Tag: Feature
Run to Own the City to End Rivalry Week
Annual 5K/10K fundraiser for Special Olympics Southern California set to run on Sunday (Nov. 19) as part of USC-UCLA rivalry week. LONG BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 15, 2017) – Special Olympics ...
RECAP: 2017 Fall Games Day 2
Since August, Special Olympics Southern California athletes across nine regions have practiced and competed locally. Their hard work and preparation culminated, three months later, with Sunday’s close to Fall Games ...
INSIDE SOSC: Volunteers Enhance Fall Games Experience
The athletes are always the central focus of any Special Olympics Southern California competition. But the execution only gets accomplished with the help of ready-and-willing volunteers. More than 1,000 volunteers ...
What They’re Saying at the 2017 Fall Games – Day 2
Every Fall Games competition brings together a wide array of athletes, coaches and volunteers. Here’s what some of them had to say Sunday during the second day of competition at ...
RECAP: 2017 Fall Games Day 1
Special Olympics Southern California athletes brought their A-game on Day 1 of the 2017 Fall Games at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park. More than 900 athletes competed ...
INSIDE SOSC: Inspiration Abound at Fall Games on Day 1
Every year, Fall Games attracts more than 900 athletes throughout Special Olympics Southern California’s footprint. The common bond is most of, if not all, the athletes have overcome some sort ...
What They’re Saying at the 2017 Fall Games – Day 1
Every Fall Games competition brings together a wide array of athletes, coaches and volunteers. Here's what some of them had to say during the first day of competition at the ...
INSIDE SOSC: Getting Pumped For Fall Games
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (Nov. 9) -- The 2017 Fall Games, the culminating event for the Special Olympics Southern California fall season, is in two days at Fountain Valley Recreation Center ...
Coach: Athletes Are ‘Most Joyful Part of My Week’
Umberto Gatti can look at the athletes on the Special Olympics Southern California volleyball team he coaches in the South Bay and beam with pride. There’s no judgment or preconceived ...
INSIDE SOSC: A World of Opportunities
Special Olympics Southern California represents many things to Western San Bernardino athlete Brett Laza. At just 25 years old, he’s already had a lifetime’s worth of experiences. Perhaps his greatest ...