Upshur County Youth Soccer to have one more in-person sign in Friday; online registration closes on Tuesday

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BUCKHANNON – The Upshur County Youth Soccer League will be holding their fall sign-ups until Tuesday, Aug 1.

The final in-person sign up will be this Friday at Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School at 6 p.m.

Online registration will run until next Tuesday and can be found here.

The cost for playing in the fall will be $80.

For more information, please contact league president Kevin Nicholson at 304-685-2025.

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