Northeast Little League (Fl)

The Early Days Before there was even a Crisp Complex, a Shorey Field or a Vere Stadium... there was, in fact, a Northeast Little League. The parents of this community made sure of it and we are lucky enough to have the documents to prove it! Our current beloved location started back in 1964 with a generous donation of the land by Frank and Mary Crisp. This property was conveyed solely for the operation and maintenance of a Little League baseball field and athletic field for youth programs. As a condition of the conveyance the property (complex) shall be called “Little Frank” Crisp Athletic Field, named for their son who passed away at only 18 months. Also, as a condition to the conveyance should operations cease as youth athletic fields the land will revert to known heirs or assigns. What started as "Little Frank" Crisp Athletic Field has been expanded over the years to our entire main facility, now known as "Little Frank" Crisp Complex - a name that remains on our Concession / Press Box building at 211 45th Ave N. The Crisp Co. also conveyed the land utilized as parking lots for NELL, accessed via 44 th Ave NE, as of September 5, 1975. Many descendants from the Crisp family have come through our NELL programs, like the Razook and the Granese families. Honoring the Past While Recognizing Our Future We have honored those that have made notable and exemplary contributions (monetarily and otherwise) throughout the years by bestowing their names to our fields, buildings, dugouts, cages, walkways and the stadium. We have also honored team accomplishments by plaques attached to the west wall of Vere Stadium. Shorey Field Our main field adjacent to the Vere Stadium is named after Frank Shorey, who was one of the original founders of NELL. He was involved with the league for many years through various roles as a coach and contribution of numerous voluntary hours with the early development of the “Little Frank” Crisp Athletic Fields. The Vere Trust & Vere Stadium George Kickliter , a long time attorney, was the Executor of the Estate of Emma F. Vere and the chairman of the original Board of Trustees of the Howard M. and Emma F. Vere Trust , created as of January 22, 1975. The late Emma F. Vere made the recommendation in her Last Will and Testament that a Trust for the benefit of Northeast Little League be established whereby the Income of the Trust Fund benefits NELL. There are five permanent members of the Trust that serve for life or choose to resign, and two rotating members represented by the League’s current President and immediate Past President. The current Chairman of the Trust is Jeff J. Boyle who has been a Trustee for 26 years. Jeff succeeded Gene Kickliter who was the previous Chairman and son of George Kickliter. Gene coached for a number of years at NELL and managed the A’s (major division) that won the city title in 1990. Jeff played at NELL in 1966-67 and has four sons who played at NELL. Jeff was also the manager of the 1988 State Title T