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October 20, 2009

Fort Wayne, IN players lead Rugby team

Filed under: Adaptive Hunting,Quad Rugby — activeadaptive @ 3:54 pm

This past weekend (October 10 & 11, 2009) the RHI Indy Brawlers capitalized on their home court and moved up in national rankings as they finish 4th at the 2009 Fall Brawl of the Midwest Quad Rugby Tournament. All games were played at Ben Davis High School (Indianapolis, IN area).

 

Jeff Butler & James Ezell 10-18-09 Midwest Quad Rugby

Jeff Butler & James Ezell 10-18-09 Midwest Quad Rugby

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As starters for the Brawlers, Fort Wayne, IN residents, James Ezell and Jeff Butler lead the team to a dramatic double over time win over #2 seed Minnesota North Star 48-47. Along with being the USQRA Treasure, Ezell was also the tournament director. Jeff Butler is a Homestead High School 2009 graduate and just started his freshman year at Indiana University.

Final Results
Champions  Kentucky TNT
2nd Place  St. Louis Rugby Rams
3rd Place  Michigan Storm
4th Place  RHI Indy Brawlers
5th Place  Minnesota North Stars
6th Place  Ohio Buckeye Blitz
7th Place  Chicago Bears
8th Place  Milwaukee Iron
Individuual Awards
Award Player Team
Lock Monster  Chris Madden  Milwaukee Iron
Speed Demon  Emily Shryock  RHI Indy Brawlers
Spoke Buster  Chuck Melton  St. Louis Rams
Brawler Award  Nick Fonner  Chicago Bears

All game scores are posted at: http://www.quadrugby.com/node/937

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Speaking of James Ezell, he recently went bow hunting. Check out this article from Gina Branch at KPC News

http://www.kpcnews.net/outdoors/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=530:hunters-helping-hunters-sponsors-bow-hunt&catid=38:hunting&Itemid=27

 

James Ezell is also heading up an opportunity for other hunters. Open to individuals with any type of physical disability.

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Cost: $4/person for a round of 25 targets. They also have ammunition available for $6.50 for a box of 25 rounds.
Contact: James Ezell at  <jezell_1971@yahoo.com>
Registration Deadline: November 30, 2009

To watch James in action check out the final three videos at this site: http://www.beadaptive.com/video.htm

October 13, 2009

Quad Rugby – 2009 Fall Brawl Tournament

Filed under: Quad Rugby — activeadaptive @ 8:32 pm

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2009-2010 Team Picture of the Indy Brawlers

2009-2010 Team Picture of the Indy Brawlers

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Fall Brawl of the Midwest – Quad Rugby Tournament

When: October 17-18, 2009

FREE Admission


Location:
Ben Davis High School
1200 N Girls School Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46214-3499

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2009 Fall Brawl Tournament Schedule
POOL A

1) Kentucky TNT

3) Michigan Storm

6) Ohio Buckeye Blitz

8) Chicago Bears

POOL B

2) Minnesota North Stars

4) St. Louis Rugby Rams

5) RHI Indy Brawlers

7) Milwaukee Iron

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Saturday – October 17, 2009

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time

Time Court 1 Score Court 2 Score
9:00 TNT vs. Chicago Michigan vs. Ohio
10:30 Minnesota vs. Milwaukee St. Louis vs. Indy
12:30 TNT vs. Michigan Ohio vs. Chicago
2:00 Minnesota vs. St. Louis Indy vs. Milwaukee
3:30 TNT vs. Ohio Michigan vs. Chicago
5:00 Minnesota vs. Indy St. Louis vs. Milwaukee
Sunday – October 18, 2009

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time

9:00 3rd Pool A vs. 4th Pool B G13 4th Pool A vs. 3rd Pool B
G14
10:30 1st Pool A vs. 2nd Pool B G15 2nd Pool A vs. 1st Pool B G16
12:30 Winner G13 vs. Winner G14 5th/6th Losers G13 vs. Losers G14 7th/8th
2:00 Losers G15 vs. losers G16 3rd/4th Winners G15 vs. Winners G16 1st/2nd

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Learn more about Quad Rugby at the following link

http://www.quadrugby.com

October 12, 2009

Team Cup — Wheelchair Tennis

Filed under: Wheelchair tennis — activeadaptive @ 5:37 pm

Results from the USTA Midwest Wheelchair Tennis Team Cup (October 10 & 11, 2009) in Aurora, IL

Men’s Open Singles Champion

Paul Moran over Curtis Bender 6-3; 6-1

Women’s Open Singles Champion

Jessica Sporte over Jocelyn Dettloff 1-6; 6-4; 1-0

Women’s A Singles Champion

Beth Redford over Dawn Crawford 6-2; 1-6; 1-0

Men’s B Singles Champion

Scott Cole over Jason Miller 6-7; 7-6 (8); 7-5; 1-0

Men’s C Singles Champion

Bryan Wilkinson over Matthew Clements 6-1; 2-6; 1-0

B Doubles Champion

Scores not published as of this posting

C Doubles Champion

Scores not published as of this posting

Most Improved

Alec Tranel

Sportsmanship

Kevin Hughes

Full recap with all the scores can be found at the following link

http://tennislink.usta.com/Tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=81279

October 2, 2009

It’s Official – Chicago will NOT host the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics

Filed under: Paralympic — activeadaptive @ 2:11 pm

The Olympics will be in South America for the first time, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the 2016 Games to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil earlier today.

Despite a strong bid, the IOC eliminated Chicago’s proposal for hosting the 2016 Olympics & Paralympics in the 1st round while Tokyo was knocked out in the second round.

Learn more at USA Today article below

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-10-02-rio-2016-olympics_N.htm

Next Olympic & Paralympic Hosting sites:
Winter 2010
Summer 2012
Winter 2014
Summer 2016
Vancouver, Canada
London, Great Britain
Sochi, Russia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Below is a snapshot of Chicago’s campaign

Olympian Luol Deng and Paralympian Matt Scott demonstrate their passion and dedication for the game of basketball.

Take a virtual tour through the streets, buildings, and common areas of Chicago 2016’s proposed Olympic and Paralympic Village.

Watch as Olympians and Paralympians take you through Chicago 2016’s proposed venue experience.

Additional YouTube videos on the Chicago 2012

http://www.youtube.com/user/chi2016#play/all

Chicago’s 45-minute presentation and subsequent 15-minute question and answer session with the IOC.

http://www.nbcchicago.com/station/as-seen-on/Watch_Chicago_s_2016_Olympic_Presentation_Chicago.html

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