On March 27th, 2011 athletes represented Special Olympics Philadelphia at the 2011 Eastern Bowling Sectional. At this sectional, 300 athletes and over 50 coaches came together for an exciting day of friendly competition.

The day began with Opening Ceremonies at Trexler Middle School where Philadelphia athletes joined the 18 other programs competing in the sectional:  Area P, Berks, Bucks, Bethlehem City, Columbia Montour, Chester, Carbon, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Northumberland Snyder, Schuylkill, Union, and of course the host county, Lehigh County! The DeSales University Band made a special apperance and played the National Anthem during Opening Ceremonies.

 

2011 Eastern Bowling Sectional Results:

1st Place
Russell Barndt, Kirstyn Cantres, Michael Esposito, Vincent Filograna, Matthew Kosman, William Strauser, Joseph Yerkes, Benjamin Zakrocki
2nd PLACE
Raymond Anderson, Rosemary Furlong, Angela Smith, Sheila Stevens, Nicholas Uhniat
3rd PLACE
Brian Bush, Robert Kane
4th PLACE
Siobhan Driscoll, Edmund Zakrocki
5th PLACE
April Crompton, Bryan Ziegler
6th PLACE
Lisa Barbour, John Kulpa, Shawn Kuremsky
7th PLACE
Stephanie Cooper
8th PLACE
Vernon Mayfield

19 athletes represented Philadelphia in the 2010 Eastern Bowling Sectional on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Our athletes all competed as singles in Allentown, PA. 

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1st Place
James Barbour, Stephanie Cooper, Pamela Galone, Michael Mullen, Sheila Stevens, William Tews, Charles Zisette
2nd place
Raymond Anderson, John Kulpa, Heather Lutts
3rd Place
Russell Barndt, Siobhan Driscoll,Michael Esposito, Eugene Riley, Angela Smith
4th Place
Rosemary Furlong, Michael O’Donnell, Edmund Zakrocki
5th Place
Vernon Mayfield