Midwest Wheelchair Sport & Social Club

On September 25-26, the 9th Annual Major League Wheelchair Softball Tournament took place at the new Citi Field, home of the New York Mets in parking lot A.  Two fields were stripped on the pavement and fencing was put up to resemble a true softball field.  6 Wheelchair Softball Teams sponsored by Major League Baseball franchises were in town to compete.  The RIC Cubs, New England Rolling Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets (Black), New York Yankees and New York Mets (White) fought for the coveted “Kelly Cup”, named after United Spinal Associations’s former Executive Director, Jerry Kelly.

 

After playing 13 games in the shadow of the new stadium and hosting a clinic for over 100 kids with disabilities from the NYC Department of Education, the Colorado Rockies beat the RIC Cubs in extra innings to win the 9th Annual Major League Wheelchair Softball Tournament.

 

On behalf of the players, coaches and Wheelchair Sports Federation, I’d like to thank Jill Knee, Robert Hines, Danielle Parillo and the NY Mets for their continued support as well as the NYC Parks & Recreation Department and United Spinal Association.  Without their help, we could not have a premiere Wheelchair Softball Tournament in New York City and one of the better events for Adaptive Sports in the United States.

 

2009 Final Results:

1st Place - Colorado Rockies

2nd Place - RIC Cubs

3rd Place - New York Mets (White)

4th Place - New England Red Sox

5th Place - New York Yankees

6th Place - New York Mets (Black)

 

2009 All-Tournament Team Awards

Pitcher - Alez Parra - RIC Cubs

Catcher - JR Boyer - Colorado Rockies

1st Base - Will Smith - Colorado Rockies

2nd Base - Bill Hannigan - New York Mets (White)

3rd Base - Jack Beaulieu - New York Mets (Black)

Shortstop - George Norton - New England Red Sox

Left Field - Evan Thorne - Colorado Rockies

Centerfield - Yusuke Makino - New York Mets (White)

Right Field - Tom Dodd - New England Red Sox

Short Field - Kurt Smith - RIC Cubs

Best Quad - Rafael DeJesus - New York Mets (White)

Sportsmanship - Darrin Kinnes - New York Mets (White)

Best Rookie - Dan Palmer - RIC Cubs

Most Valuable Player - Paul Smith - Colorado Rockies

Al Youakim Volunteer & Spirit Award - Jonathan Rosenberg

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Hi everyone my name is Mallory Waliczek and I’ll be interning this summer. I’m from Orland Park, IL and I am going to be a senior at Illinois State University. I love participating in sports of just about any kind; I played softball and basketball growing up which is why I am especially excited for this internship! I look forward to meeting everyone soon and having an awesome summer!

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Check it out!!!

mdwssc-2009-activities.pdf

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The Cicero Town Board welcomed the Midwest Wheelchair Sport and Social Club to Town at Tuesday’s board meeting. The soon to be re-named Midwest Cicero Flyers provide athletic training and programs for disabled persons and include athletes who plan to participate in the Paralympic Games. Town President Larry Dominick and Kathy Ordman, the Town’s point person for programs aimed at aiding disabled persons, (pictured center holding t-shirt) were given Midwest Flyer t-shirts as a thank you for welcoming the Flyers to Town.

http://www.thetownofcicero.com/content/img/f196779/meeting4.jpg

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