Southeast Area

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Area Contact Information

1625 N. Kingshighway / Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: 573-339-6733 or 573-339-6342 / Fax: 573-339-6370

Area Staff:
Penny Williams, Development Director
Scott Williams, Program Director
Jen Rose, Program Coordinator

Counties served:
Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dent, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Stoddard, Washington and Wayne

Southeast Area events

2022 State Summer Games

May 20 - May 22

2022 State Summer Games taking place in Columbia on May 20-22. Times and Locations TBA. For more information contact Tim Schuster at schuster@somo.org

A softball athlete swings at the ball while their teammates look on from the dugout in the distance behind them

Softball Coaches’ Training

May 26 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

This training will take place via zoom on Thursday, May 26th at 6:30pm. It is encouraged for all coaches to attend if they plan on coaching softball for the 2022…

A softball athlete with a pink and purple Team Missouri uniform stands at-bat ready for a pitch while breathing slowly out of his mouth

Southeast / St. Louis Metro Area Softball Tournament

July 9 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

1157 South West End Blvd.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703

This tournament will bring together teams from the Southeast Area and the St. Louis Metro Area to compete at the beautiful Shawnee Park Sports Complex in Cape Girardeau. With any…

Southeast Area blog posts

Students from Poplar Bluff High School pose for a picture.

SOMO presents Poplar Bluff with School of Character Award of Merit

BRANSON, Mo. – Special Olympics Missouri presented its 2022 School of Character awards at the annual Missouri Association of Student Councils Convention in March. Poplar Bluff earned the annual Award…

Athlete holds trophy and poses with family

Berryhill/Dinkins family of Southeast Area wins SOMO family of the year, others honored

All of the families below were recognized for their outstanding contributions to Special Olympics Missouri from their respective areas at the SOMO Annual Awards Luncheon Oct. 19 in Columbia. Each year, Special…