Volunteers are still needed for the upcoming Special Olympics Illinois Outdoors Sports Festival in Decatur/Forsyth onSept. 10-11. Interested persons, age 10 and up, can register to volunteer for a variety of times slots at either location athttps://www.soill.org/event/outdoor-sports-festival/.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES COMPETING IN OUTDOOR SPORTS FESTIVAL
WHAT: 2016 Special Olympics Illinois Outdoor Sports Festival
Sports: Softball, Golf, Unified Golf
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11, 2016
WHERE: Rotary Park, Decatur (softball)
Hickory Point Golf Course, Forsyth (golf)
ATHLETES: Nearly 700 athletes (View list of athletes expected to compete)
29 slow-pitch softball teams who advanced from district play
6 tee-ball teams
63 athletes competing in softball individual skills competition
17 athletes competing in 3-hole golf
24 athletes competing in 6-hole golf
25 athletes competing in 9-hole golf
42 athletes competing in Unified Golf 9-hole aggregate team play*
74 athletes competing in golf individual skills competition
3 Young Athletes participating in softball skills exhibition
*Special Olympics Unified Sports combine equal numbers of athletes with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team
SCHEDULE:
Opening Ceremony:
6:15 – 7 p.m. Saturday at Central Park, downtown Decatur
Competition:
Softball: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday: slow-pitch and tee-ball
10 a.m. – noon Saturday: individual skills competition
noon – 1 p.m. Saturday: Young Athletes individual skills
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sunday: slow-pitch and tee-ball
Note: Individual skills competition only Saturday
Golf: 9 a.m. Saturday shotgun start: 9-hole and Unified Golf 9-hole
noon Saturday shotgun start: 6-hole golf
noon – 1 p.m. Saturday shotgun start: 3-hole golf
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday: individual skills competition
9 a.m. Sunday shotgun start: 9-hole and Unified Golf 9-hole
Note: Individual skills and 3 and 6-hole competition only Saturday
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MEDIA: For more information about the event in advance, contact Michele Evans at 309-888-2573. If you are attending competition, please report to Tournament Central at either location for assistance.