East Region Sports
Clickable links are in RED
Region Contacts:
Grant Opland: East Region Senior Manager of Competition and Operations
Tim Toon: East Region Program Manager
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General Resources:
Athlete Registration
Unified Partner Registration
NEW Incident Report Form 2020
Special Olympics Washington Healthy Food and Beverage Toolkit
Return-to-Activities Resources:
Return to Activities webpage – information on COVID / Season information / Credential requirements / forms
Email: Rta@sowa.org
Athlete Hotline: (206) 578-3335
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2022 Summer Season
Special Olympics Washington is excited to announce the continuation of in-person training and competition this Summer Season! These sports will conclude with a modified in-person competition across the state pending local and state health regulations.
REGIONAL COMPETITION RESULTS:
SOFTBALL: Group A / Group B / T-Ball / Individual Skills
BOCCE: Singles and Double
GOLF: coming
Summer Sports Offerings:
Click on each sport BELOW for RULES:
Softball – Local & Regional
Golf – Local & Regional
Bocce – Local & Regional
Tennis – Local
Stand Up Paddle Boarding – Local
Regional Competitions:
East Regional Softball / Bocce Competition — August 7 @ Pasco 6 in Tri Cities East Regional Golf Competition — August 14 @ Esmeralda Golf Course in Spokane
Local Events:
July 23 – Fire & Cop on Top fundraiser (Walla Walla) July 30 – Bocce Event (Hosted by Whitman County) August 6 – “Swing for the Gold” golf tournament fundraiser (Clarkston) August 20 – Jamboree (Hosted by Twin Rivers) August 22 – BBQ (Arc of Tri Cities) August 27 – “Tee It Up for Inclusion” golf tournament fundraiser (Spokane)
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2022 Fall Season
Special Olympics Washington is excited to announce the continuation of in-person training and competition this Summer Season! These sports will conclude with a modified in-person competition across the state pending local and state health regulations.
Fall Sports Offerings:
Click on each sport BELOW for RULES:
Flag Football
Volleyball
Bowling
Artistic Gymnastics
Season Timeline:
August 22 – Start of Fall Season November 18-20 — FALL STATE GAMES (Tri Cities) Coming — Registration Deadlines
Fall Season Resources:
Fall Season Registration Portal (use this link to register and upload forms) — COMING
Final Registration Fall 22 Roster Guide for Programs (steps to completing FINAL REGISTRATION form)
Fall Season Registration Packet (packet contains links / forms / valuable information) — COMING
SPORTS RELATED Qualifying (BSAT) Scores Assessment Tools:
Volleyball:
BSAT for Volleyball (Transfer scores to FINAL REG roster form)
Flag Football:
BSAT for Flag Football (Transfer scores to FINAL REG roster form)
Coaches Meetings:
Bowling – coming Volleyball – coming Gymnastics – coming Flag Football – coming
Regional Competitions:
COMING
Local Events:
COMING
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EAST REGION COACHES and LEADERSHIP recognition
Coach Award: 2021 East Region Coach of the Year Pam Schmidt Basin Area (Othello)
Coach Award: 2021 North America Rising Star Emma Haug Southeast Area (Whitman County)
Area Leadership Award: 2021 Washington State Most Impactful ALT Member Bobbi Jo Anger-Locke Northeast Area (Area Administrator)
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EAST REGION ATHLETE highlights
ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT: RILEY WILSON – Northeast Ambassadors
2022 USA Games Athlete – CRAIG LOCKARD from Walla Walla
2022 USA Games Athletes – ALICE NESS and ISAAC LUNDERVILLE from Moses Lake
2022 USA Games Athlete – GRACE VAN WELL from Wenatchee