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2024 Northern Utah Unified Basketball Tournament

Unified Sports is a program that partners students who have special needs with high school athletes to play together. Special Olympics Utah oversees the program and yesterday teams from 9 schools participated in the first annual Northern Utah Unified Basketball Tournament. The Utah Jazz Dancers joined hundreds of fans at Ben Lomond High School to cheer for the student athletes. Just like the Olympic games, this event featured a parade of athletes, a national anthem sung by one of the competitors, and a special welcome message from First Lady Abby Cox. Grandparents of an athlete from Roy High School sought out organizders to express their thanks, saying their grandson had been talking about the tournament for months and that it was a dream come true to be part of team. One of the coaches from Ben Lomond said this is a powerful experience for not only the students with special needs, but the varsity athletes as well. The Unified Sports program also includes soccer and track and field events throughought the year. Participating Schools: Ben Lomond High School Bonneville High School Canyon View High School Fremont High School George Washington High School Morgan High School Home of the Trojans Ogden High School Roy High School Weber High School Event Sponsors: Special Olympics Utah Ogden School District Ogden School Foundation Weber School District Weber School Foundation America First Credit Union Ortho Cup Foundation Hughes General Contractors