{"id":2909,"date":"2013-01-28T15:07:27","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/?p=2909"},"modified":"2013-01-28T15:09:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T20:09:30","slug":"great-video-stands-cheer-for-down-syndrome-basketball-player-as-he-makes-three-pointers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/bristolpalin\/2013\/01\/great-video-stands-cheer-for-down-syndrome-basketball-player-as-he-makes-three-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Video &#8211; Check Out Owen Groesser!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/156\/2013\/01\/owen.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2910\" title=\"owen\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/156\/2013\/01\/owen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michigan town does right by one of their own!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eighth Grader Owen Groesser, who has Down Syndrome, sunk two three-pointers for his Rochester school basketball team in the final seconds of the season. Groesser had not played before all season, but the coach put him in to end the season on a high note.<\/p>\n<p>And what a note it was! This video will warm your heart.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Owen&#039;s Big Game\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iahi8BTNmIU?feature=oembed&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>When he makes his first shot from the three-point line, the crowd goes wild. Then, after he makes his second, his teammates crowd around to congratulate him.<\/p>\n<p>The video has made him a star. It was featured on ESPN\u2019s Sportscenter as one of the show\u2019s Top 10 Plays, after his friends campaigned on Twitter using the hashtag #GetOwnOnSportsCenter.<\/p>\n<p>His three-pointers were video #1.<\/p>\n<p>So great to see a community rallying behind Owen. You can really tell they love him and he loves them.<\/p>\n<p>I hope kids treat Trig that well!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read more on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sixseeds.tv\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the Faith and Family Channel<\/a>, fan me on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Bristol-Palin\/109696302423164\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and follow this blog on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolsBlog\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Michigan town celebrates one of their own: Owen Groesser, a middle schooler with Down Syndrome, as he scores big in a basketball game. 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