Marion County Special Olympic Athletes Alex Alder from Pleasantville and Savannah Stralow from Pella competed in the Basketball Skills Event at the Spring Classic on Saturday March 11.

They competed in the skills of passing, dribbling, and shooting. They each  received first place at the regional competition held February 21 at Valley Community Center in West Des Moines allowing them to advance to the Spring Classic.

At the Spring Classic Alder received a first place gold medal and Stralow finished in fifth place.  The next event is the Spring Games on April 11 at Indianola Middle School.