NAIA WOMEN HELP SPECIAL OLYMPIANS

THE NAIA WOMEN'S DIVISION TWO BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS TAKING PLACE AT THE TYSON EVENTS CENTER THIS WEEK. TOURNAMENT ACTIVITIES BEGAN WITH THE TRADITIONAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS CLINIC TUESDAY MORNING.

CARLEE COTTRELL, A FRESHMAN PLAYER WITH INDIANA WESLEYAN, WAS ONE OF THE PLAYERS TEACHING SKILLS TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPIANS:



FATHER DENNIS MEINEN OF THE SIOUX CITY DIOCESE HAS HELPED WITH THE CLINIC EACH OF ITS 12 YEARS. FATHER MEINEN IS WHEELCHAIR BOUND WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND  SHARES A SPECIAL BOND WITH THE OLYMPIANS:



FATHER MEINEN SAYS IT'S GREAT THAT THE WOMEN'S TEAMS TAKE THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR TIME WITH THE YOUNGER KIDS.