Fresno Power Wheelchair Soccer Team Takes Third Place At National Tournament

KVPR | By Alice Daniel

Published June 28, 2019 at 2:32 PM PDT

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Team members Alex Voss, Buddy Elias, Rodrigo Campos (first row, left to right) and Daniel Cornejo (middle, second row) celebrate their third place trophy with coaches Nikki and Frank Cornell

Courtesy of Ryan Burk

Members of Fresno’s wheelchair powered soccer team, the Central Valley Ghostriderz, have just returned from this year’s 2019 MK Battery Conference Cup Series in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Central Valley Ghostriderz use wheelchairs with steel guards designed specifically for power soccer.

Credit Courtesy of Ryan Burk

Team members Buddy Elias and Alex Voss and Coach Frank Cornell spoke with FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel about their third place win in their division and the teamwork required to hit and control the ball using wheelchairs.