The Republic Special Olympics squad is in St. Joseph for the Indoor State Games, and we’re following along with updates all weekend, courtesy of our sponsor Southern Sun Electric.
Update: Basketball competition has begun. We have lots more photos from the Indoor State Games in our gallery below. In Individual Skills, Christopher Travis grabbed gold; Chris Lawrence, silver; Dougie Kies, bronze. Brenton Blakemore and Abby Couch also won gold, and Ella McBroom a bronze.
In Bowling, Brenton Blakemore nabbed a gold medal, and Evin Sparkman and Ryan Leiser have silver medals so far. We’ll keep you posted and have more photos as we get them.
Ashlynn Ackerman and Indy Russell
Ashlynn Ackerman and Indy Russell
Ashlynn Ackerman and Indy Russell
Chris Lawrence
Chris Lawrence
Evin Sparkman
Evin Sparkmam
Evin Sparkman
St. Joseph Civic Arena
St. Joseph Civic Arena
Ryan Leiser
Ryan Leiser2
Evin Sparkman and Ryan Leiser - Silver Medalists 2-Game Team Doubles
Evin Sparkman and Ryan Leiser - Silver Medalists 2-Game Team Doubles
Brenton Blakemore - Gold Medalist
Abby Couch
Abby Couch
Dougie Kies
Abby Couch
Abby Couch
Abby Couch
Ella McBroom
Ella McBroom
Ella McBroom
Ella McBroom
Ella McBroom
Brenton Blakemore
Brenton Blakemore
Brenton Blakemore
Brenton Blakemore
Dougie Kies
Dougie Kies
Dougie Kies
Individual Skills - Brenton Blakemore (Gold)
Individual Skills - Abby Couch (Gold) - Ella McBroom (Bronze)
Individual Skills - Dougie Kies (Bronze - Chris Lawrence (Silver) - Christopher Travis (Gold)
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