Going the Extra Mile: Five Officers Run Every Leg of Day 1 of San Diego’s 2025 Torch Run
By Chloe Petch Every year, law enforcement officers across the region lace up their running shoes to carry the Flame of Hope for Special Olympics ...
USA Games Spotlight: Nicolette Jones
Swimmer Nicolette Jones has the good kind of nerves many athletes experience before a big competition. Nikki, as many people around Special Olympics Southern California have come to know her, ...
USA Games Spotlight: Krystal Johnson
The embarrassment of riches keep coming for Krystal Johnson. Less than two weeks away from participation at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, it was announced Wednesday that the Western ...
USA Games Spotlight: James Morrell
Track and field athlete James Morrell is intent on making the most of his opportunity this July at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. Regardless of the results, ...
USA Games Spotlight: Nihan Uslu
When we last caught up with Nihan Uslu, her mother Ana noted the life-changing benefits of Special Olympics Southern California. Now, the 27-year-old is nearing a trip she will remember ...
INSIDE SOSC: Fantastic Finishes at Summer Games
More than 1,100 athletes were determined to put forth their strongest effort at Special Olympics Southern California's 2018 Summer Games last weekend at Cal State Long Beach. The competition at ...
USA Games Spotlight: Michael Roth
By Hannah van Warmerdam As tennis athlete Michael Roth eagerly awaits the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, he reminisces on how his tennis coach Jacque Martin and his family first ...
USA Games Spotlight: Southwest High School
The Special Olympics Unified Sports experience can mean different things to different people. For Southwest High School Unified soccer teammates Sophia Martinez, Jovann Plascencia, Eriberto Prado and Samuel Zamora, their ...
USA Games Spotlight: Ricardo Cortez and Jeffrey Ray
Through Unified Sports, athletes with and without intellectual disabilities often discover that they have more in common than they initially realized. Basketball is that bond for Lompoc High School and ...
High Honors Cap 2018 Summer Games
There was no shortage of praise and deserved honors to go around Sunday as more than 1,100 athletes were celebrated for their athletic achievements at the 2018 Special Olympics Southern ...
What They’re Saying at 2018 Summer Games – Day 2
Athletes and attendees left the 2018 Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games with a lifetime of memories Sunday at Cal State Long Beach. Here's what some of them had to ...