East Central

The East Central Area for Special Olympics Iowa provides competition for athletes in the Iowa counties of:

• Benton
• Cedar
• Iowa
• Johnson
• Jones
• Linn
• Washington

The East Central Area hosts competitions in:

• Conference “Team” Basketball (held annually in February in Cedar Rapids at Jefferson High School)
• Basketball Skills (held annually in February in Cedar Rapids at Mt. Mercy University)
• Swimming (held annually in March at Cedar Rapids Washington High School)
• Spring Games (held annually in April in Cedar Rapids at Coe College)
• Bowling (held annually in October in Cedar Rapids at Westdale Bowl)

Registration forms for state competitions and area events can be found on our Participation Forms page.  When sending in an area competition entry form, please email it to registrations@soiowa.org.

Volunteer forms for area bowling can be found on the Volunteer page.

Registration for Youth Games as a Teacher or through our Online Registration. 

Sponsors for the East Central Area Spring Games: 

If specific competition dates are not listed below, they are yet to be determined for this year.