The Iola High School Special Olympics Unified Sports team celebrated its success in a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic has shuttered all in-person Special Olympics events, forcing the young athletes to compete in virtual competitions, including a virtual fitness challenge in which they kept track of their steps over the past six weeks.
The IHS squad, which pairs athletes with high-school buddies, has walked more than 2 million steps, putting them seventh in the state.
