Athletes Compete at Big 12 Championship

SOTX Athletes will Participate in a Halftime Scrimmage - November 6

Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) athletes from the Central Texas and San Antonio areas will join the Big 12 for some soccer action during the women’s championship game on November 6 in San Antonio.

The Big 12 Women’s Soccer Championship, hosted by San Antonio Sports and the University of Texas, will kick off at 3:30 p.m. at Blossom Soccer Stadium, located at 12002 Jones Maltsberger Road in San Antonio. A SOTX athlete from San Antonio and one from the Central Texas area will mark the start of the competition by presenting the game day ball to the referee. SOTX athletes will then take to the field during halftime for a scrimmage between the Central Texas and San Antonio area teams.

Be a fan in the stands and cheer on the women’s soccer teams and Special Olympics Texas athletes. Tickets for the championship game are $7 and are available at www.sanantoniosports.org/big12.htm.

About Special Olympics Texas
Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) is a privately funded non-profit organization that changes lives through the power of sport by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect. SOTX provides continuing opportunities for more than 40,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the Lone Star State to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. To learn more, visit www.specialolympicstexas.org or call 800.876.5646. Engage with us on: Twitter @SOTexas; fb.com/SpecialOlympicsTX; youtube.com/specialolympicstexas.

SOTX Official Partners:
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Food Town, H-E-B Tournament of Champions
Charitable Trust and the Law Enforcement Torch Run

Ramonica Jones
Public Relations Coordinator
Special Olympics Texas
rjones@sotx.org