COLD LAKE - A bean bag tournament brought youth together from across the region in on Nov. 7 at the Cold Lake Energy Centre.
"The Unified Event is a favourite to host here at Cold Lake High School. We love kicking off the Unified season with a crowd favourite," said Kelly Eagles. "This year, seven schools were in attendance and 26 teams participated. Everyone had a blast and we cannot wait until next year to do it all again."
Schools that took part include Cold Lake High School, Bonnyville Centralize High School, Assumption Jr/Sr High School, Marwayne, Holy Rosary (Lloydminster) and Ashmont School.
Unified Bean Bag Toss is a sport under the Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA). According to the ASAA website, "Bean Bag Toss or Baggo will be played in either two-person teams (one athlete and one partner) or four person teams (two athletes and two partners)."
Rules include being a 20 foot distance from board. Each team plays the game with four bean bags.
"If interference occurs, the toss can be re-done," according to ASAA. "Opponents may call 'Foot Foul' if a player is stepping over the playing line."
Also, players should not try to block of distract their opponents, and players must throw underhand.
"The winner is the first team to 21 points or more," according to ASAA guidelines.
"Unified Sports brings together high school students with and without intellectual disabilities to train and compete on the same sports team," according to ASAA.
*With files from Jocelyn Buckle
