Special Olympics State Games – Results
Congratulations to the following Special Olympians from Toole County who won medals in events at the Montana State Games in Billings:
For Softball Throw:
Gold medals went to: Gavin Gristy, Madisyn Lords, Lauryn Brown, Major Harris, AJ McKamey Silver went to William McDougall Bronze went to Hans Eklund Jessica Tomsheck placed 6th
For Bocce Doubles:
Gold medals went to the teams of:
Gavin Gristy and Madisyn Lords
Hans Eklund and Major Harris
Lauryn Brown and Cole Brown
Jessica Tomsheck and Satyn Tomsheck
William McDougall and Krystal McDougall, AJ McKamey and Logan Lybeck
For Bocce Team:
Gold Medals went to the teams of:
1-Madisyn Lords, Gavin Gristy, William McDougall and Lauryn Brown
2- Satyn Tomsheck, Jessica Tomsheck, Hans Eklund and Krystal McDougall
Silver Medal went to the team of:
AJ McKamey, Major Harris, Logan Lybeck and Cole Brown
Our thanks to Laura Jo McKamey for passing these results on to us. We'd appreciate hearing from local teams as well. Email your team's results to me at annejames@townsquaremedia.com, or to garygoodan@townsquaremedia.com .
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