200 PLAY IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS BOWLING.Byline: Amy Raisin Staff Writer NEWHALL - A few months after Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, hosted its first games for the Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. , about 200 athletes from across Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, returned for a bowling tournament Saturday. Valencia Lanes on Lyons Avenue was transformed into an all-day celebration where bowlers from 13 to 78 years old took aim at the pins, between meals of Domino's Pizza For Domino's Pizza in Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Principality of Monaco, see . Domino's Pizza, LLC (NYSE: DPZ) (LSE: DOM) is an international pizza delivery corporation headquartered just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, United and McDonald's burgers and fries, all donated by local eateries. ``My high score ever is 246. This is great because we get to go to tournaments and state games,'' said Carlos Villasenor, 28. ``Plus, I also play floor hockey and basketball and boccie ball Noun 1. boccie ball - wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce bocce ball, bocci ball ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball .'' Although athletes turn out for the tournament from across the Special Olympics' Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. region - Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , the South Bay and other areas - many of the bowlers live in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. and belong to Strike Force, a Special Olympics bowling league that meets every Thursday at Valencia Lanes. Saturday's tournament served as a qualifier for the state games in October, an event that some of the locals have their hearts set on. ``It's pretty challenging. We're here to win,'' said Eddie Legault, 34, a Canyon Country resident who competes in floor hockey, swimming and basketball. ``But bowling's my favorite. I bowled a 198 and a 169 today.'' Andy Schwich, Los Angeles regional manager for the Southern California Special Olympics, said Santa Clarita and its athletes, the Sharks, have become a model for area programs. ``It's such a good example of community support,'' he said. ``It's a very strong program here. And this is a strong inaugural bowling tournament. I wanted to make sure we got all the areas in the region here.'' Jackie Hartmann, bowling coach to about 60 local Special Olympians and mother of an athlete, said many of her team members take bowling very seriously. ``Some of these guys here, they're really good. We've got some who average about 30 (a game), but there are others who average about 180. This is serious stuff for them.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Special Olympics bowler Johnny Reimers shows unusual form in a qualifier tournament for the state games in October. (2 -- ran in SAC edition only) Bowling competitor Eddie Legault reacts after making a strike in the Special Olympics tournament held Saturday at Valencia Lanes. About 200 Southland athletes participated. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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