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Purpose
The goal of OMSA is to have fun, promote
sportsmanship, increase awareness for youth soccer and help develop
players to work as a team.
History
The Old Mill Soccer Association (OMSA) was formed in 1994 as a non-profit
organization sponsoring youth soccer in Will and Kankakee Counties. Every
Fall a tournament is held in Peotone, Illinois bringing together U-10,
U-12 and U-14 Girls and Boys/Co-ed teams from nine local communities.
The tournament has grown from 12 to 40 teams and has 600 players participating.
U8 teams were added in 2005 for the four founding towns of Beecher,
Grant Park, Manteno and Peotone to participate in a "Founders Classic".
Starting in 2006, all towns are eligible to have U8 teams
Community
OMSA gives back to the community of Peotone by offering scholarships to
high school graduates who have been active in soccer in grade school and high
school. OMSA donated a total of $2000 for four scholarships in the spring of
2012. OMSA has contributed a total of $11500 towards 23 scholarships since
2002. Recipients that have received $500 scholarships for continuing
education at the college level include:
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2012
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Julia Perri
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Tony Gill
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Jeremy Lensing
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Alec Mullvihill
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2011
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Siobhan O'Neil
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Tyler Paeth
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2010
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Kara Mayer
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Skyler Thomas
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2009
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Chelsea Gruca
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Robert Polacek
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2008
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Amber Olbrot
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Tyler Mayer
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2007
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Jessica Gruca
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Alec Panici
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2006
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Ryan Murray
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Trisha Rehfeldt
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2005
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Shannon Troescher
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Chris Wurst
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2004
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Britney Oliver
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Nate Oliver
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2003
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James March
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Jason Thomas
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2002
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Kathleen Heinrich
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OMSA donated new soccer goals and nets to the Peotone Park District in 2011.
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We also donated two soccer team shelters to the Peotone High School Soccer program in 2011.
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OMSA contributed $2500 in 2003 to the Peotone School System Save Our
Students Program (SOS). This contribution helped offset the funding of
extracurricular activities that year in the junior high and high school.
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The Old Mill Soccer Association provided the opportunity for the USSA
Girls Fire Team to raise funds with a ticket raffle at both the 2003 and 2004 OMSA
Tournaments. The girls were from Manteno and had participated in the
Old Mill Soccer Tournament earlier in their soccer careers.
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