A Unified Spirit: Natalia Vela’s Journey to the 2025 CIF Commissioner’s Award
By Marvin Poquiz When you meet Natalia Vela, the first thing you notice is her bright smile. The second is how naturally she makes others ...
USA Games Spotlight: Pilar Roncoroni
By Sean Minnihan Pilar Roncoroni got her start with Unified Sports because her mother, but it wouldn’t take long for her to recognize that she had fully embraced her role ...
Sunday Spotlight: Tyler Cribbs
Tyler Cribbs is more than just an athlete, and one day he hopes to parlay his love for sports into a broadcast career. Tyler, a radio and television major at ...
#50Friday: Robert Waters
By Hannah van Warmerdam As Special Olympics celebrates its 50-year anniversary, longtime athlete Robert Waters may be closing in on his final competition. After hearing about Special Olympics from a ...
USA Games Spotlight: Jennifer Eckles
Team sports often provide a close knit community and friendships that last far beyond a single game or competition. For Jennifer Eckles, the Pomona Valley women's basketball team delivers on ...
LA Galaxy Unified Squad for 2018 Announced
LONG BEACH - The LA Galaxy and Special Olympics Southern California are proud to announce the 2018 LA Galaxy SOSC Unified Soccer Team. The 20 individuals went through a ceremonial ...
INSIDE SOSC: Recapping OC Spring Games
Nearly 900 athletes made the trip to Irvine High School and William Woollett Aquatics Center to compete in basketball, bocce, swimming, and track and field Saturday at the Orange County ...
#SundaySpotlight: Jennifer Ali
By Ashley Carney A mother is not only a caretaker and a supporter, but a friend and a helping hand. She’s a superhero, and someone you can always count on. ...
USA Games Spotlight: Matthew Lawrence
By Sean Minnihan Matthew Lawrence will be the first to admit the influence that Special Olympics has had on him in recent years. Matt, in an interview about his upcoming ...
USA Games Spotlight: Satanna Chapman and Danielle Morgan
By Sean Minnihan “Team sports bring people together.” That line best sums up Unified Sports in Special Olympics, and Special Olympics athlete Satanna Chapman and Unified partner Danielle Morgan are ...
2018 Summer Games: One-Month Countdown
LONG BEACH (May 9, 2018) – One month from today, the 49th annual Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games will begin with Opening Ceremony on the campus of California State ...