are 8 soccer fields here, 2 south of Taughannock Blvd on the baseball fields, the rest on the lake/north side. For a fall 2009 game we played on field IIIB which is on the lake side of Taughannock, right in the middle.
Rest Rooms: TBD
Eagles have played FLM Intensity at this location. Note that there are 8 soccer fields here, 2 south of Taughannock Blvd on the baseball fields, the rest on the lake/north side. For a fall 2009 game we played on field IIIB which is on the lake side of Taughannock, right in the middle.
- Location
- Located on the west side of Ithaca at the bottom of the lake. Address:
Cass Park
701 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850 - Directions: R81/Rt481 to Cass Park, Ithaca
- This is driving directions from Rt81/Rt481 to Cass park
Game Place: Henrietta Christian School
Travel Time/Distance: From Exit 39 on Rt 90: 1hr 20min
Rest Rooms: No bathrooms at field, Use bathrooms at Rite-Aid on the corner of Calkins Rd and Rt 15A
Rest Rooms: No bathrooms at field, Use bathrooms at Rite-Aid on the corner of Calkins Rd and Rt 15A
- Location
- Located at:
Henrietta Christian School
1125 Calkins Rd, 14623 - Satellite
- The Church is on the south side of Calkins Rd, and the field is south of that.
- Directions
- Take Thruway west to exit 46, Rt 390
Rt 390 north to exit 12B, Rt 253
Rt 15A North .7 mi to Calkins Rd - Eat Place: Wegmans
- Very close to the field. May want to use the bathrooms here before/after game.
- Weather
- Here's the weather for that area today.
- Eat Place: Market Place Mall
- These directions will take you in on the East side of the mall. Food court is on the West Side.
Game Place: Macedon
Travel Tim/Distance: From Exit 39 (690) on Thruway to fields about 65 miles, 1hr 10min.
Rest Rooms: Yes - recommend you stop there before going to the fields - bit of a hike.
This is usually where the Scarlet Knights play. Playing fields for the tournament ar here.
Rest Rooms: Yes - recommend you stop there before going to the fields - bit of a hike.
This is usually where the Scarlet Knights play. Playing fields for the tournament ar here.
- Location
- This map shows Cananadaigua Road running north/south. One the left is a road that goes into the Bullis Park sport fields. Narrow road, road will go back a ways going north west, then north. Field on the left. Hit the bathroom first...
- Directions: FLM Homeschool Soccer
- These directions taken off of the Family Life Ministries Homeschool Soccer web site:
» Take the thruway WEST toward ROCHESTER
» Get off at EXIT 43 (Manchester/Palmyra Route 21)
» Turn LEFT (NORTH) onto ROUTE 21
» Travel about 6 MILES to the intersection at ROUTE 31 (in town of Palmyra)
» WARNING: DO NOT exceed the 30mph in Palmyra! The police will greet you!
» Turn LEFT (WEST) onto ROUTE 31
» Travel 4 1/2 - 5 MILES on ROUTE 31 into MACEDON.
» Just after a Ford dealership on the RIGHT is a traffic light at CANANDAIGUA ROAD (P&C grocery store and Burger King are on the SW corner)
» Travel less than 1/2 MILE, Bullis Park is on your LEFT - Eat Place: Burger King
- Recommendation: Call ahead of time and order!
1166 State Hwy 31
Macedon, NY 14502
(315)986-7567 - Eat Place: Burger King - Google Map
- Here's where Burger King is. It's in a mall/plaza.
Game Place: Messiah Christian School, N. Hartford
Travel Tim/Distance: From 481 Exit, Rt 90 to Messiah Christian School, N. Hartford, 41 miles, about 45min
Rest Rooms: No bathrooms at the field, use church across the street.
Rest Rooms: No bathrooms at the field, use church across the street.
- Directions: From 481 Exit, Thruway
- Take Thruway(90) East to exit 32, Westmoreland.
- After toll booth take a right, follow down hill to a T.
- Left onto Rt. 233. Follow Rt. 233 approximately 4 miles to intersection of Rt. 5.
- Left onto Rt. 5 and go approximately 5-6 miles.
- When you see a Pizza Hut sign you will make a right onto Middlesettlement rd. at the intersection. You actually make a right before you enter the intersection with the light.
- Go 1/4 mile till you see Bible Baptist Church on right, field is directly across the street from the Church.
- You can park at the field - it's a fairly steep from the main road down to the field. If it's been raining, don't recommend parking down there.
- May want to stop by the church first and use the restrooms before heading down to the field
- Picture
- This shows a recon picture taken by the Eagles low earth orbit Satellite. Note the church on the north side of the road and the fields on the south.
