Youth Athletes Face Off In Inclusive Basketball Game

Youth in sports chairs race up a gym court in a wheelchair basketball game; fans cheer in bleachers behind them

Youth athletes from Rochester and Buffalo faced in a regional inclusive wheelchair basketball game as the season closed on this first-ever Thruway Classic! This four-game series sent The Rochester Rockets and the Buffalo Rims back and forth across I-90, with players with and without disabilities practicing weekly in between games. This interview with 13 WHAM highlights a Rockets player, Redeat Shumaker, and Coach Ryan Hohensee.

Check out the whole story from 13 WHAM about this fabulous inclusive regional wheelchair basketball game

Our great thanks to Trenton and Pamela Jackson R Center staff for hosting the two home games and for assisting at each weekly practice!

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