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by Kathy Maloney One never knows where the path of volunteering will take you. In 2010, I volunteered at my first Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. While I was there and working at the Cross Country/Biathlon venue, I had the chance to meet and get to know some wonderful athletes, […]

Curling on the Cape


by Elise Morley Elise Morley will be competing in swimming at the 2023 ParaPan American Games in Santiago, Chile this November! Hi, my name is Elise, and I’m very excited to have been nominated for a second time to go to the ParaPan American Games. It’s been 4 years since […]

Swimming to Santiago


by Vaughn Pfeffer, QB, New England Patriots Wheelchair Football One of the hardest parts of going through a life-changing injury like paralysis is facing the fact that some of the things you loved to do just won’t be possible anymore. For a 34-year-old newly injured person like me at the […]

A Wheelchair Quarterback’s Story



by Haley Carroll This July, I was lucky enough to represent Adaptive Sports New England during the opening ceremony of a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, and it was an experience that I am super grateful for! It was Disability Pride Night, so not only was I there, but […]

A Day at Fenway


by Chris Nagle, Boston Strong I was introduced to beep baseball in the summer of 2022.  Before that time, I had never looked into sports adapted for the blind or other disabilities.  I grew up watching major league sports and playing basketball in high-school.  I also enjoyed taking long bike rides […]

A Season of Faith’s Perfection


by Sam Bernstein, Program Manager As the weather heats up, so do adaptive sports, and there is so much going on in New England this summer! Being a Marblehead native myself, I grew up on the water, so I love to talk about our sailing program with Community Boating Inc. […]

The Summer Rundown


by Boston Strong Head Coach Joe Quintanilla Remember that elementary school assignment where you were asked what you wanted to do when you grew up? My response was to be the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox. Because I have Retinitis Pigmentosa, I was not able to catch or […]

A Word From Coach