By MICHAEL BOYLAN

Staff Writer

On Saturday, Sept. 12 the Special Olympics will be hosting a statewide Bocci tournament at McCurry park in Fayetteville. The tournament starts at 9:30 a.m. and will run until approximately 3:30 p.m. Fayette County has both a male and a female team entering the competition. They are part of the Master's division, which includes people ages 22 and above. Last year, the female team won the state championship in Bocci and is looking to repeat this year.

The Bocci tournament is a warm-up to the Fall Special Olympics, which will be held in Valdosta, October 18-20. Other sports that will be included in the competition are track and field, aquatics, bowling, basketball, both individual skills and team skills. The Fayette County squad prepares for the aquatics competition at the Kedron Aquatic Center, Fridays from 5-7:00 p.m., until October.

They are also training for the winter olympics and are always seeking adult and youth volunteers to mentor and teach the athletes in any of the sports, including sports that they are not currently involved with, such as gymnastics, soccer and floor hockey. If you are interested in becoming a mentor and donating time or would just like to make a monetary donation, contact Sue Taylor at 770-631-2542 during the day or 770-251-0973 in the evenings.

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