Tyler Legacy High School and Dixie Elementary School students and staff rallied around their Special Olympics athletes as they head to compete in the 2022 Area 7 Special Olympics Basketball Competition.
This year’s Special Olympics Texas event will be held at Stephen F. Austin State University HPE Complex in Nacogdoches this Saturday, February 26. In all, twelve Tyler ISD students will be participating.
Tyler Legacy students:
11th - Robert (Robbie) Fancher
10th - Marcus Newman
Dixie students:
2nd – Kinley Gower
3rd – Levi Gower
3rd – Layla Wade
3rd – Jiana Roberts
5th – Brandon Bridges
5th – JD Jones
Rice student:
4th – Katrell Chatman
Three Lakes:
8th – Ben Fancher
18+ CONNECT Program:
Nicholas Buttram
18+ LINK Program:
Dalton Perkins
For more information, please contact Jennifer Hines at 903-262-1064.
UPDATE: Rose City Warriors for the WIN!
All @TylerISD Rose City Warriors were a winner yesterday @SpecialOlympics Basketball tournament @SFASU! Thank you coaches @StantonStantons, @SonyaSukiennik, Eric Sukiennik and @HoggTylerISD for the use of their gym! Now to begin spring training 🤽🏼♀️ -Track event 4/23! pic.twitter.com/v5dRD9LY32
— Tyler ISD Student Support Dept (@DeptofSupport) February 27, 2022