Special Olympics Athletes Compete In Indy

October 6, 2022 at 12:02 a.m.
Special Olympics Athletes Compete In Indy
Special Olympics Athletes Compete In Indy
By Staff Report-
Special Olympic athletes from Kosciusko County competed in Flag Football and Corn Toss as part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) games held in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 2, 2022.  The EKS fall competitions are named in honor of the Special Olympics founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.  These games are the second-largest annual sporting event for Special Olympics Indiana.

The flag football tournament was held at Brebeuf Preparatory School in Indianapolis.  The team from Kosciusko County won first place in their flight.  

Corn toss was played at the Zionsville Middle school.  The following were athletes that participated in the corn toss tournament:

Norm McPeak, Wayne Momeyer, Jerry Davis, Scott Frush, Ruby French, Malika Wood, Billie Holtz, Christina Messer, Walter Holtz, Amy Morris, Sandy Hunter, Teri Hughes, Jim Kussmaul, Robert Svinarich, Martha Sullivan, Morgan Swafford, Gale Vanator and Elizabeth Wabol.  

Becky Walls, Kosciusko County Coordinator for Special Olympics would like to thank flag football coach Steve DeGaetano and Robin Seitner, for her help with the flag football team and veteran corn toss coach Joe Baranowski.  Currently, bowling continues with Special Olympics and team basketball and basketball skills will start late next month.

Latest News

Public Ocurrences 09.25.24
Fixing Storm Damage May Require Permits
Rezoning Has Neighbor Concerned About Animals Near Wetlands
Latest News
County Opioid Settlement Funds To Be Used For Peer Recovery Coaches
Appreciates Chris & Crew

E-Editions

Open Source CMS: Myth vs Reality

Special Olympic athletes from Kosciusko County competed in Flag Football and Corn Toss as part of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) games held in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 2, 2022.  The EKS fall competitions are named in honor of the Special Olympics founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.  These games are the second-largest annual sporting event for Special Olympics Indiana.

The flag football tournament was held at Brebeuf Preparatory School in Indianapolis.  The team from Kosciusko County won first place in their flight.  

Corn toss was played at the Zionsville Middle school.  The following were athletes that participated in the corn toss tournament:

Norm McPeak, Wayne Momeyer, Jerry Davis, Scott Frush, Ruby French, Malika Wood, Billie Holtz, Christina Messer, Walter Holtz, Amy Morris, Sandy Hunter, Teri Hughes, Jim Kussmaul, Robert Svinarich, Martha Sullivan, Morgan Swafford, Gale Vanator and Elizabeth Wabol.  

Becky Walls, Kosciusko County Coordinator for Special Olympics would like to thank flag football coach Steve DeGaetano and Robin Seitner, for her help with the flag football team and veteran corn toss coach Joe Baranowski.  Currently, bowling continues with Special Olympics and team basketball and basketball skills will start late next month.
Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092

e-Edition

e-edition

Sign up

for our email newsletters

Weekly Top Stories

Sign up to get our top stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday

Daily Updates & Breaking News Alerts

Sign up to get our daily updates and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox daily

Latest Stories

Public Ocurrences 09.25.24
County Jail Bookings The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
Fixing Storm Damage May Require Permits
Residents of Kosciusko County are reminded that with the recent storms, many structures in the community may have experienced damage.
Rezoning Has Neighbor Concerned About Animals Near Wetlands
A rezoning request before the Kosciusko County Commissioners on Tuesday had a neighbor concerned about the environmental impact animals on the property could have to the nearby wetlands.
County Opioid Settlement Funds To Be Used For Peer Recovery Coaches
Some of the county’s opioid settlement money will be used to contract with two peer recovery coaches for the Kosciusko Community Recovery Program (KCRP) at the jail.
Nasty Women
Editor, Times-Union: Donald Trump has often used the word “nasty” in addressing women who have asked him questions he preferred not to answer or who have called him out for one reason or another.