Page 2 - Softball Throw News Today

AMBLER -- Despite the cancellation of Special Olympics due to COVID, students in the Wissahickon Autistic Support and Life Skills programs were determined to enjoy an annual end-of-year competition with each other. A mini Field Day Olympics was held Friday at the Wissahickon High School stadium. Competitions include the Softball Throw, Long Jump, Outdoor Bowling, 50-meter Dash, Ping Pong Ball Relay Race, Pool Noodle Hockey and Water Balloon Toss. To help run the activities, the students recruit...

Special Olympic Winners The Board recognized W.A.V.E. student winners who competed in the Special Olympic area games in Crestview on April 3. They will be moving on to compete in Regional Special Olympics on May 1 in Navarre at Navarre High School. The winners are listed below: Shania Price:  1st  Tennis Ball Throw – 1st 50m Run Yazmin Courtney:  1st Tennis Ball Throw – 3rd 50m Run Safeara Toole:  2nd Softball Throw – 2nd 50m Run Miranda Otto:  1st Softball Throw – 1st 100m Walk He...

Swimming. five hours a day in the summer. these kids -- my kids growing up, you know, all of their friends. video games, dvrs, mtv. they sit all day. can we -- >> its a bad mix. >> can we pressure schools to get kids outside more, exercising more? its just as critical as just about anything else this side of math, science and english? >> i think we can, and i think we must it will make them better learners and i think back. i was never that great. i ended up doing a lot of long distance bicyclin...