March Madness for Special Olympics Spring Sports Festival Athletes

March 24, 2010 - PRLog -- LAWRENCEVILLE – Forty-one Special Olympics New Jersey basketball teams will compete in and around Wildwood as more than 750 bowlers compete at alleys in both Ewing and Stratford, March 27 and 28. The tournaments are part of the Spring Sports Festival, one of four statewide competitions held each year for Special Olympics athletes.

The two-day basketball tournament will be hosted at Wildwoods Convention Center and surrounding venues including Wildwood High School and North Wildwood Community Center. Team bowling takes place Saturday, March 27 at Curtis Lanes in Ewing, and singles bowling on Sunday, March 28, at 30 Strikes in Stratford.

Basketball teams competing at Spring Sports Festival and the county they represent:


Arc Angels B
Bancroft Bulldogs *
Bancroft Stars A*
Bandits Red (Union)
Bankbridge Blackhawks *
Bankbridge Exploreres*
Bankbridge Knighthawks *
Bankbridge Mohawks*
Baknbridge Redhawks*
BCI Warriors (Burlington)
Bergen Panthers Red
Bergen Panthers White
Bloomfield Bangals
Burlington O-Pics
CPC Wolves ( Somerset)
FOSA Hurricanes (Monmouth)
GCIB Wildcats*
Hunterdon Jaguars III
Jespy White (Essex)
Jespy Gold (Essex)
Killer Bees Gold (Bergen)
KLC Black (Burlington)
KLC Green (Burlington)
KLC White (Burlington)
Mercer Bulldogs
Montgomery Magic (Somerset)
NJ Grayhawks (Middlesex)
NJ Redhawks (Middlesex)
PA Bouncers (Bergen)
Sea Isle City Islanders (Cape May)
South Jersey Athletic Club (Cumberland)
SKOR Chargers (Mercer)
SKOR Jammers (Mercer)
SKOR Mustangs (Mercer)
SKOR Blazers (Mercer)
Somerset Tigers B
SOPC Thunder (Passaic)
TLC Black (Bergen)
TLC Red (Bergen)
TLC Gray (Bergen)
Warren Stealers (Warren)

*Camden, Gloucester & Salem


All competition is free and the public is encouraged to come out and cheer on the athletes.

For more information on Spring Sports Festival, visit www.sonj.org, or call (609)896-8000.

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Special Olympics New Jersey is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization that provides sports training and athletic competition to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.