July 2011 Table of Contents

Down to Business

Teams from across the country once again met in Denver to find out who was the best in the basketball world.

Par for the Course

Golf doesn't seem like an activity easily available to people with mobility impairments. However, this is far from the case.

Wild Ride Up High

In most people's eyes, wheelchairs and zip-lines don't usually go together. Venture to another country, however, and find out that's not necessarily so.

High-Flying Foes

When it came time to show everyone who's the boss, the team sporting the flying reptile name took it to its opponents.

Eternal Optimist

When life gives you lemons, can you make the proverbial lemonade? Rick Draney has taken the lemons and turned them into a veritable fruit stand.

Handcycling

• Clocktower Classic athletes finish strong.
• Thirty cyclists compete in Epic Handcycle Road Race.
• Sea Otter Classic takes place on legendary Laguna Seca Raceway.

Scorecard

• Mt. San Antonio College Relays includes wheelchair division.
• Tatyana McFadden impresses at IPC Athletics World Championships.

Shooting

• Cal-Diego PVA trap team takes aim at another title at shoot.
• Florida Gulf Coast PVA Harry Plymire Memorial Trapshoot brings good results.
• U.S. shooting team looks to qualify for London 2012 Paralympics.

Tennis

• Netherlands scores big at World Team Cup competition.
• Florida Open titles go to Esther Vergeer and Maikel Scheffers.

Hunting

• Nature center in Michigan offers deer hunting.
• Chairbound Hunters gets people out in the wilderness.
• Accessible Canadian Adventures coordinates trip within Canada.

Fishing

• Land of Lincoln Bass Tournament yields big fish.
• Oklahoma's Okie Open features 50 participants.

Juniors

• Young sled hockey players make it big.
• Access ramps needed for school press boxes.
• Wheelchair softball group seeks to develop the youth sport.

Players

• Anjali Forber-Pratt realizes dream of racing in Boston Marathon.
• Basketball coach Rod Williams takes team to success.

Playbook

• Lending program allows people to enjoy cross-country skiing.
• Adaptive scuba study gets underway.
• Capital Rowing Club partners with Paralympic Sport Washington DC.
• RISE 2nd Annual Kickin' Off Summer Bash welcomes good crowds.
• Fencers raise money for wheelchair fencing team.
• Paralympic awards announced.

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