Seven students participated in Special Olympics bowling competition on Nov. 21 in Lubbock.

“I did well,” junior Savannah Gonzales said. “On the first one I got a strike, I got third place, and I tried my best. My team did well, too. They all tried really hard.”

Senior Nicolas Garcia took gold in the contest.

“I think my team did well,” Garcia said. “We all had a good effort to come to the conclusion that we could win. Bowling is my favorite sport because you can actually do something you really like. It is always a good thing to do, I can always bowl.”

In addition to Garcia’s gold, sophomore Makayla Duncan and junior Edel Klassen each took a silver medal, graduate Hannah Casey, junior Layne Isbell and Gonzales each took bronze medals, while senior Kaylee Bingham took fourth place.

“The Special Olympics bowling teaches the kids teamwork, worth ethic, and comradery,” educational aid Sonnett Landy said. “Bowling gets them to be social with their peers; it teaches them that they can be athletes too.”