- Eat Place: Zebb's
- Zebb's in Syracuse/Mattydale is amazing! So I have high hopes for this one! They grind their own meat, make their own rolls. If nothing else, just run in and get a six-pack of chocolate chip cookies - very good!
8428 Seneca Turnpike
New Hartford, New York
(315) 735-8547
Located in New Hartford near the junction or routes 5 and 5a, just west of Sangertown Square Mall. - Eat Place: Sangertown Mall
- Right near the mall seem to be a couple fast food places (McDonald's, Burger King). Take Rt 5B north from Church and a left on to Rt 5 East just down the street from the intersection is the mall.
Game Place: New Life
Travel Tim/Distance: From Exit 32A on Thruway about 1hr, 52 miles
Rest Rooms: Unknown
Rest Rooms: Unknown
- Location
- Google map showing where the fields are. You can use this to get directions from where ever you want or use the directions below from the Thruway.
- Directions: Canastota to Fields
- Directions: Take the Thruway east to the exit 34. Take Route 5 east to Route 46 south. Take 46 through Hamilton to Route 12B, approximately 3-4 miles past Colgate College. At the only light in Earlville, turn right and then take the first right onto Fayette Street. The school is one block on the left, with the field behind the school.
- New Life Christian School
- This site contains information about New Life Christian School
- Eat Place: Pizza Hut
- Recommendation: Call Pizza Hut before or during the game and order for the team.
107 Utica St
Hamilton, NY 13346
Phone: (315)824-1787 - Eat Place: Pizza Hut - Google Map
- Here's a map of where the Pizza Hut is
Game Place: Oswego
Travel Tim/Distance: From Rt 81 in Syracuse to field: 41 Miles, 46min
Rest Rooms: don't know yet
Address:
Coordinates: - 43.391442,-76.596314
Rt 104A, near Chapel Rd.
The field itself does not have a mailing address, however, the Oswego team provided the global coordinates.
Rest Rooms: don't know yet
Address:
Coordinates: - 43.391442,-76.596314
Rt 104A, near Chapel Rd.
The field itself does not have a mailing address, however, the Oswego team provided the global coordinates.
- Directions: Syracuse to Oswego Field
- Directions from middle of Syracuse on 81 to field:
- Rt 81 N to exit 29N, Rt 481
- Take Rt 481 20 miles
- Take left on to Rt 3W
- Right on to Rt 104
- Left on to Rt 104A
Game Place: Rochester Rapids
N.Greece or Grace and Truth Park
Travel Tim/Distance: From Exit 39 on Thruway (690) 1.5hr, 94 miles
Rest Rooms: Clean, open, and lots of stalls!
This is probably one of the best fields we play on!
Rest Rooms: Clean, open, and lots of stalls!
This is probably one of the best fields we play on!
- Location
- Google satellite of playing field.
- Directions
- Directions from Syracuse to fields:
- Take the Thruway west and get off at exit 45. for Route 490.
- Take 490 West to 390 North and get off at the Latta Road (Rt18) exit (Exit 26).
- Turn left and go 3 to 4 miles and turn right onto North Greece Road.
- Grace and Truth Park is just past the elementary school on the left. - Eat Place: Pizza Hut Location
- Rt 104 is the Erie Blvd of Greece, can find Pizza Hut, Burger King, and Wendy's.
- Eat Place: Burger King Location
- Rt 104 is the Erie Blvd of Greece, can find Pizza Hut, Burger King, and Wendy's.
- Eat Place: Wendy's Location
- Rt 104 is the Erie Blvd of Greece, can find Pizza Hut, Burger King, and Wendy's.
Game Place: Ross Corners
Travel Tim/Distance: 83 Miles, 1.5hrs
Rest Rooms: Unknown
Address: 2101 Owego Road, Vestal, NY 13850
Rest Rooms: Unknown
Address: 2101 Owego Road, Vestal, NY 13850
- Location
- Google map showing where the fields are. You can use this to get directions from where ever you want or use the directions below from the Thruway
- Directions: From Syracuse/481S to Ross Corners
- Take Route 81 south,
- Route 17 west to exit #67 South (Vestal - 434 and
26). - Loop on to Rt. 26 and go over the bridge, then exit right for Route
434. - At the red light turn left onto 434 West. Go 2 1/2 miles through five
lights, then take the next left (no light) onto Owego Road. - Ross Corners, is
about 1/2 mile on the left behind the Ross Corners Church.
- Ross Corners Baptist Church
- Ross Corners Church web site
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