Category: Athletes
World Games Spotlight: Krystal Johnson
By Julie Devine A new turn has approached as the 2019 Special Olympics World Games are imminent, and athletes are training harder than ever to prepare for an incredible seven ...
World Games Spotlight: Tyrone Garrett
Special Olympics has helped Tyrone Garrett achieve and experience many new things, and the greatest is yet to come. Tyrone is one of six Special Olympics Southern California athletes headed ...
INSIDE SOSC: Thriller in the OC
By Kelsey Lewis HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — More than 50 athletes and 40 volunteers were in attendance as four teams clashed in the 2019 Orange County Regional floor hockey competition ...
‘Choose to Include – No Matter What’
CHULA VISTA – Students at Olympian High School had a packed gymnasium rocking, cheering on fellow classmates during a Special Olympics Unified basketball game. “Choose to include – no matter ...
INSIDE SOSC: Recapping 2018
With two weeks remaining in the calendar year, it's time to look back on 2018. WeAreSOSC.org was created to help tell the stories of Special Olympics Southern California athletes and ...
Respect: The R-Word Special Olympics Strives to Promote
Stephanie Hardy remembers what life was like as a high school student with intellectual disabilities. There were days she would walk through the quad and bullies would stuff her in ...
An Opportunity to Shine
Think of any sporting event, at any level, and the athletes involved share common goals. The teams and individuals want to test themselves, striving to rise to the occasion and ...
INSIDE SOSC: ‘More Than Sports’
Daree Jordan sees her son, Justus, as one of the many athletes who have gone through a transformative experience with Special Olympics Southern California. Among the biggest differences are in ...
INSIDE SOSC: Plenty to be Thankful For
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, the athletes and supporters of Special Olympics Southern California have demonstrated throughout the year that there is plenty to be thankful for when it comes to ...
RECAP: 2018 Fall Games, Day 2
More than 1,100 Special Olympics Southern California athletes shined as the two-day 2018 Fall Games came to a close Sunday in Fountain Valley. Golf was the last of the five ...