Atlanta, March 10, 2026. It’s official! Congratulations to Henry County’s own Georgia Storm, the winner of the The American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs (AAASP) and the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Junior Varsity Wheelchair Basketball Championship this past weekend at Clarke Middle School, in Athens, Georgia.
Students representing more than 40 varying physical disability groups competed this year. The top four (4) teams in the JV Division competed last weekend for qualification. The Junior Varisty Championship Game was held Saturday, March 7, 2026, between the Georgia Storm and the Clarke Classic City Dawgs. The Georgia Storm beat the Classic City Dawgs (31-16) to earn the Junior Varsity State Title.
AAASP teams from the following school districts, in a dual governing alliance with GHSA, participated in wheelchair basketball this year. In the junior varsity division, they were: the Atlanta Wolfpack, the Clarke Classic City Dawgs, the Georgia Storm, the Houston Jr. Sharks, and the Muscogee Lions. Click here to view the AAASP #wheelchairbasketball schedule standings that led up to the finals.
The American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs named a 2025-2026 Junior Varsity and a 2025-2026 Varsity All-StateTeam. Congratulations to this year’s Junior Varsity All-State honorees:
Junior Varsity AAASP Wheelchair Basketball All-State Team:
Cortez Davis - Atlanta Wolfpack
AnukiSent Williams - Clarke Classic City Dawgs
Jensen Zieser - Clarke Classic City Dawgs
Marissa Miller - Georgia Storm
Paul Hart - Muscogee Lions
The American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs, Inc. (AAASP) is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, as a legacy of the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, bringing education-based adapted athletics to schools. GHSA formed the nation’s first dual governing alliance with AAASP in 2001 to pioneer these efforts for students with qualifying physical disabilities. Through this alliance, GHSA recognizes AAASP as the governing and sanctioning body for adapted sports programs within Georgia’s schools. For more information on Wheelchair Basketball, a copy of the rules, or how to start or find a team in your area, please log on to: https://adaptedsports.org . Schools or districts can learn more about becoming a member of AAASP by contacting us at info@adaptedsports.org or the Georgia High School Association.
The American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs (AAASP), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia since 1996, has developed one of the nation’s most comprehensive education-based athletic programs for children with qualifying physical disabilities attending grades 1-12. Many prominent individuals and national organizations in the industry have recognized AAASP as the model for the nation. For more information about AAASP, please visit our website at https://adaptedsports.org or join our conversations on Facebook (American Association of AdaptED Sports Programs), Twitter or Instagram at: @AdaptedSports.
