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Photos: Wheelchair basketball
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Talen Jourdan, 15, of Deerfield, left, looks for a pass with Andrew Cassiday, 8, of Fitchburg, on the defense, during a youth wheelchair basketball practice at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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A youth wheelchair basketball team warms up in the beginning of practice at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Raia Ottenheimer's prosthetic leg lies just off the court during a youth wheelchair basketball practice at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Assistant coach Matt Ciarlette, center, has fun during a youth wheelchair basketball practice with his team, from left, Lizzy Guerin, 14, of Cuba City, Brenden Ojibway, 16, of Barneveld, and Benny Guerin, 14, Lizzy's twin brother, at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Raia Ottenheimer, 11, of Madison, goes for a loose ball Tuesday during practice with her Mad City Badgers wheelchair basketball team. Raia was born with a left leg shorter than her right and uses a prosthetic leg when she's not playing basketball.
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Head coach Melissa Ciarlette instructs her team last week during a practice. Ciarlette played for the Mad City Badgers from 8th grade through high school and has been the team's coach since 2007.
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Members of the Madison-based Mad City Badger wheelchair basketball team gather for a practice last week at Blackhawk Chuch in Madison. From left, Lizzy Guerin, 14, of Cuba City, and her twin brother, Benny are playing together for the first time. Benny has played for seven seasons but its the first year for Lizzy. They were joined in the workout by assistant coach Matt Ciarlette of Verona and Brenden Ojibway, 16, of Barneveld.
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Lizzy Guerin, 14, of Cuba City, left, and her twin brother, Benny, practice with the Mad City Badgers. Lizzy has pronated knees but can walk while Benny was born with Spina Bifada, a birth defect that has left him unable to walk.
