June 21, 2023

Jaguars unified bocce team celebrates first season

By Mon Valley Independent

By LILLIAN BRADFORD

For MVI Sports

A new team was added to Thomas Jefferson High School’s substantial sports offerings during the 2023-24 school year – unified bocce. Special Olympics Pennsylvania, with the assistance of the PIAA, has created a unified bocce program for schools across the Commonwealth. They’ve worked with 91 schools in 12 counties to create Unified bocce, track, and soccer teams.

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