The Special Olympics Summer State Games athletic competition July 13-14 included six local athletes from Wasco and Sherman counties who participated in the event at Oregon State University in Corvallis.

The six-member Wasco/Sherman squad, guided by Coach Marci Kalsch, included Andrew Murray, Edith Dougherty, Morgan Kalsch, Henry Kahclamat, Tim Hughes and Alyssa Massie. The group won nine medals, highlighted by Massie’s first place, gold medal winning performance in both the softball throw (9.77 meters) and the 100-meter dash (21.60 seconds).