This weekend will be a busy weekend in Northern Kentucky for Special Olympics athletes as the area hosts two major events on the program. The Area 7 bowling tournament will be held Saturday at Super Bowl He Bellwood in Newport, and the Northern Kentucky Regional Flag football tournament will be held Sunday at Thomas More University’s Republic Bank Field in Crestview Hill. . More than 150 bowlers will be in the lanes on Saturday. The tournament begins with an opening ceremony at 8:50 a.m., with singles competition beginning immediately thereafter. Following the singles competition, a unified bowling event is scheduled to begin around noon. In unified bowling, Special Olympics athletes are paired with a partner (often a parent or sibling) who does not have an intellectual disability for practice and competition. Tournament participants bowl two games, with the total number of pins falling determining the winner of each division. The first place and possibly second place finishers in each division will advance to the state bowling tournament to be held Dec. 2-3 in Louisville. The Area 7 Bowling Tournament will feature Special Olympics athletes from Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton and Pendleton counties. Bowling is one of the most popular sports offered by Special Olympics Kentucky year-round, typically drawing more than 1,300 athletes across the state. The state bowling tournament is the largest individual sports competition on the Special Olympics Kentucky calendar each year. The Northern Kentucky Regional Flag Football Tournament has more than 200 players competing on 16 teams in five divisions. Matches begin at 9 a.m. with the final match starting Sunday at 2 p.m. Five of the teams will be from Northern Kentucky, with the others coming from Frankfort, Louisville, Richmond and Winchester. The teams will compete for a spot in the state flag football tournament on Saturday at Tates Creek High School in Lexington. Special Olympics is the world’s largest program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Participation in competitive events is open to all individuals over the age of eight. Kentucky offers year-round training and competition in local, regional, state and national programs in 15 sports. In addition to traditional sports competitions, Special Olympics also offers early childhood programs through the Young Athletes Program and health screenings through the Healthy Program. Athlete Initiative. Special Olympics Kentucky began as his one-day event in Louisville in 1970 and has expanded to include more than 10,000 athletes across the state each year. Special Olympics will celebrate his 55th anniversary of the global movement in 2023.
It’s going to be a busy weekend in Northern Kentucky for Special Olympics athletes as the program hosts two major events in the area this weekend.
The Area 7 Bowling Tournament will be held Saturday at Super Bowl Bellwood in Newport, and the Northern Kentucky Regional Flag Football Tournament will be held Sunday at Republic Bank Field at Thomas More University in Crestview Hills.
More than 150 bowlers will take to the lanes on Saturday. The tournament begins with an opening ceremony at 8:50 a.m., with singles matches beginning immediately thereafter.
Following the singles matches, a unified bowling event is scheduled to begin around noon. Unified Bowling pairs Special Olympics athletes with partners without intellectual disabilities (often parents or siblings) for practice and competition.
Tournament participants play two games, with total falling pins determining the winner of each division. The first place and possibly second place finishers in each division will advance to the state bowling tournament to be held Dec. 2-3 in Louisville.
The Area 7 Bowling Tournament will feature Special Olympics athletes from Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton and Pendleton counties.
Bowling is one of the most popular sports offered by Special Olympics Kentucky year-round, typically drawing more than 1,300 athletes from across the state. The state bowling tournament is the largest individual sports competition on the Special Olympics Kentucky calendar each year.
The Northern Kentucky Regional Flag Football Tournament features more than 200 players competing on 16 teams in five divisions. Games begin at 9 a.m. Sunday, with the final game starting at 2 p.m.
Five of the teams will be from Northern Kentucky, with others from Frankfort, Louisville, Richmond and Winchester. The teams will compete for a spot in the state flag football tournament on Saturday at Tates Creek High School in Lexington.
Special Olympics is the world’s largest program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Participation in competitive events is open to all individuals over the age of eight. Kentucky offers year-round training and competition for local, regional, state and national programs in 15 sports.
In addition to traditional sports competitions, Special Olympics offers programs for young children through its Young Athletes Program and health screenings through its Healthy Athletes Initiative. Special Olympics Kentucky began as his one-day event in Louisville in 1970 and has expanded to include more than 10,000 athletes across the state each year. Special Olympics will celebrate his 55th anniversary of the global movement in 2023.