Special Olympics Kosciusko County Athletes Compete at Taylor U
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UPLAND — Special Olympics Kosciusko County athletes competed in the “Take It To The Hoops” basketball tournament Saturday, sponsored by Special Olympics Grant County and hosted by Taylor University. The county’s Special Olympics Panthers and Jaguars basketball teams and skills participants competed against other area athletes in the regional winter tournament event. The Kosciusko County Jaguars lost to the Huntington County Thunder 38-28 in their first game. They were then eliminated after losing their second game to the Delaware County Hawks 41-18. The Kosciusko County Panthers lost to the Arc Raiders 2 team by a score of 53-22 in their first game. The Panthers lost to the Grant County Mayhem 45-18 in their final game. In the skills competition, local athletes placed as follows in their respective divisions: • First Place Gold: Robert Svinarich, Marti Sullivan and Crystal Redman. Second Place Silver: Jamie Denhartog, Karen McLaughlin, Jim Nuell and Sandy Bibler. Third Place Bronze: Sharon Singleton, Michelle Ousley, Brian Bierly, Jose Median, Kathleen Shourek and Angela Millspaugh. Fourth Place: Mary Bicknell. Athlete James (Jim) Nuell competed as he celebrated his 73nd birthday and is one of the oldest Special Olympics athletes in the Kosciusko County program. County Coordinator Becky Walls expressed thanks to the volunteers, fans and coaches for their efforts in making this possible for local Special Olympic athletes. The Panthers and Jaguars basketball teams and skills athletes next compete at the Special Olympics Sectional Basketball tournament March 19 in Logansport.
