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National Goalball Teams

U.S. Goalball Teams Named to Compete in Rio 2016 Paralympic Games


National Goalball Team Head Coaches Ken Armbruster and Mike Legé have named the Women’s and Men’s teams that will represent Team USA at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro September 7-18. Both teams will play in a round-robin tournament format beginning Thursday, September 8. Games continue into the weekend and the following week. Medal games are scheduled for Friday, September 16. Click here for the full Rio 2016 Paralympic Games schedule. The Women’s Paralympic team is comprised of six players, four of whom have competed in at least one Paralympic Games. Collectively, the women have appeared in 15 Paralympic Games.…  Read More

USA Women’s Goalball Takes SILVER In Pajulahti Games

By: Amanda Weldon On Sunday, USA’s Women’s Goalball Team took SILVER in a close draw against Russia, ending in a shootout. The score was 2-2 in regular time, Russia barely overcoming USA with a final score of 6-4 in overtime. The following athletes traveled to Finland to compete: Jen Armbruster (Portland, Ore./Portland, Ore.) Lisa Czechowski (Boonton, N.J./Tucson, Ariz.) Amanda Dennis (Peachtree City, Ga./Peachtree City, Ga.) Asya Miller (Leeper,Mich./Portland, Ore.) Eliana Mason (Portland, Ore./Portland, Ore.) Marybai Huking (Plain City, Ut./Plain City, Ut.) Head Coach: Ken Armbruster  (Colorado Springs, CO./Colorado Springs, CO.) Assistant Coach: Jake Czechowski (Tucson, AZ./Tucson, AZ.) With a tight…  Read More

GOLD and SILVER for U.S. Men at Nova Scotia Open


U.S. Men’s Goalball teams finished on top of the podium at the Nova Scotia Open hosted by Blind Sports Nova Scotia at Citadel High School November 20-22. Top teams from across North America were invited to participate. Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec sent teams to compete. U.S. Men’s Goalball sent two teams of six elite male goalball players to the tournament in Halifax. Abel Del Toro, Matt Simpson, and Nathan Purcell made up USA White while Daryl Walker, Joe Hamilton and John Kusku played for USA Red. “Our main focus going in was to play well against Nova Scotia,” said Matthew…  Read More

2015 Parapan Ams – Day Eight: U.S. Men’s Goalball Team Join U.S. Women on the Podium

Both U.S. Men’s and Women’s Goalball Teams stood proudly on the medal podium this weekend at the 2015 Parapan American Games to accept medals for their outstanding performance in the week-long tournament. The U.S. Women’s team advanced to the gold medal match yesterday after beating host, Canada in the last 12 seconds of the game. The team then lost to Brazil. 7-6, and won silver for Team USA. Unfortunately, while their offense excelled, defensively, the team struggled. “I don’t think our defensive mojo was alright today,” said Miller. “It wasn’t typical Team USA defense today, unfortunately.” The U.S. Men’s team…  Read More

2015 Parapan Ams – Day Seven: U.S. Men Win in Overtime with “Panic Play”


It was a game of defense between U.S. Men and Canada this afternoon in the second semifinal match that would determine which team would advance to the gold medal game against Brazil. The first goal was scored 9 minutes into the first half, by Canada’s Brendan Gaulin. At the half, Canada led the U.S. Men’s team 1-0. After a high ball penalty against the U.S. early in the second half, the score was 2-0, Canada. Joseph Hamilton scored 2 goals to tie the game and bring the teams into overtime. With less than 30 seconds left in overtime, the score…  Read More

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