The Mahomet Polar Plunge and Donut Dash 5K will be held at Champaign County Forest Preserve’s Lake of the Woods on March 21, 2020. The Polar Plunge is an annual event to raise money for Special Olympics. Each year plungers raise at least $100 for the right to jump into […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Paige Davis is an adaptable soon-to-be 5-year-old. She could be the poster child for the adage, “any port in a storm.” Davis has enjoyed her time in gymnastics, especially on the balance beam. “She loves to turn anything into a balance beam, like curbs, lines in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The girls’ soccer program, along with both varsity track and field teams at Mahomet-Seymour, posted wins to start the week while the softball squad dropped two narrow non-conference decisions. Athletes from the C3 Special Olympics team also placed at Sunday’s gymnastic competition. The baseball team did […]
It’s what every child dreams of: a chance to play and compete. However, in nearly all traditional circumstances: a rec team, a travel team or a school team, there is rarely an opportunity for a child with special needs to participate in the same competitive atmosphere that their peers do. […]
Photo and Article by Emily Jankauski: Students and teachers of Fisher High School were all smiles as they jumped into the lake water. Each plunger raised $100 for Special Olympics Illinois Region I before jumping into the chilly water at Lake of the Woods. Darting to the water with no intentions of […]
Bitterly cold winter temperatures draw hundreds of people to the Lake of the Woods every February. While spectators may call them crazy, they, lined up with their friends and often in costumes, call themselves plungers. But they are also there for one cause, to raise money for the Special Olympics […]
Friends and family of Sophmore Madeleine McNulty, who passed away from complications of from PCDH19 epilepsy on February 25, 2017, are selling bracelets to raise money for the Mahomet Special Olympics team. Madeleine competed with the local Special Olympics team by participating in gymnastics, bowling and bocce ball. She participated […]
Bitter temperatures will not keep hundreds of Special Olympics supporters from jumping into the lake at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve on February 25. Participants can also participate in a 5K Donut Dash event where eating donuts actually helps your time. This is the only 5K around that not only tests […]
Bitter temperatures will not keep hundreds of Special Olympics supporters from jumping into the lake at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve on February 27. And for the first time, participants can also participate in a 5K Donut Dash event where eating donuts actually helps your time. This is the only 5K […]
