Documentary Review: Rising Phoenix

Documentary Review: Rising Phoenix

Edition 22 | Spring 2021 The Paralympics like you’ve never seen them before by Sarah Farrell As a sports fan, the first half of 2020 was challenging to get through. But the vacuum of live sports in my life left room for me to rediscover other things to watch. Sure, I...
End of an Era

End of an Era

Edition 22 | Spring 2021 Looking back on the legacy of the Ability360 leader by Aitana Yvette Mallari **Editor’s Note: A clarification has been made regarding Phil Pangrazio’s grandmother (Ma) who, at times, would act akin to an army sergeant in order to...
United States Quad Rugby Nationals

United States Quad Rugby Nationals

By Steve CarrPhoto by Loren Worthington What is Wheelchair Rugby? Played on a hardwood basketball court with 32-foot wide goals at each end. The object: carry the ball across the opposing team’s goal line. Each goal equals 1 point. Each team can have 12 players, 4...

Jake Zunich: From Baseball to Wheelchair Rugby

By Tyler HandlanPhoto by Loren Worthington Sweat, exhaustion and focus play on Jake Zunich’s face. He viciously bites down on his rubber gloves and pulls them up higher onto his hands and enters the game for the Phoenix Heat Wheelchair Rugby team. Born in the small...