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 ...
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It’s time to get your gears turning! Introduced this year as a new non-traditional activity for our Unified Champions Schools, Unified Robotics has been a new way to introduce students into the field of STEM while also building life skills such as leadership, teamwork and critical thinking. On February 17, four middle schools from Jefferson …