Tag: Post – Feature
#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 ...
Final Leg Gets Things Started
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The 49th annual Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) Summer Games will take place June 9-10 on the campus of California State University, Long Beach. The Opening ...
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 ...
#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. ...
INSIDE SOSC: Surrounded in Support
This week's installment of INSIDE SOSC takes you to the Regional Spring Games competitions in San Luis Obispo and Murrieta, respectively. An amazing Opening Ceremony set the tone at the ...
#SundaySpotlight: Kyle Aragon
By Ashley Carney Nothing excites an athlete quite like the day they get a new set of gear. For Kyle Aragon, a golfer from San Fernando Valley, that day came ...
USA Games Spotlight: Dawn Albritton
By Sean Minnihan Dawn Albritton is a gold medal-winning athlete and one of 10 swimmers headed to Seattle this July for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. Freestyle swimming may ...
USA Games Spotlight: Everardo Velador
Everardo Velador has interests that extend beyond the soccer field. In fact, you would have to go as far back as ancient Greece. When asked what time period he would ...
Team Ethan: Tough
Look up the word tough in the Merriam-Webster dictionary and there are nine definitions, several related to a person’s character. Two stand out, including “capable of enduring strain, hardship” and ...