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Special Olympics Area 8 teams visit USCB halftime; athletes describe program and schedule
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Summary
University of South Carolina Beaufort hosted Area 8 Special Olympics teams at weekend games; athletes described program formats, schedules and their teammates during a BCTV segment.
University of South Carolina Beaufort hosted Special Olympics of South Carolina Area 8 basketball teams during weekend games, and athletes took the court at halftime for competition and demonstrations.
In a recorded segment, Jeff Riley identified himself as "a Special Olympics athlete from Area 8" and introduced teammates, saying, "This is Finnegan right here. And this is Jacob, also a Special Olympics athlete from Area 8." Athlete Shego Wesco said, "My name is Shego Wesco. I got the Area 8," and named friends Nick and Tyler who attended with them. Other participants described the program: formats range from 3-on-3 to 5-on-5 with different ability and age ranges, practices typically meet Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m., and the program also offers sports such as bowling, bocce and boxing.
Participants praised teammates and described individual involvement. One athlete called teammate Steven "the fastest and coolest kid in the world," reflecting the social and competitive aspects of the program. At the close of the segment, Riley signed off, "I'm Jeff Riley for VCTV. See you next time."
Matt Golden asked viewers who want to support local Special Olympics to visit soarspecialrecreation.org for volunteer and donation information.
The segment provided direct athlete voices from Area 8 and highlighted the program’s multiple sports offerings, regular practice schedule and local engagement at USCB.
