Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney.

A24 Green team

A24 Skills Team

Special Olympics teams take the gold at state tourney. 

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GRAND RAPIDS — While the Ludington Orioles boys basketball team was representing Mason County this weekend in the state finals in East Lansing, two other basketball teams represented the area at a state tournament and took home gold metals Saturday. The Area 24 Special Olympics teams, A24 Green and A24 Black, competed at the Michigan Special Olympics State Tournament at Calvin College and each was victorious.

“It was the first time in our history that all the Area 24 teams finished in first place and took the gold,” said coach Cindy Boerema.

A24 Black team

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