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Adrina Castro Nets 2020 SPORTS 'N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year The Magazine for Wheelchair Sports and Recreation Vol. 46 No. 5 September 2020 LEVEL UP Quad Gods conquer adaptive esports OUTDOOR ESCAPE Discover accessible camping & hiking Going For It Adrina Castro nets 2020 SPORTS ’N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year Inside SPORTS ’N SPOKES Features 20 Finding Peace Adaptive camping and hiking offer wheelchair users the chance to push boundaries, find quiet and explore nature. And there are a handful of ways to try them. by Shelly Anderson 26 Beast Mode Although she’s just 12 years old, Adrina Castro is blazing a trail in Arizona with wheelchair basketball skills, character and work ethic, leading her to be named the 2020 SPORTS ’N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year. by Christopher Di Virgilio 30 Quad Gods Esports have taken off across the country, and people with spinal-cord injuries are joining in on the video game fun, too. by Jonathan Gold 36 Online Sports Family With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continuing to cancel sports events, adaptive sports organizations have found unique internet ways to keep athletes involved in sports and exercise. 26 by John Groth on sportsnspokes.com Scan This! Digital Highlights Or go to ADAPTIVE WATERSPORTS VIRTUAL WHEELCHAIR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS sportsnspokes.com SPORTS ‘N SPOKES will be at Arizona Adaptive The Virtual Wheelchair Motocross (WCMX) Watersports’ Day On The Lake Sept. 19, fea- and Adaptive Skate World Championships turing adaptive watersports at Bartlett Lake in take place on Oct. 3–4. Visit the website to Maricopa County, Ariz. Come say hello, or visit find out who won and watch videos from the Facebook for photos and video. online event. September 2020 | SPORTS ’N SPOKES 3 Inside SPORTS ’N SPOKES 6 MY OPINION Telling A Great Story by Tom Fjerstad 13 THE EXTRA POINT Wheelchair Softball Returns by Brittany Martin 16 OUTDOORS Hatching Birdability by Brittany Martin 20 18 INNOVATIONS Granting Protective Masks by John Groth 42 PEOPLE Reaching The Summit by Jennifer Best Also in This Issue 8 In The Game 45 Sports Associations 46 On The Sidelines 50 Classifieds 50 ProShop 30 51 Final Frame On the cover: Adrina Castro, with SPORTS ’N SPOKES (ISSN 0161-6706). Published bi- ball, competes in the 2019 West Coast month ly in January, March, May, July, September, and Conference Bid Regional Wheelchair November, by the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Inc., at 2111 East Highland Avenue, Suite 180, Phoenix, AZ Basketball Tournament in Mesa, Ariz. 85016-4702, U.S.A. (602) 224-0500. Periodicals postage She was named the 2020 SPORTS ’N paid at Phoenix, AZ, and at additional entry offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SPORTS ’N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year. SPOKES, 2111 East Highland Avenue, Suite 180, Phoenix, Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio. AZ 85016-4702, U.S.A. Subscription rates: $21 annually. Foreign orders: $27 (U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank). 44 SPORTS ’N SPOKES | September 2020 TOM FJERSTAD My Opinion Telling A Great Story happened. I immediately dug out that list of heelchair basketball has veterans to see if he was on it. Not only was he Wuniversally been accepted on the list, he was also a PVA charter member. as the first organized wheelchair Three weeks later, I was on a flight, along sport and its creation credited to with editorial coordinator John Groth, to meet paralyzed World War II veterans. this amazing man at his home in south Texas. A new book by author David Jerry didn’t disappoint, and to say he was “a Davis sheds light on the underlying and power- character” would be an understatement. ful reasons that spawned the creation of wheel- A picture of Jerry was placed on the cover of the chair sports. Told through the eyes of wheelchair May 2017 issue of PN magazine, and his story was sports pioneers, Wheels of Courage gives you a covered in the feature article Hanging In There. Published by Paralyzed Veterans of America 2111 E. Highland Ave, Suite 180 heightened appreciation for the sacrifices of our I’ll never forget the time I spent Phoenix AZ 85016 • (602) 224-0500 World War II veterans. with Jerry, and now two years after his The book specifically brings passing, I was thrilled to learn even EDITOR awareness to paralyzed veterans more about him in Wheels of Courage. Tom Fjerstad, ext. 100 and their fight to change the ste- Another veteran in Davis’ new [email protected] reotypical perception of people book was someone I had person- OPERATIONS MANAGER who used wheelchairs for mobil- ally considered a friend. Carlos Ro- ity. It also gives you a deeper un- driguez, who died in 2012, was a Sherri Shea, ext. 102 derstanding of why the develop- PVA past national president. I met [email protected] ment of sports for people with Carlos in 1990 at a PVA conven- ASSISTANT EDITOR disabilities was more about reha- tion, but until now, I