DIRECTIONS TO GAME SITES
THE READING, PENNSYLVANIA AREA POOLS
To Reading (PA) High School
New Jersey Turnpike to Interstate 78 West. Take the exit for Route 737 South. From 737, take Route 222 South/West towards Reading. As you enter Reading, 222 Local becomes Fifth Street (do not take the exit for 222, Lancaster). In about two miles, take a left onto Spring Street (there is a "Turkey Hill" convenience store on the left at this intersection.) Continue up Spring to 13th Street. The School is in front of you to the right. At the light, bear left (do not take the sharp left) and then a quick right to park behind the school. Address for MapQuest: 801 N 13th Street, Reading, PA 19604 Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
To Wilson High School, West Lawn, PA
New Jersey Turnpike to Interstate 78 West. Take Route 737 South. From 737, take Route 222 South/West towards Reading. Take the ramp onto US 222 South (do not continue on US 222 Local/Business). Take the Spring Ridge Drive exit, and then almost immediately, turn right onto Van Reed Road. In a little over two miles, turn Left onto North Dwight Street, and in a quarter of a mile Left onto Grandview Boulevard. Address for MapQuest: 2601 Grandview Blvd, West Lawn, PA 19609. Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
Governor Mifflin Intermediate School, Shillington (Reading), PA
New Jersey Turnpike to Interstate 78 West. Take Route 737 South. From 737, take Route 222 South/West towards Reading. Take the ramp onto US 222 South (Do not continue on US 222 Local/Business). In 7.7 miles, merge onto US 422 East via the exit on the left. Take the US 222 South exit on the left toward Lancaster Avenue. Turn Right onto E. Lancaster Avenue/US-222 BR. In about two miles turn left onto Elkins Street at the Shillington Shopping Plaza. This takes you directly to the school. Address for MapQuest: 10 S Waverly Street, Shillington, PA 19607 Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
Pottsville Area HS, Pottsville, PA
New Jersey Turnpike to Interstate 78 West. Take the PA-61 North exit, exit number 29B, towards Pottsville. Merge onto PA-61 North. Take this for approximately 19 miles. In Pottsville, you will see a KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) on your left. Get in Left Lane, and two lights later (with Pizza Hut on the right), turn left at the light and take an IMMEDIATE right (towards Domino Pizza), then bear left at the fork onto Laurel Boulevard. Go straight at Stop Light, and then go through three stop signs. As you curve to the right (after football practice field on your left), entrance to school will be on your left. Continue around to back parking lot for the pool. School Phone: 570-621-2962. Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
From Pottsville HS to Governor Mifflin Intermediate School
Take 61 South to Route 222 South. On 222S, merge onto 422 East (a left exit). Take US 222 Bus. South on the left toward Lancaster Avenue. Turn right on East Lancaster/US-222 Bus. In about two miles turn left onto Elkins Street at the Shillington Shopping Plaza. This takes you directly to the school & pool.
Directions from Governor Mifflin Intermediate School to Wilson HS
Go left onto Lancaster Avenue/Bus. 222. Right onto Revere Boulevard/PA 724. Stay on 724, which makes another right at a light. Turn right onto Heister Boulevard. Heister becomes South Dwight. Turn right onto Grand View. The school will be on your left.
