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A member of the Fresno Wheelers smiles along with fans at the West Coast Conference Championship held at Fresno State.

Adaptive Sports Community Accelerates with Return of Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Fresno

February 4, 2026

FRESNO, Calif. – A growing spotlight found the Central Valley’s adaptive sports community this weekend as the Valley Children’s Adaptive Sports Program hosted the second West Coast Conference Championship wheelchair basketball tournament. Twelve teams from across the West Coast converged…

Kylie Gail Holsworth poses for a photo on the tennis court at Fresno State.

Fresno State Welcomes First Collegiate Adaptive Sports Athlete

October 24, 2025

FRESNO, Calif. – Kylie Gail Holsworth’s journey in sports has led her down a path previously untouched in California’s Central Valley. This year, the Fresno State freshman will make history and compete as the university’s first collegiate adaptive sports athlete…

Valley Children’s Dr. Jill Friebele Honored Among Top Ten Professional Women by Marjaree Mason Center

October 23, 2025

MADERA, Calif. – Dr. Jill Friebele, a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and director of Valley Children’s Adaptive Sports Program, has been named one of the Top Ten Professional Women and Leading Business Awards recipients by the Marjaree Mason Center. Now in…

Adaptive Sports Athletes Compete, Connect at Angel City Games

July 31, 2025

TORRANCE, Calif. – Eight adaptive sports athletes from Valley Children’s took center stage at the Angel City Games this summer, joining hundreds of competitors at the largest Paralympic-style adaptive sports event in the Western United States. The three-day event in late…

Adaptive sports athlete wears a headset inside a plane at Sierra Sky Park

‘My Favorite Kids to Fly’: Adaptive Sports Athletes Soar to New Heights with Help of Local Aviators

July 14, 2025

FRESNO, Calif. – Athletes from the Valley Children’s Adaptive Sports program took to the skies this summer in Fresno, thanks to the generosity of local pilots and the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program. Last month, 11 young athletes experienced…

Wheelchair Basketball Builds Strength, Independence for Patients

March 26, 2025

FRESNO, Calif. – To the uninitiated, the pace and physicality of wheelchair basketball can be a shock – but those traits of the game help build confidence, independence and relationships among its players. “You take bumper cars, ramp up the…