Paralympian and two-time sitting volleyball gold medalist Monique Burkland Matthews said it was “fate” that she ended up in Oklahoma. Born in Nevada, Matthews’ family followed her grandfather to ...

Sitting volleyball is a sport designed for athletes with physical disabilities, played on a smaller court with a lower net that is under 4 feet high. Players move around the court while seated, making ...

PARIS, France — A Paralympian from Iredell County is hoping to earn Team USA its third straight gold medal in women's sitting volleyball at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Emma Schieck and the United ...

EDMOND, Oklahoma -- It's the sport of volleyball like you've never seen before. More than 500 athletes are in Edmond this week for the World's Sitting Volleyball Championships which could qualify them ...

(WXMI) — The Grand Rapids Rise and athletes from Mary Free Bed joined forces to host their first sitting volleyball clinic, allowing Mary Free Bed athletes to experience the sport alongside ...

Kari Miller-Ortiz, a medal-winning Paralympian, turned personal tragedy into victory on a world stage. Adaptive sports became the key to her triumph, and her passion is contagious. “I’m just hoping to ...

When people hear that Nicky Nieves plays sitting volleyball, they assume it means playing volleyball on a scooter or in a wheelchair. "No, we're actually on the floor," Nicky told WH. "We're sitting ...

After captaining the national sitting volleyball team at three Paralympic editions, a journey that has seen the country ranked first in Africa and fifth globally, Liliane Mukobwankawe has revealed ...

“At first, it’s really frustrating when something new is introduced or you’re trying to execute a new skill,” Nieves says. “But then when it does come together and it’s effective and it works and you ...