The 2014 USA Games took place all over central New Jersey from Saturday, June 14 to Saturday, June 21, 2014. Venues were located at Princeton University, Rider University, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Mercer County Park, Brunswick Zone – Carolier, The Hun School, The Lawrenceville School, The Peddie School, Prudential Center, and the Sun National Bank Center. Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes participate in USA Games competitions.  The USA Games, held in a different state every four years, draws 3,000 athletes, 1,000 coaches, 8,000 volunteers and 15,000 family members and friends to the event from across the nation.  The 2014 USA Games offered sporting competitions in basketball, bocce, track and field, softball and an introductory sport, flag football.

 

Results

Athletics

Jackie Lutts 100 Meters – 2nd 4×1 Relay – 2nd Long Jump – 2nd Shot Put – 3rd	Tamika Newkirk 100 Meter Run – 5th 4×1 Relay – 2nd Shot Put – 7th Long Jump – 3rd
Sharon Quarles Softball Throw – 3rd 100 Walk – Participation 50 Walk – 2nd	Michael Walker Softball Throw – 3rd 100 Walk – 3rd Standing Long Jump – 3rd

AQUATICS

James Barbour

• 200 Yd Breaststroke – 1 st
• 4×100 Medley Relay – 4th
• 100 Yd Breaststroke – 1st
• 100 Yd Freestyle – 3rd

Basketball

Philadelphia Phlams – 4th

Ryan Bogan, Matt Grabowski, Derrick Jackson, Vernon Mayfield, Angel Rodriguez, Joe Rynkiewicz, Mitchell Stahl, Brian Stulz, Corey Sweet, Charlie Zisette

Head Coach Stacey Plumbo

Assistant Coach Justin Beattie, Assistant Coach Rosemary Duffy

Philadelphia Panthers – 1st

Kwante Crummy, Tyrell Hargrave, Michael Henderson, Nakisha Johnson, Sharod King, Demetrius LeFlore, Ben Liken, Christopher Ray, Paris Wallace

Head Coach Myra Asburry

Assistant Coach Beverly Liken

Bocce Singles

Siobhan Driscoll – 3rd

William Celmer – 3rd

BOCCE Doubles

William Celmer & Siobhan Driscoll – 4th

BOCCE TEAMS

William Celmer, Siobhan Driscoll, Andrea Andrews (Columbia Montour), Heather Sutton (Westmoreland) – 2nd

Unified Soccer

Philadelphia Eagles – 2nd

• Athletes: Perla Ayala, Brandon Santo,s Dion Santos, Dadly Thenor, Nina Gaeta, Ayodeji Obisanya
• Partners: Harry Hua, James Bade, Ashley Schwiker
• Head Coach: John Creighton
• Assistant Coaches: Sarah Shields, Yvonne Schwiker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To check out all of Pennsylvania’s results at the 2014 USA Games, click here, OR HERE.

It’s the year of the thirteens! On Sunday, April 7th,  13 athletes represented Philadelphia at the 2013 Eastern Bowling Sectional. The theme of the bowling sectional was the Big Top! Philadelphia athletes joined athletes from seventeen other counties including: Area P, Berks, Bethlehem, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia/Montour, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland/Snyder, Schuylkill, Union and host county, Lehigh. In total, 325 athletes and 105 met in Allentown to show 

Philadelphia athletes bowled at Mountainville Bowling Center in Allentown, PA. 

2013 Eastern Bowling Sectional Results:

1ST PLACE	Ronald Atkins, Kirstyn Cantres, Ian Capacio,  Matthew Kosman, Sheila Stevens
2ND PLACE	Michael Esposito, Allison Rutizer, Edmund Zakrocki
3RD PLACE	Russel Barndt, Joseph Lestochi
5TH PLACE	Rosemary Furlong,
6TH PLACE	Sharon Quarles
7TH PLACE	Bryan Ziegler

Teddy Angerman, Megan Garlick and Eddie Glover represented Special Olympics Philadelphia at the 2010 National Games between July 18th – July 23rd, 2010 in Lincoln, Nebraska! Teddy and Megan represented us in aquatics in 3 individual events and partnered with athletes from Erie City and Northumberland/Snyder County for a medley relay. Eddie represented Philadelphia in two track events and two field events. Congratulations to our three athletes and check out their 2010 National Games results below!

 

2010 National Games Results:

Teddy Angerman (Aquatics)

• 100 Meter Freestyle – 1st Place
• 100 Meter Backstroke – 1st Place
• 100 Meter Butterfly – 1st Place
• 100 Medley Relay – 2nd Place
  • Nicole Brooks (Erie City)
  • Teddy Angerman
  • Paul Betterndorf (Northumberland/Snyder County)
  • Megan Garlick

 

 

 

Megan Garlick (Aquatics)

• 200 Meter Breaststroke – 3rd Place
• 100 Meter Breaststroke – 2nd Place
• 100 Meter Freestyle – 2nd Place
• 100 Medley Relay – 2nd Place
  • Nicole Brooks (Erie City)
  • Teddy Angerman
  • Paul Betterndorf (Northumberland/Snyder County)
  • Megan Garlick

 

 

 

Eddie Glover (Athletics)

• 100 Meter Walk – 1st Place
• Softball Throw – 1st Place
• 50 Meter Walk – Participation Ribbon
• Standing Long Jump – 1st Place