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Sauk County Special Olympics Agency 6-52Let me win. But if I cannot win, Let me be brave in the attempt. - Special Olympics Oath
August 06 State Bocce Results 2008August 1-3, 2008 Eau Claire, WI
Despite the heat and humidity, the Sauk County Special Olympics Agency 6-52 Exterminators eliminated 3 competitors (two teams from Marshfield and one from Northern Suburban Milwaukee) and received a gold medal at the Special Olympics Outdoor Sports Tournament at UW-Eau Claire on August 1-3, 2008. Members of the team were (bottom row) Nikki Cook, Cynthia Volk, Arnold Jesse, Louis Muchow. (back row) Nancie Cook - Asst. Coach, Shawn Neises and Deb Carroll - Head Coach. Congrats on a job well done! Summer UpdatesGreetings!
This is just a follow-up on what has been going on and what will be happening in the upcoming year. There is quite a bit of information and a printable newsletter with all the details is available in the Index (left column) under "Printable Documents."
Just click on Printable Documents, then Coach's Newsletters. You can print the 2 page update in it's original form.
Newsletter Highlights:
I hope to see you all at the picnic and enjoy the remainder of the summer. Take care, Deb Carroll Agency Manager/Coach
July 15 District Bocce ResultsJuly 12. 2008 Quincy Field Onalaska, WI
Opening ceremonies were at 9am., with competition beginning at 9:30. Five of our teams competed: The Chargers, Challengers, Country Folk, Exterminators, and Slammers. Unfortunately, our sixth team was unable to participate. With one teammate in the hospital (Feel better soon, Sandy!), another on vacation (unreachable by phone) and a no substitutions roster, they were unable to compete. The Avengers did a great job at practices and are a little dissappointed right now, but with good health and a little luck, they should be able to do well next year. We really missed them!
THE AVENGERS
Todd Nachtigal, Vickie Luxton, Leslie Bednar, Terry Maldonado, and Sandy Fleming.
The CHARGERS
JERRY DOBSON, PAT DRAKE, TONI WAGNER AND FRANK GUNDLACH
PLACED 2ND
The CHALLENGERS
DAN GARDNER, TED STRICKER, ZACH DYAR, MAGGIE HARRINGTON, AND TERI SPRAETZ
PLACED 4TH
The COUNTRY FOLK
JAMIE WISCHMANN,JOSHUA KUHLS, TINA LEAKE, AND KENI GILLINGHAM
PLACED 2ND
THE EXTERMINATORS
NIKKI COOK, ARNOLD JESSE, CINDY VOLT, SHAWN NEISES AND LOUIS MUCHOW
PLACED 1ST
THE SLAMMERS
ED PEPIN, VICKY LORENZ, KATE POTTERS, MERRY ANN JOHNSON AND BERNICE WILDES
PLACED 3RD
THE EXTERMINATORS WILL BE COMETING AT UW-EAU CLAIRE ON AUGUST 1-2, 2008. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE ATHLETES WHO COMPETED AND YOU ALL DID A GREAT JOB!
July 07 2008 Bocce InformationBocce practice info and competition dates have been sent out. If you didn't receive one in the mail, you can go to the Public Files folder in the left index column of this site, click on the Printable Documents icon, and reference the Folder labled "2008 Bocce Documents." Printable copies of Coach's Newsletter and Bocce Schedule are there.
Other dates to circle on your calendars:
*** Be watching for more info to come about the Picnic/Awards Ceremony in September! As always, if there are any questions, please contact Coach Deb 608.983.2719 (home) or 608.434.2719 (cell). June 23 Reedsburg Bocce Invitational 2008Saturday, June 21, 2008 Pineview Elementary Soccer Fields
Great weather was a bonus for the appx. 200 Bocce players, Coaches, Volunteers, family members and friends that braved the road detours and $4+/gallon gas prices to attend our 2nd Bocce Invitational. Area 6 Agencys: Baraboo Special Olympics, Stoughton Special Olympics, LaCrosse Parks and Rec., and the ARC of Columbia County, joined our agency for the a day of fun and Bocce. It was great seeing all those friendly faces again!
The opening ceremonies began with our VFW Post 1916 Colorguard and national anthem, followed by a welcome from Regional Sports Director, Jon Janigo who acted as our Master of Ceremonies. Athletes Louie and Debbie of Columbia County recited the Special Olympic Oath and Jon made a special presentation to the Area 6 Male Athlete of the Year, Arnold Jesse (Sauk Co. 6-52). Click this link to see more about Arnold http://saukcountyspecialolympic.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!260F3D822453A082!968.entry .
Jon also recognized the 2008 Agency Manager of the Year, Helen Ziegler (Baraboo), who will receive her award at the Recognition Ceremony at Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI on June 28th. Then with loud cheering from the audience, Jon announced, "Let the games begin!"
After each team completed two games, we took a lunch break. Athletes had their choice of a Brat plate or Taco Salad plate, with chips, dessert and drink. After lunch, games resumed. Around 2:30pm., our visiting teams loaded into their vehicles and headed home.
Members of our team stayed to help with clean up.
We would like to thank all the Athletes, Coaches and Volunteers that attended! You helped make the day alot of fun! We hope you will keep us in mind for next year.
