The middle school’s inaugural unified basketball season was met with overwhelming support from students, staff and parents.
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Scarborough neighborhoods lit luminaries for unified sports
Neighborhood lit luminaries for the fourth annual Luminary Night that took place on Dec. 14. The Windward Heights neighborhood off Gorham Road joined with the Leighton Farms neighborhood off Route 1, Abigail Woods neighborhood off Maple Road and Ridgeway Road neighborhood off Gorham Road to raise money for Scarborough Unified Teams. With help from Scarborough […]
Forum: Unified Sports breaking down barriers at Scarborough schools
At 7 p.m. Friday, March 8, the Scarborough Unified Basketball teams were presented with a banner representing their honorable recognition as a National Unified Champion School from ESPN Special Olympics. In addition to a night full of joyous celebration of unity and pride, members of the Unified Sports teams competed in special games against the […]
The name of the game in Unified basketball? ‘It’s a bunch of fun’
The sport offers co-ed athletic opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities and has seen significant growth since it was introduced at Maine high schools in 2015.
Unified basketball returns to Scarborough full-time after pandemic
Unified basketball creates a team of young athletes with and without special needs on the same team.
Unified literacy class builds reading skills and community at Morse
An art and poetry gala at Morse High School Thursday evening offered the students and teachers behind a new unified literacy program an opportunity to celebrate what Principal Eric Varney called a “paradigm shift” for the school.
Brunswick Junior High School student honored for volunteer work with Special Olympics
Charlie Austin, 14, has been assistant coach, manager and statistician for the Brunswick High School Unified Sports basketball team since a diagnosis for a rare heart condition forced him off the court.
Unified until the end
Morse kicks off its Unified basketball season against Westbrook at Woolwich Central School.
Unified until the end
Morse kicks off its Unified basketball season against Westbrook at Woolwich Central School.
Unified basketball: Westbrook grabs early lead, tops Morse
Blue Blazes hold off Shipbuilders.