There were plenty of smiles and hardware to go around for the two Door County Special Olympics teams during last week’s state basketball championships on the campus of UW-Oshkosh.
The Door County Tigers won their first state championship in Division 12, winning their games 24-15 against the PWHO Dragons, 32-30 against the Shooting Stars, and 28-16 against Tosa Heat.
The Door County Clippers made it two state titles in a row in Division 4, winning their games 36-24, 37-22 against the Screamin’ Eagles, and 34-26 over the Swishers.
Despite playing on different teams, Clippers players Alec and Parker and Tigers players Tiffany, Trevor, and Mia said they cheered on each other’s success during the tournament. Tiffany added that they are not just teammates, but they are family.
The team basketball tournament was just part of the larger Special Olympics Wisconsin Spring Games event in Oshkosh, which hosted more than 800 athletes over the weekend. Alec, Parker, Tiffany, Trevor, and Mia are not slowing down either. Mia is participating in the production of Pippin next weekend in Sturgeon Bay, while several of them are getting ready for the upcoming track season.
