November 16, 2016
Well it was another successful BC-CWBL tournament held in Kelowna this past weekend. We had all 7 teams in our league come out and compete. We had some new faces join teams which made for some interesting games and scores.
November 10, 2016
BC Wheelchair Basketball Society will hold its AGM on Nov. 12th at noon at Kelowna Secondary School (1079 Raymur Ave. Kelowna, BC. V1Y 4Z7). All members are welcome to attend.
November 9, 2016
BCWBS and Okanagan Thuder are hosting a BC-CWBL tournament in Kelowna this weekend. Everyone is welcome to come and watch the games. No adimmisions!
November 8, 2016
BC Royals welcomed BC Breakers, Edmonton Northern Lights, and Seattle Sonics at the Western Conference tournament held at the Richmond Olympic Oval on the weekend (November 5/6). Game results are as below:
November 8, 2016
Mid Island Wheelchair Sports Club is hosting a wheelchair basketball Have a Go Nights on November 22nd & 29th.
November 4, 2016
BC Royals and BCWBS are hosting a Western Conference Tournament at the Richmond Olympic Oval this weekend. Eveyone is welcome to come and support BC Royals and BC Breakers. (No admission to watch games.)
November 4, 2016
BC Royals and BCWBS are hosting a Western Conference Tournament at the Richmond Olympic Oval this weekend. Eveyone is welcome to come and support BC Royals and BC Breakers. (No admission to watch games.)
October 31, 2016
From HOOPFEST to BC Games to Let's Play to the BC-CWBL Finals, it's been an action-packed year here at BC Wheelchair Basketball Society. That's why we're proud to release our annual report, which has stories, stats and much, much more.
October 28, 2016
The AGM will be held in conjunction with the BC-CWBL tournament.
October 27, 2016
2016-17 BC Junior Challenge
October 27, 2016
October 24, 2016
We are seeking a computer science intern to assist with our website, database and other data management projects!
October 21, 2016
This past weekend (October 15 &16), we had the first tournament for our 2016-27 BC-CWBL season at Brocklehurst Secondary in Kamloops.
October 6, 2016
He's given back to the wheelchair basketball community in innumerable ways, and now he's getting his due. Joe Higgins will be inducted into the Delta Sport Hall of Fame during a gala on Oct. 22nd.
October 3, 2016
Like many people with newly acquired disabilities, Amanda Yan wasn't ready to play wheelchair basketball when she sustained a spinal cord injury in 2008. That didn't stop Joe Higgins. He gave her a BC Wheelchair Basketball jersey: one that laid in the bottom of her drawer for years. Every time she tried to give it back, he refused.
August 26, 2016
BC Wheelchair Basketball is pleased to present:
August 9, 2016
Junior Wheelchair Multi-Sport Camp
July 26, 2016
Let's Play is an initiative of BC Wheelchair Basketball Society that helps children with mobility related physical disabilities become physically active early in life. Children who use walkers, crutches, day wheelchairs or who want to play in a different way can all benefit from adapted physical activity!
July 22, 2016
We know it's technically off-season, but we love wheelchair basketball so much that we are hosting a fun skills camp on July 23rd and 24th 2016 at Douglas College New Westminster.
July 5, 2016
On June 26th 2016 Executive Director Sian Blyth, her daughter Abby, Program Coordinator Nadine Barbisan, Let's Play Director Marni Abbott-Peter and current athlete Trevor Flynn participated in the Vancouver Scotiabank Charity Challenge.
June 22, 2016
On Sunday June 26th 2016 BC Wheelchair Basketball Society will be participating in the annual Scotiabank Charity Challenge. While the majority of the team opted for the 5K race, Trevor Flynn is challenging himself to wheel the Half-Marathon.
June 20, 2016
BC Wheelchair Basketball Society will be hosting a have-a-go at the Richmond Oval on Tuesday June 21st from 4:00-6:00pm in partnership with YVR, Richmond Olympic Experience (ROX) and BC Wheelchair Sports Association.
June 15, 2016
On Thursday May 19th eight corporate and community teams gathered at the Richmond Oval for BC Wheelchair Basketball Society's largest fundraiser of the year: Hoopfest 2016, presented by YVR.
June 8, 2016
PacificSport Northen BC is hosting the Bo Hedges Wheelchair Basketball Challenge along with the Hedges family on June 14 from 4-8pm at North Peace Secondary School in Fort St John.
