Category: World Games
LETR is Feeling Inspired Heading To The World Games
By Melanie Barrios If you’ve ever attended a Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) or Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) event, you might have run into Kimberly Unland. It is hard not ...
Heidi Sand Will “Never Quit, Never” at the World Games
By Gianna Piva Heidi Sand is from Carlsbad, California, and is happy to be representing Southern California at the World Games in Berlin this June. This is her first time ...
Brett Laza will be representing LETR and SOSC at the World Games
By McKenna Robbins Brett Laza is a devoted Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) athlete and an avid supporter of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics (LETR). He lives ...
Father and Son Duo, Jayson and Jared “Jay” Jesperson Take on the World Games
By McKenna Robbins After 15 years of being a Special Olympics athlete, Jayson Jesperson will be taking his love for golf to the next level. He has competed in local ...
INSIDE SOSC: Looking Back on the First Half of 2019
Six months sure did fly by, didn’t it? Special Olympics Southern California, its athletes and supporters have celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary in grand fashion, to this point. Here’s a ...
2019 World Games: In Closing
As the 215 Special Olympics USA athletes enjoy Thursday's Closing Ceremony at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and prepare to return home, let's take a look ...
2019 World Games: March 20 Round-up
The remaining Special Olympics Southern California athletes closed out the 2019 World Games strong — and one runner, in particular, received a much welcomed surprise on Wednesday. Three days ago, ...
World Games Spotlight: Sarah Kovacs
Sarah Kovacs has a busy day ahead of her as the 2019 Special Olympics World Games competitions come to a close Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates. The Special Olympics ...
2019 World Games: March 20 Preview
Today marks the last day of competition at the World Games in Abu Dhabi, can you believe it? We will see the final round of individual 9-hole stroke play from ...
2019 World Games: March 19 Round-up
Special Olympics Southern California athletes continued to rake in the awards for Special Olympics USA at the 2019 World Games on Tuesday. Jonathan Pierce capped his World Games journey with ...