Team Kentucky Uses Time to Bond Before Minneapolis For the first time since the team was named last September all 67 athletes, Unified partners and coaches who make up Team Kentucky for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games will be united for the first time. The team will meet March 20-22 in Richmond for Team …
Rutter Receives 2025 Pinnacle Positive Impact Award
Longtime Ft. Mitchell Athlete Receives Honor in Second Year of the Award Cari Mulhall (left) and Barbara Jaenisch of Pinnacle Financial Services present the Pinnacle Positive Impact Award to Luke Rutterer. Longtime Special Olympics athlete and Athlete Ambassador Luke Rutterer of Ft. Mitchell has been recognized as the 2025 Pinnacle Positive Impact Award. The presentation ...
SOKY’s Stine Selected for 2026 SONA Athlete Congress
Athlete Board Representative Among 27 Selected from U.S., Canada and Caribbean We are proud to announce that Louisville athlete and SOKY Athlete Board Member Austin Stine has been selected to participate in the 2026 Special Olympics North America Athlete Congress. The first Athlete Congress in SONA history, the meeting will include 27 athletes and athlete …
Team Kentucky Unveils Bold New Look for 2026
Kentucky Changes Team Colors, Logo for 2026 USA Games Before the Team Kentucky Announcement video introduced the athletes, Unified partners, coaches and caddies who will represent the state at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, a surprise announcement unveiled updated team colors and branding for Team Kentucky for the Games. A video narrated by “Voice …
Sunshine Class Returns to State Fair in 2025
Class Offers Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities to Show Lambs at Kentucky State Fair The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is once again offering the Sunshine Class during the Kentucky State Fair in 2025. The event allows individuals with special needs to show a lamb in the livestock ring in Broadbent Arena during the fair. This …
Three Honored with Inaugural Athlete Leadership Award
Pinnacle Positive Impact Award Recognizes Outstanding Athlete Leaders At the end of our 2024 Athlete Leadership Program graduation ceremony, we unveiled a new award that will honor outstanding graduates of our Athlete Leadership Program. The Pinnacle Positive Impact Award was developed in conjunction with Athlete Leadership Program presenting sponsor Pinnacle Financial Services to honor graduates …
Nickell to Compete at 2025 World Winter Games
Journey That Began in 2019 Will Finish in Turin Morehead athlete DesaRae Nickell has officially been selected as part of the Special Olympics USA Team that will compete at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games next year in Turin, Italy. The announcement of the official delegation was made by Special Olympics USA on August …
Make Plans Now for the 2024 Fall Sports Season
Now’s the Time to Prepare for Program’s Busiest Season The fall sports season continues to be one of Special Olympics Kentucky busiest times of year in terms of number of athletes competing and competition options. Now is the time to make sure your athlete, or maybe a potential new athlete you know, is signed up …
Ryle HS Unveils UCS National Banner Award
Six-Week Delay Doesn’t Dampen Spirits as Pioneering School Celebrates Success Thanks to the one major snow storm of the winter hitting Northern Kentucky on their original date, the students and staff at Union’s Ryle High School had to wait an extra six weeks before finally celebration their Unified Champion Schools National Banner Award on March …
Healthy Athlete Spotlight: Jennifer Hamilton
Owensboro Athlete Jennifer Hamilton Made an Incredible Life Change Everyone meet our first #HealthyAthleteSpotlight, Jennifer Hamilton. Jennifer is from Owensboro, Ky., and has been a Special Olympics Kentucky athlete for more than 20 years. She keeps her schedule very full by playing basketball and softball. flag football, bowling, and track and field. On top of …