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Special Olympics Softball Saturday at Lone Oak

Special Olympics Softball Saturday at Lone Oak
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Aug. 15, 2017 | PADUCAH, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Aug. 15, 2017 | 04:47 PM | PADUCAH, KY
More than 200 Special Olympics Kentucky athletes on 15 teams will hit the fields at Lone Oak Park on Saturday, August 19, for the 2017 Special Olympics Kentucky Region 1 Softball Tournament.

Each of the teams will be looking to punch their tickets to the organization’s State Tournament, which will be held in Bowling Green September 8-10.

Seven of the 15 teams competing in four divisions at the Region 1 Tournament will earn berths in the State Tournament.

Games get underway at 9 am on four fields and will run consistently through 12:45 pm. Games may be played as late as 2 pm if needed to determine division champions. Two teams from Paducah will be competing. Other teams will come from Barren County, Bowling Green, Christian County, Owensboro, Russellville, Muhlenberg County and Murray.

Softball continues to be one of the most popular Special Olympics Kentucky sports offerings in the state with more than 1,000 athletes competing on 71 teams statewide, both records for the program. Teams compete throughout the state in leagues and invitational and regional tournaments, all leading up to the State Softball Tournament in September. Regional Tournaments determine 30 of the teams that advance to the State Tournament. Teams that do not qualify for the State Tournament have the option of participating in the Team Skills Competition, which is also held in Bowling Green in conjunction with the State Tournament. 

For more information about the Special Olympics Kentucky Regional Softball Tournament, contact Hunter Brislin, Program Director, at 502-695-8222 or hbrislin@soky.org.

Special Olympics has now been changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in Kentucky for 47 years. 

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