Special Olympics Virginia, Northern VA
11350 Random Hills Road C-140
Fairfax VA 22030
phone: (703) 359-4301 • fax:(703) 359-4306
ATHLETE OF THE MONTH
The PVI Special Olympics Team
They came, they saw, they conquered. Paul VI Catholic High School’s Special Olympics soccer
team took Virginia Beach by storm the weekend of November 4, returning home with gold
medals from the State tournament.
A strong showing in the Saturday scrimmages placed the Panthers in a high division for
Sunday's tournament. The team was undeterred and came away with hard-fought 3-1 and 4-1
victories to win their division's championship.
In a well-matched semi-final game against the Warriors, the first half was a defensive struggle.
The lone goal was scored by PVI's diminutive but dangerous Taylor Clouse, who continued his
season-long scoring spree. PVI's defense was led by Brandi Lovett, Joseph Gittinger, and Travis
Smith. The goalie tandem of Gittinger and Sonie McKenna proved to be stronger than Fort
Knox, quickly snuffing out all of the Warrior's advances on offense.
To read more of the article from the Fairfax City Patch, click here.