OKC Energy helping Special Olympians - Yukon, OK - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

This is a feel-good story from the football field at Yukon High School. Athletes for the Special Olympics are receiving training from OKC Energy.

Article text:

Local athletes competing in the 2022 Special Olympics are going for the gold with the help of the Oklahoma City Energy.

KOCO 5's Carson Cunningham spoke with an Energy official on how proud they are to represent Oklahoma in the Special Olympics Games.

Video transcript:


LOVE IT. A YEAR-LONG JOURNEY IS UNDERWAY MY FAVORITE FAVORITE HOUR OF THE WEEK OR TWO HOURS OF THEEE WK RIGHT NOW. YUKON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TEAMING THWI OKLAHOMA CITY ENERGFCY TO PREPARE FOR THE 2202 SPECIAL OLPICSYM BETWEEN PLAYERS COACHES STAFF. WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT A GREAT JOURNEY FOR TEAM. OKLAHOMA HAS MADE UP OF SPECIAL OLYMPIANS FROM YUKON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WILL COMTEPE IN THE NATIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT. FLORIDA NEXT JUNE WE’RE KDIN OF JUST GETTING KICKED OFF WITH IT. SO. WE HAVEN’T EVEN SET KIND OF A FULL PLAN FOR THE YEAR. THAT’S WHAT’S KIND OF EXCITING ABOUT IT AS WE KIND OF GOT IN ON THE FRONT END. THEY WERE NICE ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO COME OUT AND BE A PART SO WE WANT TO KIND OF MIX AND MATCH A YEAR CAN BE A REALLY LONG TIME OF THE SAME THING ENERGY FC’S JASON HAWKINS HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH SOCCER IN OUR STATE FOR DECADES SUDDEN. WE’RE GNAON TRY AND TAG YOU AND IT’S THRILLED TO COME OUT AND WORK WITH THESE KIDS. WE’RE EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE JOURNEY AND WE’RE HONORED REALLY MORE THAN ANYTHING AND LIKE I SAID, IT’S FAVORITE PART OF OUR WEEK THE WORK IS WAY A TNDHESE SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN JUNE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA AWAIT FULFILLING TIRHE DREAMS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IT’S LETTING THEM REACHHE TIR HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE. SO I MEAN WHENOU Y THINK ABOUT THEM GOING TO A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AND REPRESENTING THE STATE OF, OKLAHOMA THERE’S THERE’S NO BIGGER JOY

Type of publication: Television When was the article reported?: 07/17/2021 Publication: koco Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: local News Category: Society/People

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