LONG BEACH, Calif. — Spring sports will dive, sprint, jump and fly into high gear this coming April and what a month we have in store for you. One of the busiest months of the calendar year, April will be a wild ride for sure. Here is what to watch for this month in Special Olympics Southern California (click the event for detailed information):
| April 1, 2018 | Autism Awareness Month |
| April 4, 2018 | LAUSD Spring School Games (Sotomayer High School) |
| Albertsons Vons Pavilions Giving Campaign begins (runs through May 1) | |
| April 5, 2018 | LAUSD Spring School Games (Huntington Park High School) |
| Coronado Police Department Tip-A-Cop (Nicky Rotten’s, Coronado) | |
| April 6, 2018 | San Diego Poway High School Spring School Games (Poway High School) |
| LAUSD Spring School Games (Hawkins High School) | |
| April 7, 2018 | SD San Ysidro Area Athletics Competition (San Ysidro High School) |
| LA/SGV Lakewood Area Basketball Competition (Lakewood High School) | |
| Inland Empire Regional Spring Games (Fontana Park Aquatic Center) | |
| LA/SGV South Bay Area Spring Games (Veterans Park) | |
| Kern County Regional Swimming Competition (NOR Pool, Bakersfield, CA) | |
| OC University Area Basketball Competition (University Area High School) | |
| April 10, 2018 | Cuesta Police Department BBQ Lunch (Cuesta College) |
| April 11, 2018 | San Diego Patrick Henry Spring School Games (Patrick Henry High School) |
| LAUSD Spring School Games (Chaminade High School) | |
| April 12, 2018 | Claim Jumper Tip-A-Cop (At participating SoCal locations – CLICK HERE for locations) |
| April 13, 2018 | VC Camarillo Unified Athletics Competition (Camarillo High School) |
| April 14, 2018 | LA/SGV Valley Azusa Pacific Regional Spring Games (Azusa Pacific University) |
| IE Regional Basketball Competition (Murrieta Mesa High School) | |
| Tri-Valley Regional Spring Games (Crescenta Valley High School) | |
| San Diego County St. Madeleine Swimming Competition (St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center) | |
| LA/SGV Long Beach Area Swimming Competition (Millikan High School) | |
| April 15-21, 2018 | National Volunteer Week |
| April 16, 2018 | OC Capistrano USD Spring School Games (Dana Hills High School) |
| SCV/TV Region Charity Golf Tournament (TPC Valencia) | |
| April 17, 2018 | San Marcos/CSU San Marcos Police Departments Tip-A-Cop (Urge San Marcos) |
| April 20, 2018 | Dream House Raffle Early Bird #2 Deadline |
| Santa Barbara Spring School Games (Santa Barbara City College) | |
| KC DJUHSD School Games (Robert F. Kennedy High School) | |
| SFPD Tip-A-Cop (Heavenly Pancakes) | |
| LAUSD Young Athletes Festival (Reseda High School) | |
| April 21, 2018 | San Diego Regional Athletics Competition (Point Loma Nazarene University) |
| SCV/TV Regional Swimming Competition (San Fernando Pool) | |
| LA/SGV Southeast LA Whittier Area Basketball Competition (Whittier College) | |
| LA/SGV Pomona Valley Area Spring Games (Boys Republic) | |
| Ventura County Regional Basketball Competition (Cal Lutheran University) | |
| Santa Barbara 4th Annual Polar Plunge (Leadbetter Beach) | |
| The Heart of a Champions – Special Olympics on Parade (AV-Irvine) | |
| April 22, 2018 | A Day at the Park (Cheviot Hills Recreation Center) |
| April 24, 2018 | Harbor Police Tip-A-Cop (Boathouse Restaurant) |
| April 25, 2018 | Signal Hill Tip-A-Cop (Applebee’s, Signal Hill) |
| April 26, 2018 | Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse Fundraiser (Tahoe Joe’s) |
| Glendora Police Department Tip-A-Cop (Spaghetti Eddie’s) | |
| April 27, 2018 | IE BYBS School Games (Beaumont High School) |
| Long Beach Spring School Games (Jordan High School) | |
| San Diego Pershing Spring School Games (Pershing Middle School) | |
| April 28, 2018 | NSB Area Athletics Competition (Pioneer Valley High School) |
| OC Area Swimming Competition (Janet Evans Swim Complex) | |
| LA/SGV Pasadena Area Spring Games (Flintridge Prep High School) | |
| IE Regional Bocce Competition (Lake Elsinore Storm Stadium) | |
| OC Newport Beach Area Basketball Competition (Newport Beach Civic Center) | |
| April 29, 2018 | VC Regional Bocce Competition (Limoneira Ranch) |
KEY: |
LA/SGV – Los Angeles/San Gabriel Valley Region; OC – Orange County Region; SDC – San Diego County Region; VC – Ventura County Region; IE – Inland Empire Region; SB – Santa Barbara County Region; NSB – Northern Santa Barbara County area; SCV/TV – Santa Clarita Valley/Tri-Valley Region; KC – Kern County |
Events can change without notice. For the latest on all events, visit SOSC.org/Events.
