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The 2011 Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts News
The Thunderbolts excelled in the 2011 National Boccia competition held in Chicago:
The Pairs:
Howie Cohen, Charlie Fleisch, Mark Paramidani won Silver.
Michael Salerno and an athlete from Atlanta won Bronze
In Individual Play:
Charlie Fleisch won Silver after a hard fought battle with the number two seed in the country (Charlie won 8-1).
Rafael DeJesus ( an athlete that has been on Thunderbolts for only two years) won Bronze in throwers division.
Mary C. Hodge, Head Coach proudly states, “Congratulations to all the athletes......you made ucpn and the Nassau Thunderbolts proud. Thank you to the coaches: Will Lowry, Troy McPherson, Jim Thomson, Ken Siderine and Sean Wachsberger ...especially when the hotel power was out on the first day of play, all the athletes looked great and were ready to play thanks to your efforts.”
USA Para Pan American Games
Coach Hodge is also pleased to announce that two of the Nassau Thunderbolts have been nominated to play in the USA Para Pan American Games representing Team USA in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Charlie Fleisch was nominated as the number two player for the ramp BC3 division in Boccia!
Rafael DeJesus was nominated as the first alternate in the BC2 or Throwers division in Boccia.
Congratulations to both of them....more to come as the USA Team is named in a few weeks!
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