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<br />ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SPECIAL EVENTS <br />& OPPORTUNITIES <br /> <br />Whv Now? <br /> <br />Construction costs are at their <br />lowest point in years, and the <br />need for low-cost, local recreation <br />are in demand now more than <br />ever. <br /> <br />Accomplishments <br /> <br />· 2000- Appliedforand received <br />$100,000 grant (awarded the <br />maximum amount) through <br />Minnesota Amateur Sports <br />Commission and the State of <br />Minnesota's "Mighty Kicks" <br />grant. This grant was used <br />to develop soccer fields at <br />Elmcrest Park. <br /> <br />· 2007 - Anoka High School Boys <br />Soccer Team wins MN State <br />High School League Class 2A <br />State Championship. This was <br />the first time a north-metro <br />high school won a state soccer <br />championship in class 2A. <br />These players were almost <br />exclusively NLS members. <br /> <br />· Northern Lights Soccer Club <br />has produced five MYSA state <br />champions and 11, 2nd-place <br />teams. <br /> <br />· Teams compete at all levels <br />of play from Classic 3 to the <br />Premier Division. <br /> <br />· NLS numerous graduates are <br />active in college and semi- <br />professional soccer. <br /> <br />· Developed fund-raising <br />programs and scholarship <br /> <br />funds to help families so that <br />no child is turned away due to <br />financial difficulty. <br /> <br />· Applied for and received four <br />grants from MYSA for safety <br />upgrades to soccer goals. <br />All fields within the city of <br />Ramsey now have nationally <br />approved goals with approved <br />anchoring techniques. <br /> <br />Soecial Events & Oooortunities <br /> <br />· MYSA U9/UlO Fall Jamboree <br />- attendance approximately <br />8,700 during one-day festival. <br />Hosted first time in fall 2009 <br />and signed two-year contract. <br /> <br />· MYSA North District <br />Tournament - attendance <br />approximately 6,000 during <br />three-day event. <br /> <br />· Opportunity - MYSA U9/ <br />UlO Summer Jamboree - <br />attendance approximately <br />8,700 during one-day festival. <br /> <br />· Opportunity Summer <br />Regional Tournament. <br /> <br />· Opportunity - Summer State <br />Tournament. <br /> <br />· Opportunity - Fall State <br />Tournament. <br /> <br />· Opportunity Summer <br />Invitational Tournaments. <br /> <br />· Opportunity - Small-sided <br />Jamborees. <br /> <br />Ramsey Soccer Milestones: <br /> <br />· Northern Lights Soccer Club <br />(NLS) traveling program <br />started in 1999 with one <br />team of 16 players. It has <br />grown to 36 teams and <br />507 players in 2010. <br />· 2006 - Anoka Youth Athletic <br />Association merged with <br />Ramsey Youth Athletic <br />Association (program was <br />renamed Anoka Ramsey <br />Athletic Association). <br />· 2008 - Minnesota <br />Revolution (stand-alone <br />soccer program primarily <br />servicing Anoka and <br />Andover) merged with NLS <br />(program maintained NLS <br />name). <br />· 2010 - 25 years of service. <br /> <br /> <br />Soccer and lacrosse are popular <br />_y~orts in Ramsey. <br />