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Queens Indoor Soccer League Wraps Up Season With Awards Ceremony

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Queens, NY - April 5, 2004 — The Big Apple Youth Soccer League (BAYSL), sponsored by Health Plus, the Medicaid managed care organization, concluded it's sixth season of indoor soccer with an awards ceremony recognizing outstanding players and teams.

The league, made up of 64 coed teams consisting of players in different age groups ranging from six to 13, held its awards ceremony at the Elmcor Center in Queens. The champions for the 11-year-old category were the Flames; they received the "Sunil Gulati Award", named after the vice-president of the U.S. Soccer Federation and longtime league sponsor.

"We are happy to support the Big Apple Youth Soccer League because it provides our children with a great outlet during the winter months," says Health Plus's Special Events Coordinator David Bauduy. "Indoor sports allow the children to remain active and healthy, even when it is too cold for them to play outdoors."

David Bauduy, Special Events Coordinator for Health Plus, presents medals to Team Pequenitos at the awards ceremony for the Big Apple Youth Soccer League.

Team Pequenitos display their awards next to Health Plus's Special Events Coordinator, David Bauduy, at the Elmcor Center in Queens.

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.