🎯💙 Bags flew and cheers filled the A.C. Reynolds High School gym as students from four BCS high schools and North Henderson High enjoyed this year’s Adaptive Sports League Cornhole Tournament on Oct. 23.
The annual tournament grew from a small series of games at the BCS Progressive Education Program to a multi-school event filled with teamwork, encouragement, and joyful competition. The tournament gives students a dedicated, inclusive athletics experience that goes beyond Special Olympics and brings schools together during the school day. To make cornhole more accessible, organizers place hula hoops flat on the gym floor instead of using cornhole boards, giving every student a chance to succeed. The league also offers bocce, bowling, and baseball, with each school hosting at least one event during the year.
Students were all smiles during the tournament, both the participants and the A.C. Reynolds basketball players who helped coordinate the games.
Bryce, a T.C. Roberson High student, said he loved both the competition and the chance to meet new people.
“I really like it,” he said. “I get to play the game, talk to people, and just have a good time. I played two rounds and played pretty darn good.”
Reynolds comprehensive support teacher Annie Choi highlighted the impact on students.
“It’s really impactful to see the kids playing in the competition and getting to have the basketball team and their buddies involved,” she said. “They love having their own special competition.”
Reynolds’ varsity basketball players kept score, guided students to the line, and celebrated their throws. Will, a junior, said the experience strengthens his own team just as much as it supports the league’s athletes:
“Helping them actually helps us,” he said. “We have to collaborate and make sure everyone’s having fun. It takes all of us working together.”
A huge thank-you to all the students, staff, peer tutors, and partner schools who made the day unforgettable.