OMGAA Board Elections September 18th

7pm at the Maple Grove Community Center

Elections are open to the public. 

10-12-Year-Old House Director - Open 

13+ Senior House Director - Open

Tournament and Special Events Director -  Jared Semerad seeking election

President - Incumbent seeking reelection

Secretary – Incumbent seeking reelection

Training & Development - Incumbent seeking reelection

Senior Travel Director -- Incumbent seeking reelection

Fastpitch Travel Director – Incumbent seeking reelection 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Youth 1st Team Award

Presented to: OMGAA Fastpitch teams

(Owatonna, MN) (June, 2018) – The Lakeville Fastpitch Softball Association in partnership with Youth 1st, Federated Insurance, Jostens, Pearson, Cashwise, Bennerotte & Associates, Jaguar Communications, The Retrofit Companies, US Bank, Plaza Morena, Great River Energy and the Minnesota Twins Community Fund have selected the OMGAA 10U and Storm 12U Softball teams as the recipient of a Youth 1st Team Award for their outstanding sportsmanship during the 2018 Lakeville Classic Tournament.

The Youth 1st Team Award recognizes positive behavior from players, coaches and everyone associated with the team (parents, fans and spectators).  “We are placing the emphasis on how you play the game, which is ultimately more important than if you win or lose.” said Mark Arjes, Founder/Director of Youth 1st.  “It has become increasingly difficult to find and retain coaches and officials for youth sports because of the abuse that they take during games. We believe it is time to model and encourage values-based actions, creating what we call a Conduct 1st environment where the focus is on the kids, competitive energies are kept in check and officials and opponents are respected.”

About Youth 1st, Inc.: (www.youth1st.com) @Youth1stMN on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

The Youth 1st Team Award was created by working with umpires and tournament directors.  The umpires provide a team selection vote after each game during the tournament based on the conduct and sportsmanship exhibited by coaches, players and fans.  Teams with a positive selection to game ratio of 80% or higher are recognized as Youth 1st Teams.  Teams are presented with a plaque and certificates PLUS tickets for all players and coaches to attend and be recognized at a Minnesota Twins home game at Target Field. The mission of Youth 1st is to connect Conduct, Character and Community to youth activity programs. Youth 1st is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Owatonna, MN.  Youth 1st is an official Playball! MN Partner.

About the Lakeville Fastpitch Softball Association (www.lakevillefastpitch.org)

The Lakeville Fastpitch Softball Association (LFSA) is a civic organization whose purpose is to offer supervised recreational and competitive fastpitch softball programs for the youth of Lakeville. To instill in them the principles of sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect. LFSA offers three softball programs: In-House, Traveling and Club League.

About the Twins Community Fund: (www.twinscommunityfund.org)

Established as a nonprofit organization in 1991, the mission of the Twins Community Fund is to enrich local and regional communities by providing resources for the healthy development of children and families through an association with baseball, softball and the Minnesota Twins. The Twins Community Fund is governed by a board of directors representative of the Upper Midwest.  For more information or to make a contribution visit www.twinscommunityfund.org.

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