The Special Olympics Partners Club just held its inaugural tennis tournament, which was a really good experience for Dimond’s team as well as for the state of Alaska, according to sponsor Brett Ducher. The club is currently looking into “Spread the word to end the word” to put a stop to using the word ‘retarded’ as a derogatory term. Coming up soon is track season, so Dimond’s Special Olympians are getting ready to start practice. At the relay races in Palmer, partners may run with the Special Olympians.