Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI)-Greater Milwaukee Region is pleased to announce that SURG Restaurant Group recently signed on as a Regional Games Partner. Through the partnership, SURG Restaurant Group will support local regional, district, and sectional competitions which bring together hundreds of athletes from across the community to compete in Olympic-type sports.    

Nearly 2,000 athletes are honing their aquatics, athletics (track & field), soccer and powerlifting skills in preparation for the 2013 Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) State Summer Games June 6-8, 2013 at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Overcast and rainy skies didn’t stop nearly 1,000 Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) athletes from winning big at the 2013 SOWI State Indoor Sports Tournament (IST) on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Hundreds of coaches, volunteers and fans cheered on SOWI athletes competing in team basketball, basketball skills and gymnastics.

Nearly 50 alpine skiers and snowboarders gathered at Granite Peak in Wausau from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2013 to compete at the 2013 Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) State Winter Games.

Nearly 700 basketball players and gymnasts will travel across the state to attend the Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) State Indoor Sports Tournament (link) at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh April 6-7, 2013.

SOWI athletes and supporters joined hundreds of screaming fans to say farewell to Donald Driver at his retirement announcement at Lambeau Field on Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

Nearly 700 basketball players and gymnasts will travel across the state to attend the Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) State Indoor Sports Tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh April 6-7, 2013.

MADISON, Wis. – On January 25, 2013, the United States Department of Education (DOE) released new guidance to schools and school systems throughout the nation that receive federal aid about the requirements of providing quality sports opportunities for students with disabilities. While the guidance does not make new law, it does identify the responsibilities that schools and school systems have under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The key messages in the new guidance could be summarized as the following:

After months of rigorous training and preparation, five Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) athletes and coaches are ready to make their way to the most spectacular sporting event this year – the 2013 World Winter Games to be held in South Korea on January 29 – February 5. Before their departure, SOWI will host a send-off celebration in their honor on Wednesday, January 23 at Special Olympics Wisconsin Headquarters Board Room, located at 2310 Crossroads Drive in Madison, WI 53715.

Due to lack of snow and facility conditions at Nine Mile Forest in Wausau, Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) will cancel snowshoe racing and cross-country skiing competitions scheduled to be held for nearly 200 athletes at the SOWI State Winter Games this weekend, Saturday, January 19 and Sunday, January 20, 2013. SOWI will cancel the Opening Ceremonies and dance Saturday evening due to the decreased number in attendance. Special Olympics Wisconsin investigated every alternative means to hold the snowshoe racing and cross-country skiing competitions, but was unable to identify a safe option.