The North Platte Community College Knights will host the Laramie County Golden Eagles on Wednesday at McDonald – Belton Gymnasium.

The game has been designated as “Special Olympics Night.”

There will be a reception for the Special Olympic Athletes in the VIP room starting at 6:00 p.m.  They will be recognized during halftime of the game, and then an autograph session with the men’s basketball team after the game.

The first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois in 1968.  Eunice Kennedy Shriver was a driving force in its development.

The game will feature the Knights and the Golden Eagles in a key National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX South sub-regional game.

The Knights are 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the sub-region.  The Golden Eagles are 14-4 and 5-1 in sub-region play.  Both teams are tied for first in the sub-region standings along with Northeastern Junior College.  The top four teams in both the North and South sub-region will host first round games on their home floor for the Region IX tournament.

The Knights are led in scoring by Cameron Williams, who is averaging 22.4 points per game.  Shyquinn Dix and Marco Pascolo are the other Knights in double figures.  Dix is averaging 12.1 points per game and Pascolo is averaging 11.4 points per game.

The Golden Eagles have four players scoring in double figures and are led by Spencer Svelcar with a 15.5 point per game average.  Other Golden Eagles in double figures are Darien Fernandez is averaging 15.4 points per game, Kamari Robinson averaging 12.6 points per game, and Alexis Dargenton averaging 12.1 points per game.

The game may be heard on ESPN 1410 radio or at www.northplattepost.com .  It will be live streamed at www.coachesaid.com .  Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. CST.