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8.0 years ago by Josh Spaulding
A unified atmosphere at Kingswood
WOLFEBORO — After one game, it's safe to say that unified basketball at Kingswood is a success.
The unified program began statewide a few years ago and Kingswood joined the burgeoning number of teams fielding teams this season. Unified sports takes students with disabilities and pairs them with students without disabilities on the court. Traditionally there are three athletes and two partners on the court at the same time.
And while the game story would eventually end in a win over Somersworth on Wednesday, Jan. 6, there was much more to the story than just basketball.
"That's what it's all about," coach Grady Charland said of the fun that pervaded the Kingswood gym. "Everybody's smiling."
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