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Adela Alejo, 12, Stars for Classic City Dawgs Adapted Sports Team
Adela Alejo is just 12 years old but is one of the most experienced athletes on her adapted sports team, the Classic City Dawgs. Alejo, born with spina bifida, has found community and an outlet for her love for sports since joining the team last season. The Classic City Dawgs…
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‘Feeling of Accomplishment’: Athens’ Beep Baseball Set to Begin Its 2019 Season
One local organization gives area residents with visual impairments the chance to participate in the national pastime: baseball. Roger and Kim Keegan founded Athens Inclusive Recreation and Sports (AIRS) in 2011. Roger focuses on the AIRS beep baseball program, which is set to begin their season next month. “I started…
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Final Rounds Begin at the Warrior Games
Final rounds for some of the events at the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games are beginning today, including archery and shooting, which wrapped up in the morning. Editor’s Note: Six Grady College students from the Sports Media Certificate and Visual Journalism programs, are in Colorado covering the Warrior Games…
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Supporting Warriors in Competition
The 2018 Department of Defense Warrior games are underway at the U.S. Air Force Academy outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado. More than 300 athletes representing the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Special Operations Command along with soldiers from Australia, Great Britain and Canada are competing in ten different adaptive…
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2018 Warrior Games Under Way
The Department of Defense’s Ninth Annual Warrior Games are beginning at the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Sprints, Colorado. More than 300 athletes representing the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Special Operations Command along with soldiers from Australia, Great Britain and Canada will be competing in ten different…