Spring/summer Sports Lines

Recreational Season 10 Pin Bowling

Coaches: Lee Abigail and Rich Domros.  Team Manager: Debbie Fickenscher

Shady Grove AMF Lanes. Dates: March 8,15 April 5,12,19,26 and May 3,10 and 17. Athletes are to be checked in, and ready to bowl at 12:45. Bowling ends at 3:00.

The Spring Recreational Bowling season has limited spaces. In fairness to all, the slots will  be available to athletes who ONLY participate in bowling this season.

Important notice: Sign up for the Spring Season 10 Pin Bowling Program will be taken BY PHONE ONLY on Sunday, February 24th beginning at 9:30 AM.

SOMO Hotline: 301-924-6965-box #6.  Mail-in sign ups or calls before this  time WILL NOT BE HONORED.   Questions to Team Manager Debbie Fickenscher: Debbie.fickenscher@verizon.net

BOCCE - Italian Lawn Bowling

Coaches: Lucio Corsini, Renny Springuel and Chuck Hellmuth

 

Our bocce team will train on Saturdays from 10:00-11:30 at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Wheaton—1000 Forest Glen Rd. (301) 681-1255. Again this year, Coach Pappa Looch and Coach Chuck will be joined by Coach Renny Springuel as we prepare for competition in the Maryland Summer Games. Junior and Senior athletes are welcome to sign up for bocce. We are in need of volunteer parents, siblings and friends to work with our athletes in this great and fun sport. Please contact Pam Yerg if you are able to come and help us out! The SOMO athletes and coaches who have been training in bocce since its first appearance in Special Olympics a few years ago are a very close knit group of friends who welcome new additions to the team and are eager to share their experiences with you. We will travel to attend at least one bocce tournament and will host our own bocce tournament on Sunday May 4th at Good Counsel HS. Athletes must sign up for bocce, online or by mail-in sign up form, attend all practices and the qualifying tournaments in order to be eligible for consideration for state competition.

Check the website for more details about our bocce team    Ciao!

SENIORS SWIM TEAM—The SOMO Sharks

Coach: Margie Young and a wonderful support coaching staff

Our swim team has the wonderful opportunity to train in a pre-season program at Stone Ridge School!

Pre-season training will be held Saturday Feb. 9-16 and 23 and March 1 and 8.

The official swim season begins on March 16th with try-outs at the Rockville Municipal Pool from 7:00-8:30 and a second try-out on the March 30th  from 7:00-8:30.All interested athletes must attend the two  try-out sessions.

All athletes interested in participating in the Swim Team MUST complete the online registration form OR mail in the sign up in this issue, have a current medical on file and be willing to make a single sport commitment to the Swim Team. Our roster is limited and slots will be given first to those athletes returning to the swim team AND training only in aquatics.

The Swim Team will train during the regular season ( April 6 through Summer Games) at the Stone Ridge School pool in Bethesda. Training will be on Saturdays from 12-2. There will be travel to at least 2 away meets and participation in SOMO time trials at Holton Arms, and the SOMO swim meet at Stone Ridge  required by all swim team members. The SOMO Shark Swim Team is not a “learn to swim” program. If you are interested and have questions, please contact  Pam Yerg jeyclan@verizon.net or Coach Young at willywcy@netscape.net