The 2019 Fall Sports Season got one of its earliest starts in program history this year when the State Equestrian Competition was held August 18 at Lakeside Arena in Frankfort. Now the season moves into high gear with bowlers and flag football teams preparing for area and regional competition in October. Fall sports provide a …
UK National Championship team and Charlotte Hornets star Michael Kidd-Gilchrist returned to Lexington to host a basketball camp for Special Olympics athletes at UK’s Joe Craft Center.
Athletes Lucas Mathes and Danyelle Tucker of Louisville were honored as the Special Olympics Male and Female Athlete of the Year at the Courier-Journal Sports Awards.
Longtime Special Olympics Kentucky volunteer Erv Vanover was named Special Olympics Volunteer of the Year during a ceremony at the 2019 State Summer Games.
The Don Jacobs Auto Group in Lexington will match donations made to Special Olympics Kentucky during service visits throughout the month of June.
While the State Summer Games technically ended the spring sports season, they also launch our program into summer sports. Even before our athletes competed in Richmond, plans were being made and practices beginning for golf and softball competition.
Special Olympics athletes teamed with Unified partners from Transylvania University to claim the bronze medal at the Fifth Annual HCAC Unified Bowling Tournament.
A Unified basketball team from the University of Louisville made its second consecutive trip to the NIRSA Unified Basketball National Tournament.
Kroger has made changes to its popular Community Rewards Program. Check now to make sure you are still shopping to support Special Olympics athletes.
Kentucky gymnasts Tonya Cornett and Lee Dockins claimed five medals each at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi and won them under the tutelage of Lexington coach Mary Fehrenbach.