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Wheel chair basketball turns into wrestling on the hardwood
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Staff Reports on 04/30/2009 09:33:00 pm
 
Hamill, during an aggressive defensive move, knocked Joseph out of his
wheelchair, and the rough-housing play escalated to an all-out wrestling match.
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The Sitrin Stars beat the Celebrity Cruisers, 32-15.
The game featured local celebrities against athletes from the Sitrin STARS
(Success Through Adaptive Recreation and Sports) program.
The event featured Kristof Ongenaet and Assistant Coach Mike Hopkins of the
Syracuse University Men’s Basketball Team. Other participating celebrities
include World Champion Luger, Erin Hamlin; Ultimate Fighting Championship
contender, Matt “The Hammer” Hamill; Alex Carbone of the Carbone Auto Group;
WKTV Sports Director, Jason Powles; Founder of the Boilermaker Road Race, Earle
Reed; Radio Personality, Bill Keeler of the 'Keeler Show' on 92.7 The Drive,
Mark Piersma of the 'Keeler Show', KISS FM DJ, Jesse Jordan; Lite 98.7 DJ Mark
Richards, Utica College Hockey Head Coach, Gary Heenan; Oneida County Executive
Anthony Picente, and others.