Chautauqua Lakers Special Olympic Softball Wins Gold At State Fall Games
The Chautauqua Lakers Special Olympic softball team poses after winning Gold at the State Fall Games in Glens Falls. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are TJ McDonnell, Ian McMillen, Earl Hulings, Levy Blakeslee, Brendon Brightman, Coach Joey Lynch and Coach Bob Brigman. In the middle row are Coach Stephanie Muio-Robinson, Melissa Bazzle, Ray Fuller, Ariana Kroah, Dylan Murphy and Jean Spruce. In the back row are Jack Trask, Coach Seth Brightman, Zach Huber, Shane Pierce, Zack Stahl, John Freeman and Mikey Lockett. Not pictured is Cassie Brigham. Submitted photo
Pictured are the Chautauqua Lakers coaches. From the left are Stephanie Muio-Robinson, Seth Brightman, Joey Lynch and Bob Brigham. Not pictured is Cassie Brigham. Submitted photo
The Chautauqua Lakers Special Olympic softball team poses after winning Gold at the State Fall Games in Glens Falls. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are TJ McDonnell, Ian McMillen, Earl Hulings, Levy Blakeslee, Brendon Brightman, Coach Joey Lynch and Coach Bob Brigman. In the middle row are Coach Stephanie Muio-Robinson, Melissa Bazzle, Ray Fuller, Ariana Kroah, Dylan Murphy and Jean Spruce. In the back row are Jack Trask, Coach Seth Brightman, Zach Huber, Shane Pierce, Zack Stahl, John Freeman and Mikey Lockett. Not pictured is Cassie Brigham. Submitted photo
Pictured are the Chautauqua Lakers coaches. From the left are Stephanie Muio-Robinson, Seth Brightman, Joey Lynch and Bob Brigham. Not pictured is Cassie Brigham. Submitted photo
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The Chautauqua Lakers Special Olympic softball Team and the Individual Skills team competed in the State Fall Games-Special Olympics in Glens Falls and took home their first Gold Medal since 2012.
The Lakers played a pairing game and won 7-0. Then they played two more games in their division versus the Warriors and the Diamond Dawgs.
The Lakers defeated the Warriors 9-2 and then beat the Diamond Dawgs in the championship game 21-3.
Every player on the Lakers had at least three hits and scored a run in the tournament. The big bats for the Lakers included Zach Huber going 5 for 5, Mikey Lockett clobbered a 350-foot home run and a double, Shane Pierce and Zack Stahl had a double among their hits.
It was a great year for the Lakers as they won a Silver Medal at the Regionals held in Buffalo and won a Gold Medal at the Upstate Fall Classic Super Regionals held in Webster.
The Lakers sent four athletes into the skills competition where each athlete competes in four different events. The events include, throwing, fielding, running and hitting. Ray Fuller and Jean Spruce won Gold Medals and Melissa Bazzle and Ariana Kroah won Silver Medals in each of their divisions.