Christopher Lakusta
On Saturday, March 16 the Special Olympics BC – ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ hosted a basketball tournament at H.D. Stafford Middle School in ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦.
Teams that took part in this fun and exciting one-day tournament were from Abbotsford, Surrey, Vancouver, Mission, Kelowna and ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦.
Players of all ages competed in the Special Olympics BC tournament. ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ basketball players in the A/B Division took first place over Kelowna.
RELATED:
Full results of the tournament are as follows:
A/B Division
1st - ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ B1
2nd - ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ A1
3rd - Kelowna
C1 Division
1st - Mission
2nd - Surrey
3rd - Vancouver
C2 Division
1st - Surrey
2nd - Abbotsford
3rd - ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦
Special Olympics BC extends a ‘thank you’ to teams who came out and took part in the tournament.
The ºÚÂí´ÅÁ¦ chapter has 200 athletes who participate in 16 sports programs including basketball, floor hockey, and softball – and are assisted by more than local volunteers.
The organization expressed its gratitude also to those who volunteered their time to make the event possible for the athletes.

