For
Immediate Release
LEBANON COUNTY ATHLETES COMPETE IN Special Olympics
Pennsylvania’s 2013 Summer games
(Lebanon, PA, June 28,
2013) –
53 athletes from Lebanon County participated from June 6 – June 8, 2013 in
Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s 44th Annual Summer Games at Penn State
University, University Park, PA. They joined more than 2,000 athletes, coaches,
volunteers, and supporters representing Pennsylvania counties who competed in sports
such as aquatics, softball, soccer, golf, basketball, tennis, and athletics.
With
the assistance of 14 head and assistant coaches, the 53 athletes representing Lebanon
County were the largest delegation ever for the county at the annual Summer
Games. Lebanon County athletes had a very successful Summer Games taking home
multiple medals. The breakdown of medals included:
·
Gymnastics
51 gold, 13 silver, and 6 bronze individual medals
·
Tennis
3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze individual medals
·
Aquatics
4 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze individual medal
·
Golf
1 gold and 3 silver individual medals
·
Athletics
2 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze individual medals
·
Softball
unified team a silver medal
·
Bowling
unified team a gold medal
·
Basketball
team scored a bronze medal
Summer
Games 2013 served as a qualifier for Special Olympics National Games in 2014,
being held in New Jersey from June 14-21, 2014. Athlete Alyssa Dreibelbis was
drawn as a first alternate for aquatics and the softball unified team was drawn
as a first alternate for unified softball. Summer Games marks the end of the
spring & summer sports seasons for the county. Special Olympics operates
year round. Fall sports season starts in early August. Anyone interested in
learning more about how to become an athlete, unified partner, volunteer,
coach, or supporter of Lebanon County Special Olympics can visit our website at
www.lebcoso.org or contact via phone
at (717) 272-1332.
About Special
Olympics PA – Lebanon County
Special
Olympics Pennsylvania – Lebanon County provides year-round training and
competition in 14 Olympic-type sports to more than 250 children and adults with
intellectual disabilities or closely related developmental disabilities. For
more information, visit our Web site at http://www.lebcoso.org/.
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