Springbrook hosted the 7th Annual Springbrook Invitational Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Saturday, March 30. The free event featured a round-robin style competition consisting of eight teams, with athletes from Broome, Tompkins/Cortland, Schenectady, Saratoga, and Edmeston, as well as Springbrook’s own Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. In addition to the traditional tournament style play, Skills athletes demonstrated their basketball proficiencies in two rounds of competition.
Games were held at Springbrook’s Main Campus, as well as Springbrook’s Community Campus. The National Anthem was delivered enthusiastically by Springbrook Scorpion Jason Le Beau, accompanied by School at Springbrook Music Therapist Darcy Perez, followed by the Special Olympics Athletes Oath, led by Springbrook Scorpion Kimberly Marra.
Competition in both gymnasiums was intense but respectful. The athletes displayed skill, sportsmanship, and above all, enjoyment!
The results from the day are as follows:
Varsity/Main Campus Competition
Gold: Broome/Tioga Panthers
Silver: Saratoga Wildcats
Bronze: Springbrook Scorpions
FastBreak
Junior Varsity/Oneonta Community Campus Competition
Gold: Thompkins/Cortland Red Raiders
Silver: Broome/Tioga Phantoms
Bronze: Pathfinder
Springbrook Scorpions
Skills/Main Campus Competition
Division 1
Gold: Clyde Cross
Silver: Daniel Raffelock
Bronze: Danny Cerosaletti
Jonathan Fields-Boyce
Division 2
Gold: Hamsuel Perez
Silver: Jon McLean
Bronze: Brayden MacMillan
Kerrilyn Godin
Division 3
Gold: Omar Barry
Silver: Josh McLean
Bronze: Mick McMillan
Elijah Risley
Division 4
Gold: Laweren Waples
Silver: Josh Brown
Bronze: Hannah Cymbrak
Will Smith
Division 5
Gold: Ryan MacMahon
Silver: Travis Stewart
Bronze: Mike Adams
Division 6
Gold: Katie Baker
Silver: Nicole Lapp
Congratulations to all the athletes who competed, and thank you to the families, friends, and Springbrook staff that made the day fun!
Springbrook’s Special Olympics Program is host to a basketball, soccer, and track & field team and is 100% donor funded. The program is made possible thanks to the generous support of sponsors who give to make a difference in the lives of people with developmental disabilities.
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