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March 29, 2022
Special Olympics athlete Riane Deaton has become an official health messenger for SOTX Healthy Athletes. Riane serves as an advocate for other athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities on the importance of positive health ...
May 18, 2020
Area 19 LETR Robert Cardenas from El Paso, Texas, LETR Spotlight
May 07, 2020
Area 19, Coach/HOD, Rosa Loya, El Paso, Texas Coach/HOD Spotlight
May 05, 2020
Area 14, Coach, Kami Dodds, Brady, Texas, Coach Spotlight
April 30, 2020
Area 14, Joshua DeLuna from Abilene, Texas Athlete Spotlight
April 28, 2020
Area 16 LETR SGT. Carla Burr from Amarillo, Texas, LETR Spotlight
April 22, 2020
Today is National Administrative Appreciation Day. In honor of our administrators out here in the Wild West Region of Texas, we are taking this opportunity to thank our administrators for all the hard work they do! Without our awesome administrators we wouldn't be able to make all our goals a reality!
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April 21, 2020
Area 19 Athlete Giselle Cervantes from El Paso, Texas, Athlete Spotlight
April 16, 2020
Area 17 Athlete Mary Berry from Lubbock, Texas, Athlete Spotlight
April 14, 2020
Area 14 Athlete Jonathan Hyer from Abilene, Texas with the Abilene Mustangs, Athlete Spotlight
April 09, 2020
Area 18 Athlete Marcus Ruis from Odessa Texas Athlete Spotlight
April 12, 2017
Sgt. Brenda Hassell is an integral part of the SOTX-Area 17 family. She began working with the Lubbock County Sherriff’s Office in January 2005 and did not miss a beat in joining their LETR Efforts that same year. For the last 13 years, Sgt. Hassell...
September 07, 2016
For the first time in nearly 10 years, Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) athletes in the South Plains Area will have the chance to swim for a gold medal in an area-wide Aquatics competition on Saturday, Sept. 10. The competition is being hosted by Southwest A
April 28, 2016
Ogonnaya Achinivu, a 12-year-old from Lubbock, TX became involved with SOTX in 2014 through a program at Mackenzie Middle School. She participates in bocce, roller-skating, and her two favorite sports, bowling and basketball.
December 27, 2013
Twenty-two frosty fans plunged into the icy waters of Lubbock to support South Plains area athletes.
November 27, 2013
Andrea Martinez is a bocce, bowling, basketball, rollerskating and athletics competitor in the South Plains area.
October 25, 2013
Kimbrough looks forward to going for the gold and making his family proud.
August 21, 2012
Congratulations to the South Plains area on being awarded an $800 grant from the Lubbock Area Foundation. The foundation includes the Mrs. Fern Cone Endowment, Roy & Lela Furr Fund, C.R. & Virginia Hutcheson Charitable Fund, Hassel Endowment, ...
May 31, 2012
Consistency is something we all strive for in life, but Kaye Wylie has been a model of consistency. She's been a volunteer with Special Olympics Texas for 40 years and counting.
May 08, 2012
Special Olympics Texas Roller Skating competition got fast and furious in Lubbock area on May 3rd. Skaters from around the area showcased their skills on the rink in an effort to earn gold.
