Vicksburg Special Olympians are headed to softball championships

Nashville, get ready, because MudBugs are coming to town!

The Area 10 Mississippi Mudbugs are ready to go play some ball in the Special Olympics North American Softball Championships and represent for the City of Vicksburg.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics Athletes and their communities.

For more information, please visit the Mississippi Special Olympics website.