Willowbrook hosts State send-off celebration for Special Olympics Volleyball Team

On Oct. 26, Willowbrook hosted a State send-off celebration for the school’s Special Olympics Volleyball Traditional Team. Pictured are members of the team, along with their coaches. They are (back row, from left) Max Tincknell (student coach), Tiffany Linwood (head coach), Madelyn Tincknell, Alexa Henderson (volunteer coach), Maggie Brewer (student coach), Isabelle D'Alessandro (student coach), (front row, from left) Jack Tincknell, Christian Manning, Trey Nastali and Joseph Bertuca.

On Oct. 26, Willowbrook hosted a State send-off celebration for the school’s Special Olympics Volleyball Traditional Team, which competed at the Special Olympics Illinois Fall Games on Oct. 28 and 29. That event took place at Harlem High School in Machesney Park.

During the state-qualifying tournament on Sept. 24, the team won a gold medal and made school history by becoming the first volleyball team at Willowbrook to qualify for the Fall Games.

Members of the Special Olympics Volleyball Traditional Team are Jose Simental, Maria Gonzalez, Madelyn Tincknell, Christian Manning, Jack Tincknell, Joseph Bertuca and Trey Nastali.