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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…

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…

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…