SEATTLE — The Seattle Junior Sonics Varsity wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the National Championships for the first time in 10 years.
The team, made up of 13-year-olds, is part of Seattle Adaptive Sports, a local nonprofit that provides athletic opportunities for people with physical disabilities to play competitive sports.
The team is scheduled to compete in West Monroe, Louisiana, from March 20 to 22.
Jess Thomson, vice president of the Seattle Adaptive Sports Board of Directors and co-manager of the team, said that the athletes have put in significant effort to reach this stage of the competition.
“Our team is so excited about Nationals,” Thomson said. “They have worked so hard to get this far.”
The team has already completed the first step: qualifying for Nationals.
However, many of the players’ families are struggling to cover travel expenses for the trip to Louisiana.
If you would like to help the team make their trip to Nationals, you can do so here.
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