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Latest News articles on basketball at the Olympics
Donors step up to help Fenton Special Olympics team
Fenton High School's Special Olympics basketball team is much closer to collecting funds needed to compete in a state tournament next month. After reading an article about the Bensenville team last week in the Daily Herald, an anonymous donor from Bloomingdale gave $1,000 to their effort, while a local bank donated $500.
Videos: 15 Weird Winter Olympics Commercials
In Lithuania, athletes combine basketball and hockey to the hopes of making it a new game in the Winter Olympics. Unlike the Summer Olympics, wintertime makes everyone act a little bit strange. Thankfully, Extreme Ice Basketball is only one of many bizarre Winter Olympics-related...
Special Olympics Basketball Tourney coming to B-R, Stonehill Feb. 4
More than 700 Special Olympics Athletes and Unified Partners are expected to compete in the Special Olympics Massachusetts South Section Basketball Assessment Tournament. On Saturday, Feb. 4 the 60 teams expected to compete will be split between the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex at Stonehill and Bridgewater Raynham High School.
Special Olympics Basketball Tournament in East Grand Forks
East Grand Forks, MN (WDAY TV) - Some special athletes had a chance to show off their talents at a basketball tournament in East Grand Forks.
Canton High School Special Olympics Basketball Team heads to State
Canton High School Special Olympics basketball team earned the right to go to the State Tournament this past weekend at the District games held at Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk Center on Jan. 22. The Little Giants dominated their first game over BBCHS with a score of 44 to 25. The Championship game against the Kankakee Kays was a nail biter with Canton coming out on top with a score of 39-36.
Guilford Special Olympics basketball team reaches state
Mel Gilfillan, Guilford's longtime football coach, added another sport to his resume this winter and coached kids from his special education class in basketball, where the Vikings qualified for the state Special Olympics basketball tournament on Sunday.
Fenton charity game to help Special Olympics team compete at state
Fenton High School's Special Olympics basketball team formed just last year, yet players are already on their way to their second state championship. This spring, the team from Bensenville will head to Bloomington-Normal to compete in the state basketball March 16-18. ndon Feb. 8, Fenton will host a charity basketball game to raise about $2,000 needed for the team to travel to the tournament.
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Special Olympics basketball skills will be held Jan. 28 at Creston Middle School from 9 a.m. to approximately noon. There will be around 100 athletes competing. All blue ribbon qualifiers will compete at the state level March 9-10 in Iowa City at the Mid-Winter Games.
OLYMPICS ARE SPECIAL
Cherokee County schools participated in Area 12 Special Olympics basketball skills and 3v3 team play at First North Spartanburg on Thursday, Jan. 19. The students participated in line dances before the event started. Activities were coordinated by the Spartanburg Academy students and staff and members of the Area 12 steering committee. read more
United States Olympics basketball roster might be stronger than last time
The Americans announced the 20 players who will be candidates for the London Games, adding Blake Griffin of the Clippers and LaMarcus Aldridge of Portland to the' holdovers from either the 2008 Olympics or 2010 world championship who have said they wish to be considered again.