Lamar sports information

BEAUMONT – Members of the Lamar men’s basketball team celebrated a Special Olympics state basketball title with the Spindletop Center Raiders Friday afternoon at the Spindletop Center.

It marks the second consecutive season the Raiders have locked up the title, and the second year the Cardinals have been invited to celebrate with them.

Several members of the Red and White were in attendance to meet the championship Raiders’ squad, sign autographs and take pictures as music was playing and refreshments were served.

“It has been a very tough year for many in the Golden Triangle,” said LU head coach Tic Price. “For some it was the first time they’ve experience something like Hurricane Harvey, and many others are still trying to put their lives back together. The facts are many are still feeling the impact of Harvey, and through all of that, the Golden Triangle has always taken care of Lamar.

“We were excited to hear about Spindletop winning the state title again, and very honored that we were invited back to celebrate with them. It meant a lot to our kids last year to be a part of this, and our guys were excited to come back,” added Price.

The Raiders are slowly putting together a dynasty at the state level. They competed against more than 2,000 athletes that comprised nearly 150 teams to bring home the title.