Special Olympics soccer team receives Golden Scarf before Seattle Sounders game

Members of a local Special Olympics soccer team received the coveted Golden Scarf before the Aug. 8 Seattle Sounders FC game. Team members include, back row, from left to right: Keith Stamper, Tyler Bjork, Jon Emmett, Sounder James Riley, Cory Dempsey and Cody Peterson. Front row: Coach Terry Boyle, Travis Bjork, Laura Gorgen, Alex Wells and Coach Sharon Boyle. Not pictured: Shey Thommasen. - Courtesy image
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Members of a local Special Olympics soccer team received the coveted Golden Scarf before the Aug. 8 Seattle Sounders FC game. Team members include, back row, from left to right: Keith Stamper, Tyler Bjork, Jon Emmett, Sounder James Riley, Cory Dempsey and Cody Peterson. Front row: Coach Terry Boyle, Travis Bjork, Laura Gorgen, Alex Wells and Coach Sharon Boyle. Not pictured: Shey Thommasen.

August 27, 2010 · Updated 4:16 PM 

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Members of a local Special Olympics soccer team received the coveted Golden Scarf before the Aug. 8 Seattle Sounders FC game. Team members include Keith Stamper, Tyler Bjork, Jon Emmett, Sounder James Riley, Cory Dempsey, Cody Peterson, Coach Terry Boyle, Travis Bjork, Laura Gorgen, Alex Wells, Coach Sharon Boyle and Shey Thommasen. The team recently returned from Omaha, Neb., where they finished fourth at the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games. The team includes Federal Way and Des Moines area players.

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