Buddy Ball bonds student athlete and special needs communities

Buddy Ball bonds student athlete and special needs communities

On May 31, organizers Jana Westover, Liz Haag Schroeder and Natalia Moreno Polomarkakis were busy setting up for the final Buddy Ball game of the spring season at James Park. Alongside them, high school volunteer coaches were assembling players for some warm-up exercises before the game began. On the bleachers, a young player was taking a few minutes to regroup before joining his teammates. Another player, one of the youngest at 6 years old, was…