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Newsletter – May 2026

Read updates about the Junior Cavs, Walleye, Wildcats, Force and more!

Newsletter – April 2026

Read updates about the Junior Cavs, Walleye, Wildcats, Force and more!

Medina High’s Zander Helfrich to Play Power Soccer at Auburn

Medina High School senior Zander Helfrich will sign a letter of intent to play collegiate power soccer at Auburn University. Helfrich currently plays power soccer as a member of Adaptive Sports Ohio’s Team Force.

Newsletter – March 2026

Read updates about the Junior Cavs, Walleye, Wildcats, Force and more!

Adaptive Sports Ohio’s Junior Cavaliers Win National Invitational Championship

The Junior Cavaliers claimed their first national title defeating the SAAS Junior Wildcats 43-38.  

Adaptive Sports Ohio Announces 2026 OIAS Award Winners

Adaptive Sports Ohio is proud to announce the OIAS award winners for the 2025-2026 wheelchair basketball season.

Rhinos Rugby Clinic Article

The Akron Rhinos Rugby team recently had the pleasure of hosting Steve Kearley for a clinic. Kearley is a former Paralympian and current USA Wheelchair Rugby Low Point Team head coach. In this short, team-only clinic, he shared his expertise with the athletes. His teaching included new defensive and offensive strategies, practice drills, and more. …

Adaptive Sports Ohio recognized by President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition as NYSS Champion to Promote Participation in Youth Sports

Adaptive Sports Ohio becomes an NYSS Champion (Wooster, OH) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased to recognize Adaptive Sports Ohio as one of the first organizations to join the National Youth Sports Strategy (NYSS) Champion program. HHS released the NYSS in September 2019 in response to Presidential Executive Order …

New Cleveland Programs

At Adaptive Sports Ohio, we continuously strive to expand our reach and provide greater access to sports for individuals with physical disabilities.  This past year we’ve opened up a satellite office in Cleveland and launched programs for athletes in Cuyahoga County.  We will continue to serve both adults and youth with disabilities, but a unique …