Courage Center Jr. Rolling Timberwolves Try for 'Three-Peat'

Four Courage Center teams will compete at 2010 National Wheelchair Basketball Association Championship, April 7-10 in Denver, Colo.

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Apr 01, 2010, 04:02 ET

MINNEAPOLIS, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota-based Courage Center is sending four teams to next week's National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) championship in Denver. The teams include three junior teams: defending national champs the Jr. Rolling Timberwolves and Rolling Rowdies, and the Jr. Rolling Gophers. The adult Rolling Timberwolves team will also compete.

The Jr. Rolling Timberwolves includes some of the best young wheelchair basketball players in the nation. The team won national championships the past two seasons and will try for an unprecedented third consecutive championship and 5th title in the Junior Division. The tournament features the top 16 teams in the country.

Members of Courage Center's 2009-10 Jr. Rolling Timberwolves team are:

Derrick Bisnett, Bismarck, N.D., a junior at Century High School
Jon Bluem, Eden Prairie, Minn., a senior at Eden Prairie High School
Thomas Bowlin, Eagan, Minn., a senior at Eagan High School
Luke Braun, Mounds View, Minn., a sophomore at Irondale High School
Mark Braun, Mounds View, Minn., a sophomore at Irondale High School
Joe Dixon, Lakeville, Minn., a junior at Lakeville North
Robert Doyle, Eden Prairie, Minn., a junior at Eden Prairie High School
Rose Hollerman, Elysian, Minn., an 8th grader at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown School
Guthrie Lindquist, Mankato, Minn., a sophomore at Mankato West High School
Josh Scanlon, Delano, Minn., a senior at Watertown-Mayer High School
Robbie Wilhelm, New Brighton, Minn., a senior at Irondale High School

The Jr. Rolling Timberwolves team is coached by Mike Bauler, Minneapolis, sports coordinator at Courage Center.

About Courage Center: Courage Center is a nonprofit rehabilitation and resource center that advances the lives of children and adults experiencing barriers to health and independence. At Courage Center, we specialize in treating brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, chronic pain, autism, and disabilities experienced since birth. Founded in 1928, Minneapolis-based Courage Center offers advanced technologies and innovation provided in part through the efforts of thousands of volunteers and donors. For more information visit CourageCenter.org.