Fitchburg State Hosts Special Olympics Basketball Tournament
Falcons team up with Massachusetts Special Olympics
FITCHBURG, Mass. – This past Saturday the Fitchburg State University men's and women's basketball teams hosted the Massachusetts Special Olympics Basketball Tournament at the Recreation Center, which featured eight teams from across the region.
As part of the NCAA Division III partnership with the Special Olympics, members of the Fitchburg State men's and women's basketball teams and coaches served as officials, scorers, timers and announcers throughout the event.
Currently, Special Olympics Massachusetts has 179 basketball teams in training, representing programs from across the state with the teams split into three categories, Traditional, Unified Sports and Unified Player Development.
For more information regarding Fitchburg State Athletics please contact Assistant Sports Information Director, Jamie Rogers at 978-665-3726 or via email at jrogers@fitchburgstate.edu. For more information regarding Special Olympics Massachusetts, please visit its website at http://www.specialolympicsma.org.