Directions to the West Reading, PA Pool
NJ Turnpike to Interstate 78 West, to Route 737 South, to Route 222 South/West towards Reading. Stay on 222 Business, which turns into 422 South, until you see an EXIT sign for West Reading (The city of Reading can be seen off to the left). Take the West Reading exit and follow the road up into town to the second light. At the second light, which is 5th Avenue, make a left (A Randy Rick Salon will be on the left and an Exxon station will be on the right). Follow this road (it becomes Museum Road) for a half mile and the pool will be on your left. Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
Directions to Schlegel Pool, PA
NJ Turnpike to Interstate 78 West, to Route 737 South, to Route 222 South/West towards Reading. Take the ramp onto US 222 South (Do not continue on US 222 Local/Business). In 7.7 miles, merge onto US 422 East via the exit on the left. Take the US 222 South exit on the left toward Lancaster Avenue. Turn Right onto East Lancaster Avenue/US 222 BR. Turn Right onto North Carroll Street. Address for MapQuest: 101 North Carroll Street, Reading, PA 19611. Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
To Villanova (PA) University
NJ Turnpike to Exit 6 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Take the PA Turnpike (I-276) to Route 476 South. Follow 476 to Route 30 (Villanova/St. David's Exit), and turn right onto Route 30. Go through 3 lights. Turn left at the fourth light onto Ithan Avenue and the pool is in the first building on your right. Enter the pool at "Athletic Department" door. Note: You will probably not be able to park at the pool. A few yards beyond is the basketball arena where there is usually adequate parking for polo tournaments. Approximate Driving Time: 2.75 hours.
ERIE, PA
To McDowell Intermediate High School (Erie, PA)
Take Route 287 to Route 87 to Route 17 West (to be re-named Interstate 86). Continue on 17/86 all of the way across NY state until joining the NY State Thruway, Route 90, just before Erie. Take I-90 West to the Route 19 (Peach Street) Exit. Turn right and follow Route 19 North to the light at Interchange Road (Olive Garden, Boston Market and Barnes & Noble are on your right, the Millcreek Mall is ahead on your left.) Turn left onto Interchange Road and follow through five lights as it winds past the Mall and across I-79. At the Country Fair light, turn right onto Zuck Road. Follow Zuck Road uphill through two lights and then downhill to the third light. Turn left at the third light onto 38th Street. Follow 38th Street about 1.5 miles, and turn right at the second light onto Caughey Road. The Intermediate School is the second building on your left. Address for MapQuest: 3320 Caughey Road, Erie, PA, 16506 Approximate Driving Time: 7.5-8 hours
IN CONNECTICUT
To the Wilton YMCA
I-95 to Exit 15 (Route 7). At the end of the expressway, turn right. At bottom of hill at light (DMV will be directly in front of you) turn left onto Route 7. Continue on Route 7 into Wilton. YMCA will be on the right just past Wilton High School (on left). Turn right at the light. Approximate Driving Time: 30-40 minutes
To the Loomis-Chaffee School (Windsor, CT)
I-95 or Merritt Parkway to I-91 through Hartford to Exit 36 - Park Avenue/Bloomfield. Right at end of ramp onto CT 178 for about 3/4 of a mile to a T. At T, take left (CT 159, Windsor Avenue) and go about 1/2 mile. At light, you will see Loomis-Chaffee sign and you will turn right into the campus. At the fork, bear right, and this will take you to the athletic area. The pool will be on your left, opposite the playing fields. Approximate Driving Time: 2 hours
To Choate-Rosemary Hall (Wallingford, CT)
I-95 to I-91 North to Exit 14 (Woodhouse Avenue). Left at bottom of exit onto Woodhouse (which becomes East Main Street). Go through two lights and then at the second stop sign, turn left. Follow for1/4 mile to the center of campus. Turn left opposite the cement I.M. Pei Art Center. Pool will be at end of lane, on your right, just before soccer field. Approximate Driving Time: 1.5 hours
To Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT)
Take I-95 (or Merritt Parkway) to I-91 North. Take Exit 18, Route 66, into Middletown. (Note: Coming off the Merritt, this will be an immediate exit off of I-91.) Go under railroad bridge, up the hill, and at light with cemetery on your right, turn right onto Vine Street. Follow Vine, which nearly dead-ends into the new athletic facility. Turn right at the stop sign, and take immediate left to park for the Freeman Athletic Center. Approximate Driving Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes.
