SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP The Lakeside junior varsity basketball team, in conjunction with Special Olympics of Northeast Ohio, recently hosted a basketball event which brought athletes and the community together.<\/p>\n
The emphasis was not as much on winning, but rather a focus on having fun and building athleticism in a supportive environment, said Felix Cancel, a Lakeside junior varsity basketballplayer.<\/p>\n
It was a special experience; Im glad we were able to have the chance to play, he said. We would be happy to do it again.<\/p>\n
Varsity Coach Matt Newsome also was pleased with the experience.<\/p>\n
This was a great opportunity for our junior varsity and freshman basketball teams to play the Special Olympics Lakers basketball team, he said. Our junior varsity coach, Jeff Kohli, arranged the scrimmage.<\/p>\n
Newsome said the scrimmage was a great idea.<\/p>\n
To allow the teams to play each other was a valuable and fun learning experience, he said.<\/p>\n
Kohli said he feltthe event went really well.<\/p>\n
It was a good experience for the team, he said. It was good for them to experience something like this. Its more important than basketball, being a part of something like this builds character.<\/p>\n
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