{"id":2191,"date":"2017-03-09T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/special-olympics-basketball-tournament-at-marymount-on-march-18\/"},"modified":"2017-03-09T17:28:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:28:00","slug":"special-olympics-basketball-tournament-at-marymount-on-march-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/special-olympics-basketball-tournament-at-marymount-on-march-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Olympics Basketball Tournament at Marymount on March 18"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nearly 100 special needs athletes from Arlington and Fairfax counties will participate in the 22nd Annual Northern Virginia Special Olympics Basketball Invitational Tournament from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 at Marymount University\u0092s Rose Bente Lee Center, 2807 North Glebe Road.<\/p>\n
Sponsored by Marymount\u0092s Student Government Association and the Athletics Department, close to 300 MU students are expected to help make the tournament memorable for the 10 participating teams. Unique events will be held at halftime of each game, including a slam dunk competition featuring Marymount\u0092s varsity men\u0092s basketball team, routines by MU\u0092s cheer team and a dance-off for the Special Olympics athletes.<\/p>\n