By the Gazette-Times | Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 12:00 am
This weekend, 1,200 Special Olympics Oregon athletes will converge on Corvallis for the 34th annual Special Olympics Oregon Summer Games, presented by Les Schwab Tire Centers. Athletes have been training for a minimum of eight weeks, and must have participated in one of many regional competitions to be eligible to compete this weekend.
Globally, Special Olympics is the largest amateur sports organization in the world. Here in Oregon, there are three seasons, winter, summer and fall, with local and regional competitions leading up to each season's State Games event. The thousands of athletes that participate in Special Olympics Oregon often compete in multiple sports throughout the year.
Volunteer positions are still available are scorekeeping for golf at Trysting Tree golf course on Sunday, and general volunteers for the track and field competition at Crescent Valley High School on Saturday.
Interested volunteers can contact Jean Hansen at (800) 452-6079 ext. 16, or email at jhansen@soor.org.
Special Olympics Oregon is a year-round program offering 15 different Olympic style sports to athletes with intellectual disabilities. Over 5,000 athletes participate from nearly every county in Oregon. For more information on Special Olympics Oregon, visit www.soor.org.
Athletics at Crescent Valley High School
Saturday, June 24
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Competition and Awards
Sunday, June 25
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Competition and Awards
Golf at Trysting Tree
Saturday n June 24
Level 1 Individual Skills - Par 3 Practice Course
9:30 a.m. Volunteer and Athlete Check-in
10:30 a.m. Competition Begins
2 p.m. Awards begin (at Practice Course)
Level 2 & 4 - 9-hole Golf - Trysting Tree Main Course
11:30 a.m. Coach/Athlete Check-in and lunch
Noon Volunteer Check-in
1 p.m. Competition Begins
2:30 p.m. Last tee time
4:30 to 6 p.m. Awards (at Main Clubhouse)
Sunday, June 25
Level 3 & 5 n 18 hole Golf n Trysting Tree Main Course
7:30 a.m. Volunteer & Athlete Check-in
8:30 a.m. Competition Begins
9:30 a.m. Last tee Time
2 to 4 p.m. Awards (at main clubhouse)
Bocce at Crescent Valley High School
Saturday, June 24
9 a.m. Coach Check-in
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Competition
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch (no matches scheduled between 12:15 p.m. and 12:45 p.m.)
Sunday, June 25
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Competition & Awards
Gymnastics at Crescent Valley High School
Saturday, June 24
9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Check in
9 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. Warm-ups
11:05 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. March in (march in, team, coaches and judges introductions and anthem)
11:20 a.m. to 3 p.m. Competition and Awards
Softball at Williams Field
Saturday, June 24
9 a.m. Coaches Check-in
9:50 a.m. Opening Welcome
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Team Competition
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Individual Skills Competition and Awards
Sunday, June 25
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Team Competition and Awards
Special Events at Crescent Valley High School
Saturday, June 24
10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Olympic Town
10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Healthy Athletes (Fun Fitness, Health Promotions)
4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Games Ceremony
8:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Dance
Sunday, June 25
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Olympic Town