Posts by Shelley Sowers

Written By: Dwayne Veney, Sportable Athlete and Board Member I had always been fast. In high school, I ran the 400-meter dash and had a PR of 57 seconds. Whether it was track, football, or basketball, my teammates knew they could count on my speed. I wasn’t just a three-sport athlete in high school, I…

RICHMOND, VA – (Wednesday, March 13, 2024) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce the Sportable Rim Riders and Sportable Spokes have earned bids to the 2024 National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Adult and Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships April 5-14 in Richmond, Virginia. Sportable’s Junior Varsity team, the…

RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, March 4, 2024) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, and the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) are proud to announce tickets are on sale now for the 2024 NWBA Adult and Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships April 5-14, 2024. Pre-sale tickets are available starting at $12 at Sportable.org/Nationals-Tickets.…

RICHMOND, VA – (Wednesday, February 28, 2024) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to host the River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament June 6-9, 2024. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Level 1 and International Tennis Federation (ITF) Futures Series tournament will feature top wheelchair tennis players from across the…

https://sportable.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Save-the-Date2.13.mp4 RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, February 15, 2024) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to partner with Richmond Times-Dispatch and Virginia Video Network (VVN) to produce the Road To Richmond Show for the 2024 NWBA Adult and Junior Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships. The interactive live show will reveal the full…

Written by: Jarrett Kipp It had only been two months since my injury. I was trying to learn how to live as a paraplegic at Sheltering Arms Institute when I first heard about Sportable. I was deeply depressed and dealing with debilitating nerve pain. I just wasn’t ready. A few months later, I met a…