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North Area

Area Contact Information

3725 Gene Field Rd, Ste B, St Joseph, MO 64506
Phone: 816-233-6232 / Fax: 816-233-0130

Area Staff:
Melody Prawitz, Development Director

Mitch Curran, Program Director

Charlie Phillips, Office Assistant

Counties served:
Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Ray, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan and Worth

North Area Sponsors

Randolph Seating and Mobility
HyVee logo
Progressive Community Services logo
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Sunshine Electronic Display

North Area events

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State Summer Games

May 29 - May 31
Kirksville, Missouri

reach out to Craig Hall for information hall@somo.org

State Soccer Tournament

June 6

Contact  Craig Hall for Details (hall@somo.org)

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2026 USA GAMES

June 20 - June 26
2021 Gary Brimer Sports Camp Final Scaled

Gary Brimer Sports Camp

July 12 @ 6:00 pm - July 17 @ 11:00 am
305 Special Olympics Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65101 United States

Gary Brimer Sports Camp gives athletes a chance to experience several different sports while also learning important life skills. In addition to sports opportunities, athletes have the opportunity to learn…

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KC Metro/North Area Softball

August 1 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
2202 Waterworks
Saint Joseph, MO 64501 United States

Team entries and physical renewals are due Thursday, June 25th. Questions? KC Metro Area Teams – please direct questions and entries to Meg Ward: ward@somo.org North Area Teams – please…

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State Pickleball 2026

August 8 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Columbia, MO United States
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KC/ North Area Golf

August 19 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
11100 View High Drive
Kansas City, MO 64134 United States

Rosters due August 5.  Questions? KC Teams = please contact Meg Ward North Teams = please contact Mitch Curran

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KC/ North/ Central Area Flag Football

August 29 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Rosters due August 10. KC Teams – please send to Meg Ward North Teams – please send to Mitch Curran Central Teams – please send to Tim Schuster 

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KC / North Area Tennis

September 10 @ 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm
4747 Mill Creek Pkwy
Kansas City, MO 64112 United States

Rosters are due August 31.  Questions? KC Area = please contact Meg Ward North Area = please contact Mitch Curran

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Carrollton High School Unified Track Meet

October 9 @ 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
300 East 9th St.
Carrollton, MO 64633 United States

For questions or information please reach out to Mitch Curran at curran@somo.org

SOMO Sum Ups - weekly recaps & headlines

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SOMO Sum ups Apr. 28th – May 4th

St. Louis Metro Area – The rain held off long enough for this Franklin County-area track meet to finish and we couldn’t have been happier to witness all the new…

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SOMO Sum ups Apr. 21st – Apr. 27th

Southwest Area – Wednesday 4/22 – Our Mindful Midweek crew partnered up with Alpha Sigma Alpha from MSU for a unified Kickball Game! Everyone had a blast and we’re already…

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SOMO Sum Ups Apr. 14th – Apr. 20th

St. Louis Metro Area – After a stormy night, it was a beautiful day for a track meet at Troy Buchanan High School! The Lincoln County School District was a…

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SOMO Sum ups Apr. 7th – Apr. 13th

Central Area – On Wednesday April 8, we were at Hannibal High School for their local track meet! Over 150 athletes from surrounding schools joined us for an amazing day!…

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SOMO Sum ups Mar. 23rd – Apr. 3rd

St. Louis Metro Area – We were pleased to have the opportunity on April 1st to offer a Challenge Day to our friends at Woodward Elementary School in the St.…

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SOMO Sum ups Mar. 17th – Mar. 23rd

St. Louis Metro Area – St. Louis Metro proudly sent 51 teams—including Team Skills, 3-on-3, and 5-on-5 squads—to State Basketball this past weekend, showcasing incredible talent, teamwork, and dedication across…

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SOMO Sum ups Mar. 10th – Mar. 16th

Southwest Area – The Mindful Midweek Crew has started a new project! They are creating Rocks for Inclusion – QR Codes will be added to the back of these and…

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SOMO Sum ups Mar. 3rd – Mar. 9th

North Area – The North Area held a Training 4 Life workout on Thursday at the B-Fit Training facility. The session provided participants with an opportunity to take part in…

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SOMO Sum ups Feb. 10th – Feb. 16th

KC Metro Area – 🚶 February 10 – Walking Club Champion was Crowned – A huge congratulations to Andrew Shaffer, officially named the Walking Club Champion for showing up consistently and logging the…

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SOMO Sum ups Feb. 3rd – Feb. 9th

North Area – The Chillicothe Plunge was held on Saturday, and it was a fantastic success! We were lucky to have beautiful weather—especially for February—which made the day even more…