Three Local Teams Depart for National Championships

Mar 22, 2019

Three Local Teams Depart for National Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

FORT WAYNE, IN <\/strong>(March 22, 2019)<\/em> -- Turnstone’s nationally ranked prep and adult wheelchair basketball players and defending national champion sled hockey team members gathered at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone to celebrate their journeys to their respective 2019 National Championships. Each Turnstone Flyers team completed a full season of competitive play leading up to earning bids to the national tournaments.<\/p>\n\n

The prep wheelchair basketball team ended their season ranked #5 out of 35 teams nationally (ages 8-13) with a record of 18-1. They will be competing March 29^{th<\/sup> – 31^{st<\/sup> in New Lenox, IL at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Tournament.<\/p>\n\n}}

The Turnstone Bandits, adult wheelchair basketball team, completed their season with a record of 8-8, ranking 15^{th<\/sup> nationally. They will be competing April 5^{th<\/sup> – 7^{th<\/sup> in Chicago, IL in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Tournament.<\/p>\n\n}}}

The sled hockey team ended their season with a record of 8-12. These athletes will be competing in Wesley Chapel, FL from April 4^{th<\/sup> – 7^{th<\/sup> in the Disabled Hockey Festival.<\/p>\n\n}}

“The Turnstone Bandits are extremely grateful to be invited to the Division III wheelchair basketball finals in Chicago on April 4th,” said Shane McVoy, Bandits Head Coach. “To be considered one of the top 16 teams in the country in our division is truly an honor.”<\/p>\n\n

“We have fought hard all year and have battled injuries and health issues to key players. We have added 2 youth players, Cai Davis and Elliot Mohre. Both of these guys have improved dramatically and have been welcomed additions to our Sled Hockey family. We have seemed to turn the corner and had our most successful weekend of the year finishing second in the Heartland League tournament this past weekend in Grand Rapids. We look forward to competing in National’s next month in Tampa,” Rick Wynn, Sled Hockey Head Coach, said.<\/p>\n\n

“I have loved watching our teams grow and compete this year,” said Molly Cinker, Turnstone’s Competitive Sports Coordinator. “The National events are what many of us (players and myself) look forward to each year. It is a time for our players to band together and display their skills against some of the best teams in the Nation. It’s an opportunity for our athletes to experience new competition and grow together.”<\/p>\n\n

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