Longtime Volunteer Runs SOKY First Aid Program Longtime Special Olympics Kentucky volunteer Jeff Corder of Bowling Green has been honored as the 2026 winner of the Golisano Health Leadership Award. Corder has worked with the Kentucky Special Events Medical Team, which provides all first aid coverage at Special Olympics Kentucky state-level events and many regional …
Our Biggest Sports Season at Full Speed on the Way to Summer Games Our Spring Sports Season doesn’t fool around after the calendar hits April 1. April always means a flurry of Area and Regional competition action. This month athletes will line up at seven of our eight area track and field meets as well …
IMPORTANT SUMMER GAMES WEATHER & TRAFFIC INFORMATION We are very excited about this weekend’s State Summer Games and celebrating the 30th year of the Games being held in Richmond at Eastern Kentucky University. We are aware of the threat of bad weather for this weekend. We have a plan to move the Opening Ceremonies to …
David “Lil Dave” Sexton Turns Health Around and Returns to Special Olympics Competition Our Healthy Athlete spotlight shines on longtime Bowling Green athlete, David “Lil Dave” Sexton. Dave has been representing Special Olympics Kentucky for 20+ years, playing soccer, softball, basketball and flag football. This includes a 2018 appearance at Special Olympics USA games in …
University of Kentucky Police Captain Chuck Adams Recounts His Experience at the World Games Law Enforcement Torch Run Final Leg By Chuck Adams Awesome, amazing, hard to describe are just a few words and phrases I have used recently in trying to explain the experience of being part of the Final Leg Law Enforcement Torch …
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Nickell Ends Games with Two Medals The Special Olympics World Games Torino 2025 have come to an end for Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell and her 1,500 fellow competitors from around the world. On Friday, Nickell was unable to post a qualifying time in the Slalom Divisioning Round, so her medal count for the Games will stand …
Nickell Grabs the Gold in the Super G It’s GOLD for DesaRae Nickell in her heat of the Super G at the Special Olympics World Games Torino 2025!!!! Nickell got down the hill in :48.91, .49 seconds faster than Silver Medalist Marene Jansen of The Netherlands. Larina Buechler of Switzerland took the Bronze. Nickell’s Special …
Nickell Sees First Skiing Action at the Games Three days after Second Lady of the United State Usha Vance led the Special Olympics USA delegation into the Opening Ceremonies, Morehead skier DesaRae Nickell saw her first action of the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games on the slopes today in Turin, Italy. Nickell participated in …
The Fourth CEO in Special Olympics Kentucky History Introduces Herself My name is Angie Cruse-Tinch, and I live in Lexington with my husband of 28 years Brett, my children Zoe and Noah, and our sweet senior dog, Lexi. Zoe is a Junior Education major at the University of Louisville and Noah is a Freshman Kinesiology …