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By Lucas Walsh
Cheney Free Press 

EWU plays Arizona at Reese Court

 

Last updated 10/27/2022 at 9:44am

Lucas Walsh

EWU charges toward the basket. Right to Left: Ben Thornton, Zach Garcia, Dylan Zander, Jackson Atwood

CHENEY – Eastern's Adaptive Athletics program hosted a tournament against the University of Arizona wheelchair basket ball team. Oct. 21. The tournament also included Team St. Luke's and Parasport Spokane.

Bob Hunt, a founding member of the EWU team, said that "This is our first collegiate game. I helped start the team, in fact, and I couldn't be more proud."

"All the same rules apply; the only difference is that we get to touch our wheels twice before we have to dribble." Hunt said.

"This is a fair rule, I think." Hunt said. "It proves that we're no different, that we don't need handic...



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