SoKY's Choice: Special Olympics Athletes Take Center Stage in Basketball Tournament - WNKY News 40 Television

Caldwell Special Olympics Blue Team Advances to State, Gold Team Awaits Appeal

The Caldwell County Special Olympics Blue Basketball Team is headed to state after regionals in Bowling Green, while the Gold Team awaits the outcome of a score appeal. Coach Roy Gene Rogers tells WPKY’s News Edge that local athletes competed alongside hundreds of others at the tournament. [audio mp3="https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2264/2026/02/09233011/Wireready_02-09-2026-23-30-09_A120_20260209232721318-1.mp3"] …

SoKY's Choice: Special Olympics Athletes Take Center Stage in Basketball Tournament - WNKY News 40 Television

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – The cheers inside the gym this weekend sounded like any other high-stakes basketball tournament, sneakers squeaking, benches erupting, last-second shots hanging in the air. But for the more than 450 athletes competing in the 2026 Special Olympics Kentucky Region 1 Basketball Tournament, the victories ran deeper than the scoreboard. “I love to play basketball, my teammates and everything else,” said Jose of the Bowling…