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SPECIAL OLYMPICS
+ Plant City collects medals
The official results from the Special Olympics State Games have been released, and the Plant City teams all fared.
Track-and-field athletes were the only ones who won gold medals, but those nine athletes earned five of them — along with four silvers and three bronzes. Also, the Unified 4×100 relay team won silver.
The two Unified volleyball teams each took home silver medals for their efforts, and both Unified soccer teams earned bronze medals.
Finally, in Bocce, Josh McAlpine turned in a top-three performance and left with a bronze medal around his neck.
Coming up next are the Special Olympics National Games, in New Jersey, and these Plant City athletes will represent Florida in basketball: Javaras Stevenson, Nathan Jones, Justin Bulgreen, Bud O’Callaghan, Jacob Goad, Jacari Stevenson, Maurice Eston and Jacob Dube.
After a big send-off June 13, in Orlando, the team will fly out on Saturday, June 14.
KARATE
+ Chris Welbon hosts summer camp
The most fun kids will have learning karate will probably be this summer, at Chris Welbon’s annual Summer Karate Camp.
The five-day camp, which runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 16 to 20, is open to anyone age 4 to 12. It incorporates basic karate training, skills and drills, stranger defense and bully defense, but also includes squirt gun games, a pizza party, a huge water slide, a bowling trip and the ever-popular Battlefield! Swords game.
In total, there will be two camps this year: The other is scheduled for July 14 to 18. But, anyone who wants to register for June needs to hurry: The deadline to register is June 13.
The cost is $150 for each week, which covers the camp, the T-shirt and the bowling field trip. A $50 deposit will guarantee your child a spot, if it is available.
Discounts are available for siblings, and for anyone who wants to register for both weeks.
To reserve a spot, call Chris Welbon Karate, (813) 752-9800, or register in person at the club, 602 S. Collins St. For more information, visit PlantCityKarate.com.