Tag: Post – Spring Season
SOSC Announces Upcoming Changes to Sports Offerings
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2017) – Special Olympics Southern California has unveiled a new sports plan that will maximize the amount of training and competition for athletes year-round, allow ...
INSIDE SOSC: Athletes Put the ‘FUN’ in FUNdamentals Camp
Forty-five Special Olympics Southern California athletes from Ventura and Santa Barbara County learned a handful of tips from a pro football player Thursday night at Ventura College. The athletes came ...
#SundaySpotlight: From Playing to Coaching
Cody Nicholson is taking his love of basketball – and his studies – to Long Beach City College in the fall. Cody’s father, Vince, introduced him to Vikings women’s basketball ...
INSIDE SOSC: Nike 3-on-3 Spawns World Games Flashback
Joe Hreish was back in the city that re-ignited his passion for Special Olympics, and he couldn’t help but smile about it. The Orange County athlete was among nearly 50 ...
Special Olympics Hoops Slated for Nike 3-on-3
Nearly 50 Special Olympics Southern California athletes will be among the thousands of basketball players flocking to the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the Nike 3-on-3 at L.A. Live ...
INSIDE SOSC: Special Olympics Grabs ESPN Spotlight
Dustin Plunkett is no stranger to the ESPN cameras – but on Wednesday he was among those celebrated as Special Olympics took center stage at the 25th annual ESPY Awards ...
PHOTO GALLERY: On The Gridiron
Special Olympics Southern California and the Los Angeles Rams teamed up to host the first of six FUNdamentals Camp and Punt, Pass and Kick Challenge at Edward Vincent Jr. Park ...
Southern California Delegation Set for 2018 USA Games
LONG BEACH, Calif. (June 29, 2017) – A year from now, more than 70,000 will descend on Seattle, Wash., to celebrate the awe-inspiring abilities of athletes with intellectual disabilities at ...
INSIDE SOSC: Big Crowds Mean Bigger Confidence Boosts
Several athletes at Special Olympics Southern California can pinpoint a variety of aspects they enjoy most about competing. A solid number of responses will tie back to the atmosphere and ...
From UCSB to Special Olympics
By Naomi Cahill UC Santa Barbara alumna Jordan Franey brought her A-game to the basketball court for this year’s Summer Games – not as an athlete, but as a referee. ...