MONMOUTH — Three twirlers from the Warren County YMCA Twirlers, —Cecily Conard, Kira Damewood and Rachael Nuckles — have qualified to compete at the 2009 AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines in August.  

Turning in medal-winning performances for Sonoma Valley Special Olympics at the recent Northern California 2009 Regional Tennis Tournament were (from left) Larry Young (silver medal), Sal Aguilera (bronze), Heather Brannon (silver) and Travis Young (bronze).

Even if you don’t know the first thing about a pallino or jack, a new bocce group affiliated with Special Olympics Montgomery County could use your help.

A group of 15 local athletes from the Guernsey Eagles participated at the 2009 Special Olympics Ohio State Games last weekend at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. Two Eagles captured gold medals in track and field games at the event, led by David B

CRANBURY — The New Jersey Special Olympics “Flame of Hope” will make an approximately 1,000-mile trek through the state today (Friday), carried in the sturdy hands and by the solid legs of various law enforcement officials, with local officers being no exception.

Even if you don’t know the first thing about a pallino or jack, a new bocce group affiliated with Special Olympics Montgomery County could use your help.

After the three-day AAU District Qualifier meet held in Paragould over the weekend, 14 of the Mountain Home Hurricanes have qualified for the Junior Olympics, which will be held in Iowa in August.

30 June 2009 Dubai: Dubai Sports City will play a major role in Dubai's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Slated for completion in 2011, it is already making giant strides to provide world-class sporting facilities in the emirate and is today hailed as the world's only purpose-built sports city.

The Special Olympics Minnesota 2009 Summer Games gymnastics events were held at Mini-Hops Gymnastics Club in Minnetonka Friday, June 19. It was a time for participants to show their stuff after training for an entire year. The remainder of the events were held at University of Minnesota.

The Special Olympics Minnesota 2009 Summer Games gymnastics events were held at Mini-Hops Gymnastics Club in Minnetonka Friday, June 19. It was a time for participants to show their stuff after training for an entire year. The remainder of the events were held at University of Minnesota.