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By Becky Wentworth “I play sports because they give me a chance to go out and show people how even though I’m in a wheelchair, it doesn’t mean I can’t participate. I like the independence that sports gives me”.             Owen Anketell is 18 years old and a recent graduate […]

Next Challenge for Owen? – College

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By Ann LeVarn, Adaptive Sports NE Manager of Outreach & Administration “I was scared” “My sense of balance was off” “It is way easier being a guide” “I had to really trust and listen to my partner” “I was not focused on my running, I was just listening to my […]

A New Viewpoint for Student Leaders

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By Crea Baker-Durante With over 1000 kids competing in the New England Kids Triathlon, a particular 6 stood out to me and to the rest of the crowd. The New England Kids Triathlon is the first sporting event I have attended that had Para-athletes competing in it. Being an athlete […]

Seeing Adaptive Sports in Action

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A gold medal winner at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Youth World Games and a 2018 Para Athlete All Scholastic, Mikayla Chandler will soon enter her senior year at Old Rochester Regional High School. Mikayla, who was born with dwarfism,  will compete once again in field hockey, winter […]

Mikayla Goes Global

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By Crea Baker-Durante Sam Borek will be entering his senior year at Scituate High School in the fall of 2019. He will be a three-sport athlete his senior year, competing on the cross country team as well as the winter and spring track teams. Sam has been running since he […]

Meet Sam Borek

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