To The Hotchkiss School (Lakeville, CT)
Take I-95 South to I-287 West to I-684 North. Stay on I-684 until it becomes Route 22 North in Brewster, NY. Follow Route 22 to Amenia, NY. At the one traffic light in Amenia, take a right onto Route 343. Follow Route 343 to Sharon, CT. In Sharon, take a left onto Route 41 at the four-way stop sign with the stone clock tower. Follow to the next four way stop sign (about 5 miles). This is the intersection of Route 112. The athletic fields and gym are to the right. Address for MapQuest: 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT 06039 Approximate Driving Time: 2 hours
MISCELLANEOUS LOCATIONS
To The US Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
NJ Turnpike all the way across Delaware Memorial Bridge. Turnpike become I-295 South. Then merge onto I-95 South via the exit on the left toward Baltimore. Merge onto Harbor Tunnel Thruway I-895 South via exit number 62 on the left toward Annapolis/Bay Bridge. Take exit number 6 toward I-97 South/Annapolis/Bay Bridge and merge onto I-895 Spur South. Merge onto I-97 South toward Annapolis/Bay Bridge. Merge onto US-50 East/US-301 North via the exit on the left toward Annapolis/Bay Bridge. Take the Route 2 exit and go South on MD 450 (Ritchie Highway). You will cross the Severn River. Take your first left past naval buildings directly on to King George Street. This will take you directly to the Visitors' Gate. The LeJeune pool is in the new building on your left. To get to MacDonough pool, continue to drive around the perimeter of the Academy (stay next to the bay) and after you pass the boathouse, MacDonough Hall will be on your left. Approximate Driving Time: 4.5 hours
To The US Military Academy (West Point, NY)
The Scenic Route: Route 95 to Route 287, to the Taconic Parkway. Shortly, take the eixt for Route 91 North and Route 100 North. Merge onto NY-100, and in a little over a mile stay straight to go onto Briarcliff Peekskill Parkway. Continue straight onto NY-9A, and in 3.5 miles turn slightly LEFT onto US-9 North. Enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto US-202 W/US-6W. In about 4 miles enter next roundabout and take 2nd exit onto US-9W North. In 2.6 miles turn slightly right onto NY-218/Main Street and then keep to right to West Point Highway and to the entrance to the Academy at Thayer Road. Approximate Driving Time: 1.25 hours
Return Trip via Tappan Zee Bridge: Come out Thayer gate, bearing Left onto NY-218/Main St. Take the US-9W Ramp and merge onto 9W. Take the US-6 West/Palisades Interstate Parkway ramp towards Central Valley/New Jersey, then merge onto Palisades Parkway South. Take the 87 East/287 East exit, number 9E, towards White Plains. Merge onto the NY State Thruway South and take the I-287 East, number 8, on the left towards White Plains and then to Route 95, the CT Turnpike. Approximate Driving Time: 1.25 hours
To Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, NJ)
Take the GW Bridge to the NJ Turnpike South and get off at Exit 15-W. Take I-280 West (toward Kearny/The Oranges) to Exit 14B (toward ML King Blvd/Broad St Station) and take two nearly immediate lefts, first onto State Street, and then onto M.L. King Boulevard. Go straight for approximately eight lights (nearly one mile). You will see the school on either side of ML King Blvd. (The school is the second overpass walkway.) The pool is in the building on your right. Address for MapQuest: 520 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102 Approximate Driving Time: 1 hour
To Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH
I-95 to I-91 North to I-84 East to Massachusetts Turnpike East to I-495 North back to I-95. Take the exit for Exeter-Hampton. After toll, turn right onto NH 51 to Exeter-Portsmouth exit (Routes 111/108). Turn left at bottom of exit. At the light at the T, bear right into the center of town. Turn left at bandstand and take the next immediate left. This will take you directly to the pool, which is the gray building on the left immediately past the tennis courts. Approximate Driving Time: 4 hours
To The Gilman School (Baltimore, MD)
