Press Releases

RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, September 14, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to host the ninth annual Wayne Samford Memorial Golf Tournament presented by SouthState on Monday, October 16, 2023 at Hunting Hawk Golf Club in Glen Allen, Virginia. Proceeds will directly benefit Sportable’s mission to make adaptive sports accessible…

RICHMOND, VA – (Wednesday, September 6, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce the strategic expansion of its team. With a mission to make sports accessible and inclusive for individuals with physical disabilities, Sportable welcomes several new hires and celebrates key staff promotions that reflect the organization’s commitment to…

RICHMOND, VA – (Friday, August 18, 2023) – Sportable and NOVA of Virginia Aquatics are proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership that makes competitive swimming accessible and inclusive. The new program will provide adaptive swim instruction and competitive opportunities for Sportable members at the state-of-the-art NOVA Aquatics Center – Regency. Athletes with physical disabilities or…

RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, August 10, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier accessible sports club, is proud to announce the 2023 Tailgate Season will span the month of September. Proudly sponsored by Dominion Energy for the sixth consecutive year, Sportable’s signature fundraising campaign is an extended celebration of community, camaraderie, and inclusivity with a goal…

This past weekend on July 22 and 23, kids ages 5 through high school attended Sportable’s annual Youth Wheelchair Basketball Camp at Thomas Dale High School. From 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m., these young athletes practiced drills and competed in games against each other – and, of course, had fun. The camp was led by…

Sportable hosted its first-ever Low Point Wheelchair Rugby Tournament, River City Rumble, on July 15 and 16. The round robin tournament featured six low point wheelchair rugby teams from across the country – the TIRR Texans, WWAR Warriors, Grand Rapids Thunder, Magee-Medstar, Sportable Possums, and the Northridge Knights. Prior to the River City Rumble, most…

RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, July 10, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to host the first-ever River City Rumble Wheelchair Rugby Tournament July 14-16, 2023 at Highland Springs High School. The United States Wheelchair Rugby Association (USWRA) sanctioned event will feature six low point wheelchair rugby teams from coast-to-coast, including…

RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, June 29, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to announce its Chief Executive Officer, Hunter Leemon, will participate in RAGBRAI, The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, July 22-29, 2023. Through his 500-mile ride, Leemon’s goal is to raise $10,000 to benefit Sportable’s mission to…

Sportable will host its first United States Wheelchair Rugby Association (USWRA) sanctioned event, the River City Rumble Wheelchair Rugby Tournament this July. In preparation, let’s explore: what is wheelchair rugby, and how is it played? Murderball Wheelchair rugby, also known as quad rugby, was founded in 1977 by Canadian quadriplegic athletes who wanted to find…

On June 8-11, Sportable hosted around 50 wheelchair tennis players from across the country in the River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament. Players competed in coed divisions A through D, Quad Open, and Juniors in both singles and doubles matches. With high temperatures, the players had their work cut out for them; however, each athlete…