USA MEN’S GOALBALL BOUNCES BACK WITH ROUT OF ALGERIA

Paralympic rookie Calahan Young scores 8 goals in 13-5 win TOKYO, Japan (Aug. 29, 2021) – Two days removed from an 11-1 loss to host nation Japan, the USA Men’s Goalball Team responded with a convincing 13-5 victory over Algeria in preliminary-round play Sunday at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The win guarantees a quarterfinal berth for the U.S. “The Japan game kind of took the air out of our lungs so to speak,” said U.S. Coach Keith Young. “This game we had a great strategy. We played it and we stuck with it.” The game was a seesaw affair…  Read More

USA WOMEN’S GOALBALL IMPROVES TO 2-0 AT TOKYO PARALYMPICS

U.S. men fall to host Japan TOKYO, Japan (Aug. 27, 2021) – The USA Women’s Goalball improved to 2-0 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a convincing 10-0 victory over Egypt on Friday at Makuhari Messe Hall C. The American squad built a 9-0 halftime lead before scoring the clincher three minutes into the second half to end the contest on the 10-goal gap. Amanda Dennis (Peachtree City, Ga.) led the way with four of the team’s first five goals, while Lisa Czechowski (Boonton, N.J.), Eliana Mason (Beaverton Ore.) and Asya Miller (Portland, Ore.) contributed two goals apiece to…  Read More

USA MEN’S GOALBALL RECORDS STATEMENT WIN OVER WORLD CHAMPION BRAZIL

Opening match of Tokyo 2020 tournament goes to U.S., 8-6 TOKYO, Japan (Aug. 26, 2021) – The USA Men’s Goalball Team served notice they are a force to be reckoned with in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games goalball competition as they opened with an 8-6 victory over defending world champion Brazil on Thursday at Makuhari Messe Hall C. The win came a day after Brazil defeated defending Paralympic champion Lithuania, 11-2. The game also marked the Paralympic Games debut for U.S. Head Coach Keith Young since taking over the program in 2019. “It validates what I’ve asked for when asked…  Read More

USA WOMEN’S GOALBALL TEAM OPENS TOKYO WITH WIN OVER BRAZIL

Rematch of Rio 2016 bronze medal game once again goes in U.S. favor TOKYO, Japan (Aug. 25, 2021) – Picking right up where they left off five years ago, the USA Women’s Goalball Team opened the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a 6-4 victory over Brazil. The game was a rematch of the bronze-medal contest at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, where the American squad also prevailed, 3-2. Five of the six members of the U.S. team in Tokyo were part of that bronze-medal winning Rio squad, so the familiarity with their opponent was instrumental. “It’s to our advantage to have…  Read More