Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Morning Sentinel Staff
CARRABASSETT VALLEY -- Under clear skies, 500 athletes and hundreds of volunteers converged at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort for the 43rd annual Special Olympics Maine Winter Games on Monday.
SUPPORT: In front of 500 athletes and volunteers, Tyler Lojas, of Mt. Abram High School, lights the Special Olympics Maine Winter Games torch during opening ceremonies at Sugarloaf on Monday. Giving Lojas a lift is Scott Stevens, of the Maine Warden Service.
Staff photos by David Leaming
ABOVE: Athlete Lynda Lambert makes it over the finish line in the snowshoe competition as Unity College student volunteer Rebecca Fisher congratulates her.
Athletes from around Maine competed in nordic and alpine skiing, skating and snowshoe events. The athletes train for the events and are treated to dances, fireworks, a banquet, movies and other social gatherings. The closing cermony is noon today at the base lodge.
--David Leaming
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LEFT: Nordic skiers from Somerset Team Outreach compete in the 500 meter race. Leading is Peter Maginnis, followed by John Domereki and Jim Lynds. |
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