On February 28th, 100 Special Olympics Philadelphia athletes came to Erie Lanes for the 27th Annual Bowling Tournament. The tournament started with the parade of athletes followed by the Frankford JROTC presenting the colors. Athletes Kirstyn Cantres and Teddy Angerman emceed Opening Ceremonies which included Director of Special Olympics PA – Philadelphia Britt Kleine saying a few words and “the man of a thousand voices”, Joe Conklin. During Opening Ceremonies, Fran Moore was recognized as she just became part of the newest class to the Special Olympics North America Coach of the Year. This award is given annually to a Special Olympics coach who has made a significant and demonstrable impact on local Special Olympics Programs and their communities. After a few more words, Kirstyn Cantres officially opened the games. Athletes bowled their way through three rounds as family and fans clapped and cheered. There were many spares and strikes and even some hard splits.
The following athletes received a gold medal:
| John Abbot | Kayla Atkins | Christine Benoit | Kaitlin Berkavzer |
| Jose Borrero | Barbara Borrero | Ian Capacio | Lafayette Charleston |
| Vincent Filograna | Meghan Garlick | Mitchell Gaskin | Matthew Grabowski |
| Kelsey Grinrod | Christina Guyton | Wesley Hicks | Marlen Johnson |
| Kevin Karcher | John Kulpa | Kevin Marshall | John Mitchell |
| Shawn Moton | Michael O’Donnell | Charles Rueter | Kyle Sheaff |
| Jeremiah Spruill | William Strausser | Richard Walston | Kayla Walter |
| Miachel Weinberg | Jennifer Wetzel | Elijah Williams | Joseph Yerkes |
| Edmund Zakrocki | Charles Zisette |
The following athletes received a silver medal:
| Raymond Anderson | Teddy Angerman | Ronald Atkins | Lisa Barbour |
| Ryan Bogan | Michael Castillo | Keith Collins | Christina Comerford |
| Stephen Dacyna | Genine DeNofa | William Devlin | Christina DiVergilis |
| Stanley Dluzniewski | Kelly Dluzniewski | Robert Duffy | Michael Esposito |
| Kim Ewing | Paul Fischer | Armand Garcia | Jason Green |
| Matthew Kossman | Demetrius LeFlore | Robert Lehr | Joseph Lestochi |
| Thomas Miller | Jenna Morse | Michael Mullen | Lamont Royals |
| Allison Ruitizer | James Shelton | Angie Smith | James Trotman |
| Bryan Zieglar |
The following athletes received a bronze medal:
| James Barbour | Russell Barndt | Kirstyn Cantres | Manny Cook |
| James Costello | James Curry | Jeffrey Dornblaster | Irwin Fox |
| Pam Galone | Lavar Gladden | Bob Kane | Brenndin LaGomarsino |
| Michael Marshall | Marcus Montgomery | Katie Moore | Stephen Price-Wright |
| Sharon Quarles | Sheila Stevens | Brian Stulz | David Brent Williams |
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