Today at the Maroon Activity Center, Special Olympics Montana C.E.O. Rhonda McCarty and Butte area athlete Heather Raymond stood together at the podium to announce the return of Basketball! After a 2 year hiatus, the tournament is coming back to the Mining City. Butte was actually scheduled to host the games for a 3 year
READ MOREKallie Robbins, Dalan Dagen will swim in Florida By Bill Foley Dalan Dagen could not possibly have a better teammate next month when he travels to Orlando, Florida for the Special Olympics USA Games. Dagen is going with Kallie Robbins. The two Butte Special Olympic stars are going there to compete in swimming, and the
READ MOREThe year 2020 was a strange and wild year in sports in the Mining City. Along the way, Butte Sports was there to document the year in photos. These are some of our favorites …
READ MOREThe Special Olympians could not parade because of the coronavirus pandemic. So, the first responders brought the parade to them. Local law enforcement — including Butte Police and Montana Highway Patrol — paraded past Special Olympians on Harrison Avenue Friday evening along with fire department personnel, volunteer firefighters, paramedics, search and rescue, and some Special
READ MOREThe Montana Special Olympics will be the topic of KBOW Overtime tonight. Overtime is hosted by Paul Panisko and broadcast from 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday at the Metals Sports Bar and Grill. In order to adhere to social distancing guidelines, the show will be run from the KBOW studio. The show features Butte
READ MOREThe Special Olympic Montana State Summer Games will not be stopped by the coronavirus. Rather, the Special Olympics Montana announced Tuesday that the 2020 Games will be held virtually. “While the 2020 Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games have been indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19, the spirit of Special Olympics lives on in our athletes,
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