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Fresno Power Wheelchair Soccer Team Takes Third Place At National Tournament

KVPR | By Alice Daniel
Published June 28, 2019 at 2:32 PM PDT
Courtesy of Ryan Burk
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

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.

Credit Courtesy of Ryan Burk
The Central Valley Ghostriderz use wheelchairs with steel guards designed specifically for power soccer.

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.
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Alice Daniel
Alice Daniel was News Director for KVPR from 2019-2022. Daniel has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and more than 25 years of experience as a print and radio journalist.
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