September 2006 Table of Contents

Chasing the Midnight Sun

Alaska's long-lasting daylight hours were a perfect setting for exciting action at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Junior Heat

Competition was hotter than the local Florida temperatures during the National Junior Disability Championships.

Race of a Lifetime

Traveling from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska, in a vehicle is long and tiring, so imagine what it's like doing it in a racing chair or handcycle!

Have Sword � Will Travel

Fencing may not be as well-known as basketball or quad rugby, but it'll get your adrenaline pumping and move you into action.

In My Opinion

SnS Editor Cliff Crase looks at how events and participants in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games have changed over the years.

Rugby

The U.S. men's rugby and basketball national teams square off against some of the world's best in competition at Lakeshore Foundation's U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site.

Scorecard

Results from the 2006 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field Championships held in Atlanta. Also coverage of Atlanta's Peachtree Road Race and the Endeavor Games.

Basketball

Coverage of the 2006 World Championships held in Amsterdam.

Handcycling

The American Handcycle Series is back and rolling.

Shooting

Results from 10th PVA National Trapshoot Circuit events in Georgia, Maryland, and Wisconsin.

Juniors

Disabled Wisconsin seventh grader gets a chance to try trap shooting. "I'm going to practice, and we'll be back next year!" he says.

Players

Disabled Vietnam veteran Jack Gill on his tandem-skydiving jump: "It was the most exciting experience of my life!" Also profiled is Bryan King (that's him on this month's SnS cover).

Playbook

John Dillon Park in New York's Adirondacks enables wheelchair users to fully experience and enjoy the wilderness.

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