Alex & Ashley Singleton featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Alex Singleton and his sister Ashley were on ESPN’s SportsCenter this morning to talk about staying in shape and training hard throughout the pandemic!! ๐ช๐๐ฆ There are two videos from today’s segment and you can watch both RIGHT HERE, courtesy of Alex’s Twitter! Part I: https://vimeo.com/526148724/a8ae676690 Part II: https://vimeo.com/526154425/1694361191 We know we […]
Seth & Co. Special Brew opens in Bethlehem
When we talk about the #InclusionRevolution, this is EXACTLY what we’re talking about. Seth (from Bethlehem Special Olympics-Pennsylvania) and his family opened a brand new coffee shop — Seth & Co. Special Brew — that provides delicious beverages to its customers and employment opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities, including several Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes! […]
Meet Joe Eitl
We’d like to introduce you to Joe Eitl. Joe is from Montgomery County. He’s 37 years old and was born with a congenital heart defect. He’s has had several open heart surgeries and pacemakers throughout his life. Since he was young, Joe’s been an active participant in Special Olympics. But 18 months ago, Joeโs health […]
The Voices of SOPA
During Special Olympics Pennsylvania‘s inaugural Indoor Winter Games in 2019, we took some time to sit down and talk to athletes throughout the event. Even though the 2020 Indoor Winter Games in York were cancelled, we wanted to share these interviews with you now. Below, you’ll find a collection of audio stories, which you can […]
SOPA Zoom Backgrounds
If you find yourself on a whole bunch of Zoom/online video meetings, but don’t necessarily want those nosy coworkers seeing the details of your pad, we humbly present these backgrounds/wallpapers.
Patrick Anderson wins Gatorade Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year
Earlier this year, Patrick Anderson — a senior at Mount Lebanon High School — was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year! ๐๐โโ๏ธ As part of the award, Patrick was given to opportunity to donate a $1,000 grant to the organization of his choice — and he selected Special Olympics Pennsylvania! […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania: March Madness 2020 Champions
Ladies & gentlemen, we are proud to introduce your 2020 SOPA MARCH MADNESS CHAMPION… ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!!!! ๐๐๐ Cinderella is dancing!! The No. 7 seed has done it and shocked the field!! Not only did Sports Camp take down top-seeded Summer Games in the Final Four but then defeated No. 1 Fall Festival in yesterday’s championship. […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania: March Madness 2020, Round II
Can you believe we’ve already powered through EIGHT matchups in our OFFICIAL Special Olympics Pennsylvania March Madness Bracket! ๐ Check out the updated bracket below and check back frequently for updates on all the voting! Matchup 9: ๐๐จ. ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ v. ๐๐จ. ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ. ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ: The top seed in […]
Aaron Younkin honored in local press
Somerset County athlete Aaron Younkin was recently featured in a story in the Daily American. The piece highlights Aaron’s bowling prowess as well as his induction into the Special Olympics PA Hall of Fame in 1996 as part of the inaugural Hall of Fame class! To read the full story, follow this link!
SOPA Unified Bocce athlete receives prestigious award
One of Special Olympics Pennsylvania‘s Unified Bocce athletes, Jack Sullivan, recently received the “Honor the Game” award from Mt. Lebanon. The award is decided upon when all sports teams in a given season nominate an athlete to receive it. One male and female athlete are selected from the nominations. This is the first time in […]
