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On Saturday, May 12th 2019 the Salem State Vikings celebrated the end of a successful academic year by hosting a free sports clinic for Special Olympic athletes. This half day event was planned and implemented by the Viking Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and led by various members of the varsity athletic teams and coaches.
The Wellness Center was full of cheer on Sunday (Feb. 25) as the Worcester State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted Special Olympics community basketball games inside the Lancer Gymnasium and the Multipurpose Gymnasium.
Sounds of laughter filled the air with a little friendly competition on Sunday, April 23 as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted a Special Olympics field day on the campus of Salem State University.
On Sunday, February 12, the Salem State University Athletics & Recreation department hosted seven Special Olympics basketball teams in a half day tournament. Salem State was approached by Special Olympics of Massachusetts (SOMA) to host the event as their teams are preparing for their upcoming regional games.
The Massachusetts Maritime Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted its second Community Games basketball night of the 2017 Sea Term for Special Olympics of Cape Cod on Tuesday evening, as teams from Wareham, Hyannis, Freetown and New Bedford competed in four contests played inside the Clean Harbors Athletic Center.
The Massachusetts Maritime Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the first of two Community Games basketball nights for Special Olympics of Cape Cod on Tuesday evening, as teams from Wareham, Hyannis, Freetown and New Bedford competed in four contests played inside the Clean Harbors Athletic Center.
Special Olympians, cheerleaders, spectators, and student-athlete volunteers gathered at Alumni Field on Sunday to participate in the 2016 Massachusetts Special Olympics' Flag Football tournament games hosted by Westfield State University.
On a typical Saturday in September, the Worcester State University women's soccer team is out on the field scoring goals and seeking a victory. However, this past Saturday (Sep. 17) the women's soccer team's schedule allowed for them to spend their day volunteering at Haverhill's 36th Annual Special Field Games.
The Framingham State University Rams have been nominated for the September NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll. The Special Olympics story with the highest number of votes on September 25th will be the winner.
Massachusetts Maritime was the winner of the March 2016 NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll, as a story on the Buccaneer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s annual Community Basketball Games night in January received nearly 60 percent of the overall vote in the month-long competition.
This past weekend, members of the Worcester State University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) volunteered with the Winter Games of the Special Olympics Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Maritime is one of three schools that has been honored with selection to the March 2016 NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll, as a story on the Buccaneer Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s annual Community Basketball Games night was chosen as one of three from across the country for special recognition.
On Sunday, February 21 the Salem State University Athletics & Recreation department hosted 6 Special Olympics basketball teams in a half day tournament. SSU was approached by Special Olympics of Massachusetts (SOMA) to host an event so that the Special Olympic teams had the opportunity to prepare for their upcoming regional games.
The Massachusetts Maritime Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the first of two Community Games basketball nights for Special Olympics of Cape Cod on Tuesday evening, as teams from Wareham, Plymouth, Freetown and New Bedford competed in four contests played inside the Clean Harbors Athletic Center.
In October, Westfield State University and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), working in conjunction the Athletics Department's graduate assistants Dan Brady, Erica Griffo, and Kristen Hoffman to organize the support staff, hosted 13 Special Olympics flag football teams on Alumni Field. This is the fourth consecutive year Westfield hosted the event with help from Owl student-athletes and Athletics Department personnel. In total, 250 Special Olympians competed in 18 games. In addition to the players and coaches, cheerleaders, spectators, and student-athletes filled the complex to cheer on the players.
It was a day full of excitement, smiles, and competition despite the inclement weather at Westfield State University as more than 250 Special Olympians, cheerleaders, spectators, and student-athlete volunteers gathered at Alumni Field on a rainy and dreary Sunday in October to participate in the 2013 Massachusetts Special Olympics’ Flag Football assessment round.