SPORTS 'N SPOKES

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High & Mighty

Softball teams were hotter than the Midwest’s summer weather, as they took to the diamonds to see who was top dog.

The 2007 defending national champion Nebraska Barons played host to the 2008 National Wheelchair Softball Tournament (NWST) on August 7-9 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was the second time in five years the national championship took place in this river town rich in gaming and pioneering history, and just like last year the Barons had to double-down after an initial loss to a Minnesota powerhouse.

Gas prices, the economy, and a Paralympic scheduling conflict played havoc with the number of teams vying for this year’s title, but out of the 12 ready to compete, the Courage Rolling Twins proved to be the ones to beat after going undefeated through the first two days of the tournament. By topping a much-improved New York Mets team, 17-2, the Twins found the momentum they needed to beat their interstate rivals St. Paul Saints in the third round.


The Twins went on to defeat the Nebraska Barons in early tourney action, but the Barons got the last laugh, downing the Twins in a pair of must-win games for the title. Read more in the September S’NS.

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