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Parents and athletes meet outside the Blue Pony Express before the 13 athletes from the Havre area embark on a trip to the Special Olympics Montana State Games in Great Falls Tuesday at Havre High School.
Derek Eldridge, left, fist bumps his brother Kevin Eldridge before Kevin and other local athletes hit the road for Great Falls Tuesday at Havre High School. Derek Eldridge also left Great Falls in a separate pickup truck so that he could cheer on his brother.
Thirteen athletes, along with friends and family, loaded up the Blue Pony Express Tuesday afternoon before heading to the Special Olympics Montana State Summer Games in Great Falls.
All but one of the 14 local athletes who qualified in April's Great Northern Spring Games will be participating in the state games which will be ongoing through Friday.
More than 1,000 athletes will be competing in 11 different sports, according to the Special Olympics Montana website, at locations all around Great Falls including University of Providence, CM Russell High School and Great Falls High School.
Most of the 13 athletes from the Havre area are competing in multiple sports in the hopes of bringing home a state medal.
More information on the State Games can be found online at https://www.somt.org/state-summer-games/.
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