12 Days of Athletes

December 14, 2018 Blog, Featured

This holiday season, we’re taking “12 Days of Athletes” to look back on some of the most inspiring athlete stories we covered in 2018. On the first Day of Athletes… In the last few years, Christopher Weems of Wausau has...


From the USA Games to the Half Marathon World Championships

November 26, 2018 Blog, Featured

Two accomplished Special Olympics Wisconsin runners traveled to Portugal last month to compete in the 2018 INAS Athletics Half Marathon World Championships. Tyler Wigington of Middleton and Colton Lohrenz of Oneida traveled more than 4,000 miles for the October 21 event...


Respect is my Universe – there’s space for everyone!

November 26, 2018 Blog, Featured

Earlier this month, about three dozen students and nearly a dozen educators from around the state gathered in Madison to share ideas on promoting inclusion and respect in Wisconsin schools during the 2018 Unified Champion Schools Leadership Summit. Under the theme...


The LETR’s Ryan Miller helps put puzzle pieces together for Run With The Cops

November 19, 2018 Blog, Featured

Ryan Miller’s favorite part about his job as an investigator for the River Falls Police Department is piecing together all of the details and bits of information from his cases like a giant jigsaw puzzle. “I like trying to find...


Local Special Olympics coach prepares for World Games in Abu Dhabi (WSAW)

November 5, 2018 Featured, Press

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — A 313-member delegation from the United States will be traveling to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, to represent our country in the Special Olympics World Games.


Milwaukee Sting bring first-class facilities and supporters to State Volleyball Tournament

October 30, 2018 Blog, Featured

For the second year in a row, more than 300 Special Olympics athletes and countless supporters will be taking over the Milwaukee Sting Center for the Special Olympics Wisconsin State Volleyball Tournament this weekend. The volleyball players of Special Olympics...


Coach’s spotlight: “I had made 100 genuine friends in just one day”

October 30, 2018 Blog, Featured

Cat Cornelius and Dylan Nowicki are partners who coach together for La Crosse Parks & Rec (6-36). After being impressed by their coaching and the camaraderie they shared with their players at the State Flag Football Tournament last month, we asked...


“Let’s make sure the next generation is the Unified Generation”

October 30, 2018 Blog, Featured

In the spring of 2018, Special Olympics Wisconsin athlete Daina Shilts visited Unified Champion School Columbus High School to film a video for Special Olympics that debuted in early October for National Bullying Prevention Month. It was her first time stepping...


Green Bay Packers’ Geronimo Allison joins the Inclusion Revolution

October 30, 2018 Featured, Press

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison has teamed with Special Olympics Wisconsin as an Ambassador to help promote inclusion and acceptance of individuals with intellectual disabilities. The new partnership between Special Olympics Wisconsin and the third-year receiver who is a...



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