The athletes will be competing in District Competition in Onalaska, WI on July 12th.
A Note of Thanks
You've probably heard about how difficult it has been for the people in our area with the flooding and record rainfalls. Despite the hardship that the Reedsburg community has endured, we have received amazing support for our Athletes. In an average year, these people donate time, services, food, use of facilities for our Invitational - and that's going above and beyond! This year, with all of our challenges, those same people, though coping with situations of their own, still managed to make our Invitational a success simply because... the athletes are worth it!!!
The following people need to be recognized for putting Athletes first and going above and beyond to make this event happen:
June 17 Agency 6-52 Gives BackJune 8, 2008 Harley Davidson Facility, Mauston, WI
Every year the Castle Rock Harley Ladies donate funds to our agency. Those funds enable our athletes to compete in Regional and State Competitions and are greatly appreciated!
This year, thanks to a great suggestion by Tootie Greenwood, our agency had an opportunity to give back. Tootie works with many of our Athletes at VARC in Reedsburg. She mentioned that the Harley Davidson Riders were having a 105th Anniversary Celebration and needed some flyers and booklets packed into plastic bags to be given to people attending the event.
On Sunday, June 8th, seven athletes visited the Mauston facility and were treated to a pizza lunch as they helped the Castle Rock Harley Club pack bags for the event. Athletes attending were Toni Wagner, Pat Drake, Josh Kuhls, Merry Ann Johnson, Ted Stricker, Frank Gundlach and Nikki Cook.
The athletes enjoyed their time helping and were very impressed with the motorcycles that were being built in the shop.
Thanks go to Tootie Greenwood for providing us with this wonderful opportunity to give back.
For more information about Harley Davidson, please click this link:
Reedsburg Bocce Invitational
Area Athlete of the Month - May/June/July/August 2008 - Arnold Jesse
Sauk County Special Olympics is proud to announce the Male Athlete of the Year for Area 6 for 2008, Arnold Jesse! Arnold was chosen because of his great attutude and enthusiasm. He enjoys participating in Track and Field, Bocce and Bowling. Because these awards don 't come along every day, we will feature Arnold as our Athlete of the Month for the Summer 2008. Congratulations, Arnold! We are so very proud of you! Here are some fun facts about Arnold:
Name:Arnold Jesse Nickname: none Birthday: August 11th Special Olympics Sports: Track & Field. Bocce, Bowling Fun Facts about me: Favorite color: Green Favorite food: Steak Favorite kind of drink: Pepsi Favorite flavor of ice cream: Vanilla Favorite Candy: None Favorite Holiday: Christmas Favorite place to visit: Camp Pets? : None My favorite TV Show: Andy Griffith My favorite Song: Jesus Loves Me In my free time, I like to: Taking walks, watching movies, reading books, daily activities If I had just one wish, I would wish for: Good weather all the time Some of Arnold's Favorite pictures:
May 20 State Basketball Results 2008On April 4-5, 2008, our merged basketball team. the Sauk Beavers attended the State Basketball Tournament held in Oshkosh. Participating from Sauk County (Agency 6-52) were Keni Gillingham, Josh Kuhls, Heather Kutaj and Shawn Neises. Athletes from the RAHS Beavers (Agency 6-09) were Syd Burdick, Alex Fedderly, Donielle Fendler, Dylan Seipp, and Jamie Wischmann.
Our Keni Gillingham was selected to light the torch in the opening ceremonies.
On Saturday, April 5th, the Sauk Beavers faced the Manitowoc Co. Miracles Hoopers. Though they gave it their all, the Manitowoc team beat us by a score of 20 - 14. In the consolation game played on Sunday, the team faced a tough Green Bay team, The Momentum. After a hard fought battle, the Green Bay team prevailed by a score of 31 - 29. Each loss was by a very slim margin. They finished in 4th place overall in Division 10.
We would like to congradulate our Basketball stars and thank them for a wonderful and exciting season! We would also like to thank our Caoches and Volunteers for providing a great experience for the Athletes.
Special thanks go out to Trish Wischmann and Josh Kuhls for submitting the team photos. See the Album, SAUK BEAVERS GO TO STATE 08 for more great photos.
Here are some links to explore and some fun tournament facts as well:
Bracket Results for Division 10: http://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/pdf/sports/08_ist_bball_results.pdf
Athletes at Tournament: 1000
Coaches at Tournament: 300 Volunteers at Tournament: 505 Spectators at Tournament: 800 April 12 Athlete of the Month (April 2008) - Todd Nachtigal
For the month of: April 2008 Name:Todd Nachtigal Nickname: none Birthday: August 11th Special Olympics Sports: Basketball, Track & Field. Bocce, Bowling Fun Facts about me: Favorite color: Blue Favorite food: Pizza Favorite kind of drink: Diet Pepsi Favorite flavor of ice cream: Chocolate Favorite Candy: Fudge Favorite Holiday: Christmas Favorite place to visit: My sister Cindy's house in Florida Pets? : A dog named Boots and a Cat named Tobey My favorite TV Show: Dallas My favorite Song: "Your Stepping Stone" by George Jones In my free time, I like to: Watch the Brewers play Baseball, Watch the Packers play Football and Listen to music If I had just one wish, I would wish for: To stay 39 always
Todds Favorite Pictures:
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