News photos: Special Olympics was nothing but net Friday

Published 12:00 am Saturday, February 20, 2016

Jourdan Johnson, volunteer with the Beta Club lifts Kayla Smith, 8,  to shoot the basketball during the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Jourdan Johnson, volunteer with the Beta Club lifts Kayla Smith, 8, to shoot the basketball during the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Rykeria Rice, 16, is handed a basketball to shoot during the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Rykeria Rice, 16, is handed a basketball to shoot during the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Abron Leach, shoots the ball during the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Abron Leach, shoots the ball during the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Bennie Jones high-fives Nicole Johnson after she takes a shot at the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)

Bennie Jones high-fives Nicole Johnson after she takes a shot at the Mississippi Special Olympics Area 7 Basketball Tournament at Margaret Martin Gym on Friday. (Nicole Hester / The Natchez Democrat)