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PHOTOS: St. Louis Metro Area Bocce Tournament

September 13, 2022 / Comments Off on PHOTOS: St. Louis Metro Area Bocce Tournament

ST. LOUIS – Our Special Olympics Missouri athletes had so much fun at the St. Louis Metro Area Bocce Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Check out some of the…

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SOMO athletes participate in Jayson Tatum Basketball Camp

August 9, 2022 / Comments Off on SOMO athletes participate in Jayson Tatum Basketball Camp

ST. LOUIS – Several Special Olympics Missouri athletes and Unified partners had the opportunity to participate in the annual Jayson Tatum Basketball Camp August 4-5 at Chaminade College Preparatory School.…

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Bush bowls game of her life after receiving new hearing aids at USA Games

July 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Bush bowls game of her life after receiving new hearing aids at USA Games

Author: Diego Branda | Special Olympics Missouri marketing and communications intern ORLANDO – The 2022 Special Olympics USA Games were full of fierce competition and amazing accomplishments. Thousands of athletes…

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SOMO hosts successful State Summer Games in Columbia

May 25, 2022 / Comments Off on SOMO hosts successful State Summer Games in Columbia

COLUMBIA – Special Olympics Missouri hosted its State Summer Games May 20-22 in Columbia. It was SOMO’s first full three-day event since 2018. “SOMO has been through so much these…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Chris Wilson

March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Volunteer Spotlight: Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson is a sales manager for the Greater Saint Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau with an emphasis on sports marketplace, where he has had the pleasure of co-chairing the…

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Ottenad family launches torch run

May 26, 2021 / Comments Off on Ottenad family launches torch run
John Ottenad speaks at the opening ceremony for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Missouri May 25 in St. Charles.

Marilyn Ottenad and her family tearfully listened to a chronology of the Torch Run’s success and the impact her late son, Jeff, continues to have on the annual event.

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‘Unified Days’ kick off Return to Play activities

May 3, 2021 / Comments Off on ‘Unified Days’ kick off Return to Play activities

By DILLEN MAYFIELD Festus High School Festus High School Student Council hosted a Unified Track day for their entire district on April 15, culminating several months of planning. I went…

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SOMO wows Knights of Columbus

April 27, 2021 / Comments Off on SOMO wows Knights of Columbus
Matt LaCaille stands in front of the dental exam room at Special Olympics Missouri's Training for Life Campus.

By JODIE JACKSON JR. | Special Olympics Missouri JEFFERSON CITY – Seeing really was believing for Matt LaCaille and a hundred or so other Knights of Columbus members who recently…

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