(Newtown, CT). On Saturday, May 17, 2025, nine student-athletes from Masuk High School volunteered their time to play in a charity floor hockey game supporting unified sports against the Nighthawks team at Newtown High School.
Unified Sports is a Special Olympics program that combines athletes with and without intellectual disabilities on sports teams for training and competition. The teams are made up of people with similar age and ability, and the goal is to promote friendship and understanding through shared experiences.
Students learned floor hockey techniques including safety, passing, shooting, and goaltending, as well as team building skills. Following the game, each student was awarded an ‘Outstanding Student’ certificate and medal.
According to Head Coach Donald Casey JR, “We are so proud of every student-athlete on our team. They were safe, learned new skills, had fun, and worked so well together as a team. Most important of all, each young person volunteered their time to support students participating in Unified Sports programs.”
Masuk Free Press 
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