Altoona-based Sheetz awarded its 2025 Sheetz Family Award of Excellence to a Special Olympian who is not only an athlete, but advocate for the Special Olympics. Haleigh Sommers, of Fayette County, was ...

More than 2,000 athletes will compete through Saturday at Special Olympics PA's Summer Games, which officially kicked off Thursday evening with opening ceremonies. The opening ceremonies at Medlar ...

Now, the Special Olympics Pennsylvania torch is on its journey away from PNC Park through its three-day, 150-mile trip to Penn State University.

The 2025 Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games kick off on June 5. PITTSBURGH — The journey from PNC Park to State College kicked off Tuesday with the 2025 "Be a Fan Torch Run" ahead of the ...

NORRISTOWN — Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s 55th annual Summer Games will host more than 2,000 athletes and 800 coaches from Thursday, June 5 to Saturday, June 7 at Penn State University. The ...

Kelly Evans of Mount Pocono, far left, jumps into a pool of water with her friends at the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Northeast Polar Plunge at Montage Mountain on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

Special Olympics athletes participate in both winter and summer sports, giving them year-round fitness and social contact. But many of their families also take part, giving them an extra boost.

While every athlete took a different route to the Special Olympics' New York state games, they're united in understanding the ...

Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s president and CEO Matt Aaron speaks during the opening ceremony for the summer game on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Medlar Field.