Special Olympics Marshall & Starke Counties program is wrapping up their first season of 2025. This season included Basketball, Cheer, Powerlifting, and this was also the first year that MSSO participated in Winter Games! The Basketball teams participated in tournaments at Goshen High School, the Area 4 tournament held at Caston High School, and our very first locally hosted Basketball Tournament in Plymouth.
The Cheer Team participated in the local Tournament in Plymouth, traveled to the Goshen Tournament and cheered at the Area 4 Tournament in Caston. The Cheer Team consists of 3 athletes from Marshall County and 1 unified partner from Starke County. Coaches Amber Jones and Temple Kipper have been working with their spirit filled Cheer Team since early January.
Winter Games was held at Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Athletes competed in Skiing, Snowshoeing, and Snowboarding. 2 athletes from Marshall County headed down this year. Ian Radican participated in Snowshoeing and Christian Radican participated in Skiing- both receiving medals in their divisions.
