Eligibility
Athletes must be at least eight years of age and identified by an agency or professional as having one of the following conditions: intellectual disability, cognitive delays as measured by formal assessment or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay that require or have required special instruction.
Sports Seasons and Information
Fall Sports
Golf- Registration is open June 1 to June 20. Practices will begin early July, with a regional competition in mid August.
Bocce- Fall Bocce is offered as a recreational opportunity (no competition). Registration is open August 1-20. Practices typically begin in September and ends in October, weather dependent.
Lakota Sports:
Basketball
Bowling
Track
*(NOTE: Lakota programs are only for students ages 8-22 who are still enrolled in Lakota schools. Athletes MUST all still register online through Butler County.)
Winter Sports
Basketball-Registration is open September 1-20. Practices begin in mid October. Lakota registration is later as those teams begin practice in December*.
Swimming- Registration is open September 1-20. Practices begin in October, with a regional competition in January. We offer three levels of swimming we offer. Team swim is for advance swimmers that can independently swim 25 meters without touching the bottom. These swimmers are looking to improve techniques and stamina. Instructional level is for swimmers that can swim 25 meters but need to develop stroke technique. Developmental swimmers are beginning swimmers with little to no experience swimming. At this time, there is not a Developmental Swim Competition.
Spring/Summer Sports
Track and Field- Registration is open February 1-20. Practices typically begin in March, with a regional competition in May. Practices are offered at Fairfield High School Track or Lakota East.*
Bocce- Registration is open February 1-20. Practices typically begin late March or early April, with a regional competition in May.
Bowling- Registration is open February 1-20. Practices begin in March. We offer bowling at four locations: Pohlman Lanes (Hamilton), Northwest Lanes (Fairfield), Eastern Lanes (Middletown) and Mason Bowl (Lakota)*.
Powerlifting-Registration is open Jan 1-20. Registration is limited to 10 athletes. Athletes must be 14 yrs old. We have a waiting list for interested athletes with current medicals. If you'd like to be added to the "Waiting List," please contact Phyllis Gibbemeyer [email protected]