Hopewell finishes fourth at State Special Olympics

The Hopewell Indians finished fourth at the Special Olympics Ohio Indoor Winter Games at Ohio State University.

Hopewell fell to Hamilton County 40-22 in the bronze medal game Feb. 22.

The Indians competed in Division V at the annual winter games.

Hopewell dropped their opener Feb. 21 to Union County 37-24.

Union County went on to take the gold medal with a 34-33 victory over Williams County in the championship game. It was Union County’s first state title in program history.

Next up for the Indians, as a celebration of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, Hopewell will play their annual celebrity basketball game Thursday, March 12.

The Hopewell Heroes will take on the Coshocton Legends at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at Ridgewood Middle School.