Pins fall as confidence grows at Special Olympics bowling event in Craig

Pins fall as confidence grows at Special Olympics bowling event in Craig

Cheers, applause and the crash of bowling pins filled Thunder Rolls Sunday as Special Olympics athletes from across Northwest Colorado and the Western Slope gathered in Craig for a regional bowling competition. The event brought together 31 athletes with intellectual disabilities and three unified partners, peers without intellectual disabilities who bowl alongside athletes as teammates. For those competing, the day offered a chance to put weeks…