Features specifically related to sports & recreation
Lisa Coryell has heard countless times that there’s nothing that can be done to cure her illness, but she’s here to live her best life By Courtney Cooper Lia Coryell competes in the slalom obstacle course at the 37th NVWG in Cincinnati, Ohio in July 2017. (Photo by Courtney Cooper) Lisa “Lia” Coryell attended […]
Wheelchair rugby has always been a hard-hitting sport, but player safety continues to be placed at the forefront By John Groth When United States Quad Rugby Association (USQRA) Commissioner Dave Mengyan first started playing wheelchair rugby, athletes used their everyday wheelchairs. Chairs didn’t even have seatbelts back then. And you thought hits were scary now. […]
A group of mainly military veterans answered a different call to serve in April by helping form a last-minute team at the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament By John Groth Usually, Jacques Theus doesn’t go outside his comfort zone. He’s just comfortable staying on the West Coast, coaching wheelchair basketball and living his life. But when the […]
Athletes are continuing to break records six days into the 2018 Warrior Games competition By Courtney Cooper Brett Campfield of Team Air Force competes in the 400 Meters Visually Impaired track event at the DoD Warrior Games where he broke a Warrior Games record with a final time of 1:28.62, earning a gold medal, in […]
Army veteran, Brent Garlic, will be competing at his first Warrior Games By Courtney Cooper Brent Garlic for Team Army at the 2018 DoD Warrior Games. (Photo via www.dodwarriorgames.com) Clear skies and sunny weather conditions remind most people of endless pool days and summer vacation. For Army veteran, Brent Garlic, the bright sun and […]
Marine Corps veteran, Douglas Godfrey Jr. makes his way to Colorado Springs to compete in his second Warrior Games By Courtney Cooper Douglas Godfrey Jr. practices for his archery competition at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games in Chicago, Ill. on June 30, 2017. (Photo by Courtney Cooper) After 15 years of service, Marine Corps […]
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics provided plenty of redemption stories and a handful of highlight-reel finishes By John Groth One of the most successful Paralympic Games for the United States finished with a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat gold-medal victory. Team USA’s men’s para ice hockey team rallied from a one-goal deficit in the final 40 seconds, defeating […]
U.S. Navy Veteran, Ian Singleterry, talks about his life changing motorcycle accident, how he deals with PTSD and his love of WCMX By Courtney Cooper Losing a limb was mild compared to the daily struggles of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that Ian “Doc” Singleterry faces every day. Singleterry joined the Navy in 1991 after […]
Marine Corps veterans give back to the sport that helped them in their time of need By John Groth U.S. Marine Corps veteran Raymond Hennagir at the 2018 National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. (Photo Christopher Di Virgilio). Now that the Miami Valley Junior Raptors have arrived and are playing at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s […]
West Point graduate Charles Baldinger straps in for a go at the climbing wall at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, Colo. (Photo by Heather King). West Point graduate joins more than 300 veterans for Winter Sports Clinic By Heather King Traveler, poet, and gypsy soul Jack Kerouac said, “In the […]