Sportable CEO Hunter Leemon Set to Ride RAGBRAI
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…
Wheelchair Rugby: What To Know
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…
It Was an Intervention of Sorts
By: Antoine Craig I was a freshman at VCU. I was at the gym with a friend and she challenged me to run with her. I said, ‘I don’t run.’ But she persisted so I took a shoelace out of my shoe and attached it to our wrists. We started jogging the track. Then running.…
The Third Annual River City Slam Proves to be a Golden Set
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…
Sportable, MEDRVA Healthcare Announce Partnership
RICHMOND, VA – (Wednesday, June 21, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to partner with MEDRVA Healthcare to provide individuals with visual impairments cost-free access to adaptive sports programs. “We are thrilled to partner with MEDRVA Healthcare to provide cost-free Sportable memberships for individuals with visual impairments,” commented Hunter Leemon…
Sportable Hosts First-Ever River City Rumble July 14-16
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, June 15, 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…
Meet the CarMax Juniors Wheelchair Tennis Camp Coaches Gabby Hesse & Taylor Wingate
During Sportable’s third annual River City Slam tournament on June 10 and 11, CarMax will be hosting a Juniors Wheelchair Tennis Camp for youth ages 5-18 with a lower limb impairment at the Collegiate School’s Williams Bollettieri Tennis Center. The two coaches in attendance are Gabby Hesse and Taylor Wingate. Originally from Colorado Springs, Hesse…
River City Slam: Local Players To Watch
Wheelchair tennis continues to grow in popularity since it became an event in the Paralympic Games in 1992, and has been a part of all four Grand Slams since 2007. Sportable created the River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in 2021 – with nearly 100 local and nationally ranked wheelchair tennis players competing in both…
Sportable Hosts National Wheelchair Tennis Tournament June 8-11
RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, June 5, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to host the River City Slam Wheelchair Tennis Tournament presented by VAMAC June 8-11, 2023. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) Level 2 tournament will feature 50 top-class players from across the country at Collegiate School’s Williams-Bollettieri Tennis…
Sportable Hosts CarMax Juniors Wheelchair Tennis Camp
RICHMOND, VA – (Thursday, May 18, 2023) – Sportable, Central Virginia’s premier adaptive sports club, is proud to host the CarMax Juniors Wheelchair Tennis Camp June 10-11, 2023 in Richmond, VA. The elite camp for wheelchair tennis players of all levels ages 5-18 will take place at the state-of-the-art Williams Bolletieri Tennis Center on Collegiate…