A job well done by the team who represented Lacombe and Ponoka at the Special Olympics Summer Games the first weekend of July.

About 900 athletes and 275 coaches representing 60 communities from Alberta and North West Territories and 800 volunteers participated in the Games in Medicine Hat, including 10 athletes from Lacombe and District Special Olympics.

Notable finishes at the Games include in the 5 Pin Bowling Singles event:

  • Colin Strugnell – gold
  • Vickie Day – gold
  • Cobie Matheson – silver
  • Jeannette Lawton – silver

In the 5 Pin Bowling Team event, it was a 5th place finish, which saw Ashley Lamey hit a personal best.

The team was coached by Lynne Kilpatrick, Joanne Snelgrove

(Left to right:  Cobie Matheson Lacombe, Vickie Day Lacombe, Colin Strugnell Lacombe, Jeannette Lawton Ponoka, Coach Joanne Snelgrove Lacombe, Ashley Lamey Ponoka, Coach Lynne Kilpatrick Lacombe)

 

The Swim Team achieved a number of personal bests and earned medals:

  • Skylar Krossa – 2 personal best in 5 events with a Bronze
  • Justin Hoffman- 2 personal bests in 5 events with a gold
  • Angie Ahlquist – 2 personal bests in 6 events with a bronze
  • Jason Pugh- 1 personal best in 4 events with a bronze
  • Warren Campbell 4 personal bests in 5 events.

(Left to right: Jason Pugh Ponoka; Warren Campbell Lacombe, Head Swim Coach Sheri Mitchell Lacombe, Justin Hoffman Ponoka, Skylar Krossa Ponoka, Angie Ahlquist Ponoka)