had no idea he bilitation than recreation. had played wheelchair basketball. Andy Nemann, ext. 112 [email protected] In early 2016, I was doing my After being injured in the Korean DAVIS own research here at PVA Publica- COURTESY OF DAVID War, Carlos returned to New York, EDITORIAL COORDINATORS tions to identify World War II-era where he played wheelchair bas- John Groth, ext. 105 Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) members. I ketball with the Brooklyn Whirlaways, one of [email protected] wanted to capture the stories of the people who the sport’s oldest civilian teams. Brittany Martin, ext. 110 were active during the early years of the organiza- Whether you know a great deal or very lit- [email protected] tion — before it was too late. tle about wheelchair sports, you’ll come away I had a fairly sizable list, one that unfortu- from this book with a much greater under- ART & PRODUCTION nately has become much smaller since then. On standing of their creation and why they were Ann Garvey, ext. 103 that list was Gerald “Jerry” Fesenmeyer. At the so incredibly important. [email protected] time, he was honestly just another name on the The seemingly absurd concept in the 1940s Kerry Randolph, ext. 104 list, a person I had yet to contact. Later that year, of playing any kind of a sport from a wheel- [email protected] I received an email suggesting a story idea. chair and how that idea transformed from an The email was from Davis and contained a exhibition game into a worldwide sanctioned ADVERTISING link to an article in Los Angeles Magazine titled competition is chronicled in a truly engaging Steve Max, 215-284-8787 How SoCal Doctors Used Basketball to Rehabili- and enjoyable read. [email protected] tate Paralyzed Vets. Congratulations, David, on a book that tells SUBSCRIPTIONS The article was about the amazing journey of the story of so much more than the creation of injured World War II veterans, one of whom was wheelchair sports. Suzi Hubbard, ext. 109 Jerry. His story seemed more like a Hollywood S’NS [email protected] movie than anything that could have really WEB CONTENT Christopher Di Virgilio, ext. 106 Now in its 45th year of publication, SPORTS ’N SPOKES is the nation’s premier magazine for wheelchair sports and recreation primarily for those [email protected] with spinal-cord injury, spina bifida, amputation and some congenital defects. Not respon sible for unsolicited material. SPORTS ’N SPOKES neither endorses nor guarantees any of the products or services advertised. © 2020 Paralyzed Veterans of America. All rights reserved. Reproduction of the whole or any part of the contents without permission is prohibited. 66 SPORTS ’N SPOKES | September 2020 Changes on the Horizon Beginning with the January 2021 issue, SPORTS ’N SPOKES is moving to a digital-only platform and ceasing the production of the printed magazine. SPORTS ’N SPOKES isn’t going away – we’re just adapting to the times. All print subscriptions will be converted to digital. We will deliver the same great sports and recreation content, directly to your desktop or mobile device, along with many additional benefits that are just not possible with a print publication. • Lower subscription rate • Faster delivery • Ability to change the size of type • Ability to download an issue • Navigate the pages with a click of the mouse or swipe of your finger • Searchable issues • Library of past issues included SNS Digital • Easy to access additional information with live links to websites and emails • Extra coverage using embedded video and audio • Environmentally friendly An email address is required to receive the digital issue. Email your name, mailing address and current email address to [email protected] no later than Dec. 1 in order to receive the January 2021 issue. NEWS FOR THE WHEELCHAIR SPORTS COMPETITOR In The Game ATHLETICS Cup fitness competition, disc golf, adaptive esports, a 30-day cycling challenge and the Tokyo Paralympics Schedule NVWG At Home Team Challenge. he Tokyo Paralympic Games schedule AIR RIFLE Thas been announced. The Tokyo 2020 SH1 Division Organizing Committee announced the new Gold: Steve Holbert (Kingwood, Texas; schedule in early August. The Games, which Marine Corps) — 388 points were postponed from 2020 because of the Silver: Frank Daebelliehn (Brookshire, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, run Texas; Army) — 366 points Aug. 24–Sept. 5, 2021, and will feature 539 Bronze: Ken Ness (Elm Grove, Wis.; events in 22 sports at 21 venues in Japan. Air Force) — 363 points Sports include: archery; athletics; bad- minton; boccia; sprint canoe; road cycling; SH2 Division G R O . C track cycling; equestrian; football five-a- Gold: Dave Wylie (Murrieta, Calif.; Navy) I P M Y side; goalball; judo; powerlifting; rowing; L — 395 points A R A P shooting; sitting volleyball; swimming; Silver: Ventura Catala (Laurel, Md.; Army) table tennis; taekwondo; triathlon; — 389 points wheelchair basketball; wheelchair fenc- Bronze: Jim Castaneda (San Antonio; ing; wheelchair rugby; and wheelchair Navy) — 387 points tennis.
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