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United Sports Academy at the CNOS Fieldhouse 2020 in Review

To all our supporters, parents and participants:

As 2020 – with all of its incredible and novel challenges – comes to an end, we at the United Sports Academy want to thank you for your support. Whether your children participated in our activities, or you attended one of our events, or you provided us with financial support, your contribution has been valued, recognized, and appreciated.

Our goal as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization has been to provide the entire tri-state region with a premier athletic facility for our kids to excel both on the court and off the court. At every level, in every corner, every thing we do with our kids and for our kids is to make sure they develop as responsible, focused, and committed teammates and into young adults.

For us, off the court growth is just as important – making sure that our kids’ commitment to school and community is always a part of their United Sports Academy experience.

And we’re even more excited about what 2021 will be for the United Sports Academy and our athletes!

From offering video online training with our coaches to having at home skills development and challenges, we were quick to identify ways that our kids would stay engaged and grow despite the Covid slow-down.

While on our premises at the CNOS Fieldhouse, social distance, limited numbers of people, and masks were a common site with all events, training programs, clinics and tournaments.

With the exception of COVID closing our doors for a brief time in the spring, we barely had a single quiet day throughout the year. And we are confident Siouxland’s kids – from kindergarten through high school -- are better for it.

Just a brief list of our many 2020 activities:

From camps and lessons to “4 on 4” tournaments, we had a variety of volleyball events that brought NCAA & NAIA coaches along with notable MVP alumni to The CNOS Fieldhouse to lead and share their knowledge with Siouxland volleyball players. Our MVP United staff led by Melissa Smith, Kam Smith and Rick Pruett along with their team of talented coaches will continue to provide high level training opportunities to athletes from PK - college in 2021.

We took a break from our sporting activities for a night and celebrated the Fourth of July with friends and family.

We even hosted the North Sioux City Car Show at the CNOS Fieldhouse parking lot before the summer ended!

Boys’ and girls’ basketball offered clinics, training, camps, and a variety of tournaments that developed the skills of our basketball players throughout 2020.

We hosted the Pella Gateway Pickleball Tournament in conjunction with the Siouxland Pickleball Association in the CNOS Fieldhouse.

In line with our focus of giving athletes the opportunity to pursue their college athletic dreams, we had 12 seniors go on to achieve and live out those dreams!

  1. Tori Andre plays volleyball at Briar Cliff University.
  2. Ally Beresford plays volleyball at the University of Sioux Falls.
  3. Hannah Blackmore plays basketball at Morningside College.
  4. Kenzie Foley plays volleyball at St. Cloud State.
  5. Kellsie Hoffman plays volleyball at Luther College.
  6. Camry Jones plays basketball at DMACC.
  7. Lily Kempf plays volleyball at Dakota Wesleyan University.
  8. Jaden Kittler plays men's volleyball at Morningside College.
  9. Maddie Paulsen plays basketball at Kirkwood Community College.
  10. Jecenta Sargisson plays volleyball at College of Saint Mary.
  11. Ella Skinner plays basketball at Wayne State College.
  12. Liz Zobel plays volleyball at Morningside College.

AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR MAKING ALL THESE EVENTS POSSIBLE!

NAMING RIGHTS: CNOS

MAJOR COURT SPONSORS: Chesterman Company, Northwest Bank, Pella Windows, Wall of Fame

MINOR COURT SPONSORS: Avery Brothers, Connelly Development, Long Lines

PREMIER SPONSORS: Arthur J. Gallagher, Bomgaars, H2O4U, Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, RBC Financial, Sabre Industries, Sioux City Insulation, Vern Eide - Sioux City, Woodhouse Sioux City

SUPPORTERS WALL: 1st Financial Bank, 5678 Dance Studio, AC&R Specialists, Adventure Staffing, Aflac, Availa Bank, Barkley Asphalt, Bekins Fire & Safety, Benstar Packaging & Distribution Inc, Big Frig, Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Bo Deans Bakery, Briar Cliff University, Bridgeport Logistics, Burger King, Central Bank, D2, Craft Auto Body, Crary Huff Law Firm, Crystal Clean, Inc, Dunes Animal Hospital, Dunes Eye Consultants/Dunes Lasik, Dunes Dental 4 Kids, Eakes Office Solutions, Echo Electric Supply, F&M Bank, Fareway Grocery Store, FBM-Agan Tri-State Drywall, Family First Dental, Foulk Brothers, Freeway Clark, Glass Palace, Goode To Go, Gotcha Covered, Hamilton Touchless, Greek To Me, Hampton Inn - NSC, Harvey's Restaurant, High Ground Café and Espresso Bar, Holiday Inn Express NSC, Interstate Mechanical, Iowa Pilot Cars, Integration Physical Therapy, Iwire Electronics, Jimmy Johns, Jollytime, K&B Transportation, Keating Resources, Knova's Carpet, Kruse Chiropractic, Kruse Financial, Kuehl Realty, Lantis Fireworks, Ludacka Wealth Partners, Markve Insurance Solutions, Maurer Sign Designs, Mercy One, Metro Electric, Metro Sports TV, MidAmerican Energy, Monterey Management, Mozak Furniture, NAI United, P's Pizza House, Peoples Bank, Pioneer Bank, Plaza Bowl, Precor, Premier Bank Card, Prestige Collision, Rabbit Eye Care/Elite Vision, RTI, Rubber Dockie, Sands Drywall, Scheels, Security National Bank, Security National Bank Wealth Management, ServPro of Sooland, Siouxland Federal Credit Union, Sneaky's, Squier Designs, Steves Roofing, Subway North Sioux City, Sugar Daddy's, Suter Services, The Warrior Hotel, Thornton Flooring, Townhouse Pizza NSC, TR Golf LLC, United Real Estate Solutions - Adam Stokes, Trinity Electric, US Bank, Viking Sprinkler, Vector Earthmoving LLC, Ward Electric, Zorts Fireworks, Zorts Prime Time

For more information on our 2021 programming, check out our website below.

Sincerely and with gratitude and wishes for a happy, healthy 2021. - All the coaches, directors, and other personnel at the United Sports Academy