Woodhaven-Brownstown highlights Unified Sports growth and winter athletics participation

At the March 11 meeting of the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District Board of Education, Unified Sports staff and the district’s athletic directors reported program growth, strong community support and plans for spring Unified track and fitness events.

Unified Sports coordinator Alicia Flynn told the board the district’s Unified program — which pairs students with and without intellectual disabilities on the same teams — serves students in grades 7–12 and runs unified bowling in the fall, unified basketball in winter and unified track and field in the spring. “We really are the unified family,” Flynn said, describing the program’s mix of athletes and partners and the program’s emphasis on inclusion and long‑term relationships.

Flynn said the district split its unified basketball season into two teams to increase playing time and identified six…