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Local Adaptive Athletes Are Headed To National Championships This Month

Apr 5, 2024

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (April 5, 2024) – Turnstone is sending off local athletes to national competitions for the next two weekends. This weekend, April 5-7, Cole Connelley, who has competed in Turnstone's athletic program since the fall of 2011, will be representing Fort Wayne as a part of the RHI Racers team. Connelley is a junior at Wayne New Tech High School and earned First Team All-Conference this season. Turnstone's hockey team will then take on the top teams in the nation in Philadelphia, PA the following weekend, April 18-21.

Wheelchair Basketball

The Varsity Division wheelchair basketball team, RHI Racers, is all set for Nationals on April 5-7 in Richmond, VA. The team (headquartered in Indianapolis) has a 31-13 overall record, second in the Conference and earned the #13 seed at Nationals, which includes the top 16 out of 53 teams in the nation.

The Racers’ first-round opponent will be the #4 New York Rolling Fury who finished the season 16-6 and second in the Eastern Conference. The Fury's only losses were to the three teams (Lakeshore, Charlotte, and Bennett) ranked higher than them. There was a March Madness Selection Show where you can watch a preview of this match-up at the 47:39 mark.

Schedule

Game 1

Friday, April 5

8am vs #4 Rolling Fury (New York, NY)

Court 9 LIVE STREAM

Game 2

Friday, April 5

6pm vs #5 Courage (Minneapolis, MN) or #12 Brooks (Jacksonville, FL)

Court 10 or 11 LIVE STREAM

Game 3

Saturday, April 6

8am or 10am

Opponent TBD

Game 4

Sunday, April 7

8am, 10am, 12pm, or 2pm

Opponent TBD

All National Championship basketball games will be live streamed.

Sled Hockey

Turnstone’s Furious Flyers Sled Hockey team is 15-12-1 this season while finishing runner-up at both State & League Championships. Turnstone will compete in the Tier 4 Division. A total of 61 teams in 9 divisions will play a combined 99 games at Nationals. 22 states will be represented during this competition. Fans can follow all the action at https://usahockeytv.com/ or via livestream

Turnstone's Sled Hockey Schedule (jersey color and rink included)

Thursday, April 18

4:45pm vs ASPO Wildcats (Wooster, OH) ... Rink 4 (Blue Jerseys)

Friday, April 19

6:05pm vs HOPE, Inc. Hurricanes (Fargo, North Dakota) ... Rink 4 (White Jerseys)

Saturday, April 20

7:40pm vs Avalanche (Denver, CO) ... Rink 1 (White Jerseys)

Sunday, April 21

9:50am Championship Game (Rink 2) *No consolation games

Other teams in Tier 4: