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.

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.
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