Albany, NY (WRGB) — In the world of sports, true heroes often rise from unexpected places. This past weekend, the Stride Adaptive Sports Program hosted its third annual Dralla Foundations Sled Hockey ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Sarah Bettencourt was training to become a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot when a neurological disorder forced her to retire. She’s found a new mission in an entirely ...
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Low snowfall has forced the cancellation of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge for the third year in ...
Western New York men and women with physical disabilities are finding their competitive edge at Cornerstone Ice Arena in Lockport this winter, playing sled hockey. According to Josh Heim, a sled ...
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — For athletes like Max Malec, their first time taking the ice changed everything. “The first time I got on the ice it felt like I was flying,” said Malec, a sled hockey athlete for ...
CAPITAL REGION (WRGB) — Union hockey players are trying a different type of hockey tonight: sled hockey. The adaptation of the sport allows players who have a physical disability to compete. Wednesday ...
Swedish sled hockey player Amanda Ahrnbom arrived at the 2006 Torino Paralympics aiming to represent her country. Instead, she was ruled ineligible by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ...
Andy Mollica remembers like it was yesterday. His son John was 8, seven years removed from having a tumor taken out of his spine, a procedure that left him in a wheelchair. John had grown up loving ...
Teams of sled dogs and mushers from across the United States and Canada visited Laconia this weekend for the 93rd annual World Championship Sled Dog Derby. Racers were in good spirits, though they ...
At the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, demonstration sports – not part of the official program – were included for the first time. With demonstration events ceasing to exist ...