Take the NJ Turnpike to the end and continue on I-95 South toward Baltimore. Take the White Marsh Blvd West/MD-43-West/US-1 Exit #67B. Continue on White Marsh Boulevard. Take the I-695 West Ramp. Merge onto I-695 West. Take the Perring Pkwy/MD-41 South Exit, #30A. Continue on Perring Pkwy (2.5 miles), continue on Ramp and on East Northern Pkwy (2.8 miles) and onto West Northern Pkwy (.5 miles). The Gilman School fronts on Roland Avenue, which is perpendicular to the West Northern Parkway. The pool, however, is located behind the school but is accessible from West Northern Parkway ONLY (not from Roland Avenue). The Parkway is very lightly traveled, but divided. You may see the back entrance to the school property just after East Northern Parkway becomes West Northern Parkway. If you cannot cross the divider there, continue up to Roland Avenue and make a U-turn to go back east to the entrance. Address for MapQuest Directions: 5407 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210 Approximate Driving Time: 4 hours
To Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH)
Take I-95 to I-91 North. Stay on I-91 until you come to the exit for Hanover, NH, Dartmouth College. Turn right off the exit ramp. You will immediately cross over the CT River, then go up a hill directly to the center of campus. Continue straight with the College Green on your left and the Hanover Inn on your right. Immediately after the tennis courts is the old field house. The pool is in the left wing of the old portion of the building. Approximate Driving Time: 3.5 hours
To Lehman College (The Bronx, NY)
Take the Merritt Parkway to the Cross Count Parkway. Take the Cross County to the Saw Mill Parkway South to the Moshulu Parkway exit (a left exit). Make the first right just before you get to the light. There will be a stop sign immediately as you bear right. Proceed one block to the next light, then make a left and then an immediate right. This is Reservoir Boulevard. Proceed to the next light, which will be Bedford Park Boulevard. At the light make a left and you will find angled street parking. The APEX is right there. The entrance is in the middle of the block and on the right hand side as you enter the gate. Approximate Driving Time: 30 minutes
To Williams College (Williamstown, MA)
Take 287 West to 684 North. Take 684 North to 84 West (toward Newburgh). Take 84 West to the Taconic Parkway North. Get off the Taconic at Austerlitz/Chatham, 203 East. Take 203 East to 22 North. Take 22 North to 43 East to Hancock. Take 7 North, which runs directly into Williamstown & Williams College. Approximate Driving Time: 3.5 hours
To Yale University (New Haven, CT)
Take I-95 to Exit 47 (a left hand exit). Continue on this extension until the final exit ramp. At top of ramp, get into right lane and turn right onto York. Continue on York through several lights. On your left, you will pass the Yale Co-op Area, with the large parking area in the middle between the streets. At the next light (a smoke stack will be diagonally to your left), turn left. You will be facing the Payne Whitney Gymnasium. Turn right to find parking either on the street or in a lot at the end of the street (good luck!). Approximate Driving Time: 50 Minutes
Alternate to the US Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD)
NJ Turnpike to the end. Cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge. At the second interchange, take US 13 South. Stay on 13 for about 20 miles. At Odessa, turn right onto 299/301 South. Stay on 301 which merges with US 50 West. Stay on 50/301 and cross over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Annapolis. Take the Route 2 exit and go South to MD 450 (Ritchie Highway). You will cross the Severn River. Take your first left past naval buildings directly on to King George Street. This will take you directly to the Visitors' Gate. The LeJeune pool is in the new building on your left. To get to MacDonough pool, drive around the perimeter of the Academy (stay next to the bay) and after you pass the boathouse, MacDonough will be on your left. Approximate Driving Time: 4.5 hours
To Cumberland Valley High School (Mechanicsburg, PA)
