Join us for the second annual Guardian Games on Saturday, November 8, 2025! Guardian Games will take place during Special Olympics Northern California’s Fall Games Championship at UC Davis. Fall Games brings together soccer athletes from across the region to compete in exciting championship match-ups to complete the Special Olympics NorCal soccer season.

Guardian Games is a unique opportunity to bring our community together with Special Olympics athletes for a fun and active experience. Teams of eight including business and community leaders, two Special Olympics NorCal athletes and one Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) representative will compete in a variety of sports and activities, such as tug-of-war, relay races, football throwing competitions, and more.

Law enforcement supports Special Olympics NorCal throughout the year and local personnel serve as the “Guardians of the Flame” for the Special Olympics Torch. If you are a current Law Enforcement Torch Run partner, please email Kayla Irlbeck at KaylaI@sonc.org to register. Special Olympics athletes interested in participating should reach out to Tyler Krochmal at TylerK@sonc.org for more information.

Participants are also invited to raise funds – and earn cool incentive rewards, too! We've created some helpful fundraising tools which will make it easy for you to raise funds that will be added below.

There are a variety of sponsorship/registration opportunities and ways to be a part of the games. We look forward to having you there!

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Register today and make a difference for thousands of children and adults with intellectual disabilities as we join the playing field together!

2025 Guardian Games supporting Special Olympics Northern California

2025 Guardian Games

2025 Guardian Games supporting Special Olympics Northern California