Category: Special Olympians
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Elsa Fryer
Elsa Fryer, who captured a silver medal in the tennis singles competition at the Special Olympics Fall Games in Orange County, was named the Special…
Petersilia, Krauskopf win Special Olympics honors
Kyle Petersilia and Steve Krauskopf were honored Monday as the Special Olympics Athletes of Month for the last two months. Petersilia, who celebrated his 34th…
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Mia Able
Mia Able, a 7th grader at Carpinteria Middle School, was honored for her performances at the School Games at La Playa Stadium and the Special…
Special Olympics Athletes of the Month: LaMarcus Briggs and Gerry Raphielli
Gerry Raphielli and LaMarcus Briggs are two of Santa Barbara’s finest Special Olympics athletes. Their reputation even extends beyond Santa Barbara’s borders as the pair…
Ostrowski is Special Olympics Athlete of the Month
Santa Barbara Special Olympics bowling coach Lydia Truong said athlete Sara Ostrowski is so willing to help others she would have come an hour before…
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Chris Evans
Christopher Evans was honored as the Special Olympics Athlete of the Month at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon. Evans has been a…
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Lisa Adkins
Lisa Adkins, who brought home a gold medal in the women’s shot put at a track and field meet last weekend in Santa Maria, was…
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: LaMarcus Briggs
LaMarcus Briggs, a standout softball and basketball player, was named the Santa Barbara Athlete Round Table Special Olympics Athlete of the Month. Briggs, whose nickname…
Special Olympics Athlete of the Month: Matt Meisel
Matt Meisel was honored for his performance with the soccer team at the North Region Games in Santa Maria. Coach Jerry Siegel noted that Matt…
Kremer named Special Olympics Athlete of the Month
David Kremer was honored Monday as the Special Olympics Athlete of the Month. The award was given at the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press…