NJ Turnpike to Route 78 West. Merge onto I-81 South via the exit on the left toward Harrisburg. Take the PA-114 exit, number 57, toward Mechanicsburg. Turn Left onto PA-114/New Willow Mill Road. Turn Right onto US-11 South/Carlisle Pike. Address for MapQuest: 6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Approximate Driving Time: 3.75 hours
To Souderton High School (Souderton, PA)
NJ Turnpike to exit 6 for the Pennsylvania Turnpike West, I-276. Merge onto PA-309 North via exit number 339 toward Ambler. Take the PA 113 exit toward Souderton. Turn Left onto Souderton Road/Pa-113, continue to follow PA-113. Turn Right onto North School Lane. Address for MapQuest: 41 North School Lane, Souderton, PA 18964. Approximate Driving Time: 2.5 hours
To Fordham University (Rosedale Section, Bronx, NY)
Your choice on getting to the Merritt Parkway to the Hutch. Take the Hutch to the Cross County. Take the Cross County to the Bronx (River) Parkway South, Exit 6, and left fork on ramp. Take the Bronx River Parkway to the Fordham Road Exit. Now, Keep to the right. The next instructions cover about 400 yards. (The Botanical Garden is on your Right, Bronx Zoo on the left.) Kepp to the right, and go up first ramp. At light turn right onto Southern Boulevard and get immediately into the left lane. At first light, turn left into the Fordham Campus. You will have to park in the lot on the left. The pool is in the Lombardi Center, which is to the right, past the football field. Approximate Driving Time: 40 minutes
Alternate to Wilson High School (West Lawn, PA)
Take NJ Turnpike to Route 78 West. Off 78, take the exit for route 737South. You will be on 737 for about 5 miles. From 737, take Route 222 South/West. Once you come to the Fairgrounds Mall, exit right onto 422 West, toward Lebanon. Stay on 422 past the Berkshire Mall to Business 422 West (Penn Avenue). On Penn Avenue in West Lawn, you will come to a traffic light with a Pizza Hut on the left. Turn right onto Dwight Street. Go two blocks to the top of the hill, and for the high school & middle school, turn right onto Grandview Blvd. The schools will be on the left. The pool is in the middle school at the bottom of the hill, to the right.
Approximate Driving Time: 3.25 hours
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada
To the Quality Suites Hotel: 95 South to 287 and over the Tappan Zee Bridge for Route 87 North. 87 becomes Highway 15 (Nord) in Quebec. Proceed on 15 North all the way to Highway 40. Take 40 West (Ouest), which is a Left-hand exit off 15. Proceed on 40 West until Exit 52, Saint-Jean Boulevard. Once you exit, get on the overpass and back on Route 40 East (Est) which will put you on the service road for 40 East. The Hotel is located immediately on the right hand side. (MapQuest address 6300 Trans Canada HWY, Pointe Claire, CQ H9R 1B9 CN. Tel: 514-426-5060) Approximate Driving Time: 6.5 hours
From the Quality Suites Hotel to the Pool: Turn right onto the service road for 40 East. Stay on the service road. Stay on the service road to the next exit, Boulevard des Sources. Turn left and head North on des Sources. Go through two traffic lights and at the third light turn left on DeSalaberry (there is a Wendy's and an A&W on this corner). Continue on DeSalaberry and after the next set of lights you will see the building which houses the Dollard pool and other municipal facilities. (MapQuest address 12001 de Salaberry Dollard-des-Ormeaux) Approximate Driving Time: 10 minutes
North Shore YMCA, Beverly, MA (YNS Thunderstruck Tournament)
Take 95 (or Merritt Parkway) to I-91 North. Merge onto CT-15 North/Wilbur Cross HWY via Exit 29 toward I-84 East for Boston. From I-84 take I-90 East, the Mass Pike, toward Boston. Take Exit number 14 for I-95 North/Route 30/Route 128 toward NH/Maine/Points North. Merge onto I-95 North/MA-128 North via the exit on the LEFT toward Waltham/Gloucester. Keep Left to take MA-128 via Exit 45 toward Gloucester. Take Exit 18 toward Route 22/Essex. Stay Straight to go onto Essex Street. The Y is at 254 Essex St. (MapQuest address 254 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915) Approximate Driving Time: Three hours, thirty-five minutes
10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT 06830