North Carolina Adapted Sports

09/30/2026

🥳🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, WES HALL! 🎉🎈

Today, we are celebrating the incredible heart, vision, and leadership behind North Carolina Adapted Sports!

What Wes and his late co-founder, Tony Luparello, have built in just four years is nothing short of amazing. Because of Wes's tireless mentorship, we’ve watched athletes of all ages develop incredible confidence, leadership skills, and lifelong friendships. NCAS is what it is today because of Wes’s incredible attitude- and that signature "Make It Happen" spirit that Tony instilled from day one. 💙

Let’s flood the comments with birthday love! Help us show Wes just how much he is appreciated.

👇 Drop a birthday wish below, and please consider making a donation so we can continue providing free and low-cost adaptive sports to athletes across the Triangle!

🔗 https://www.ncadaptedsports.org/ways-to-give

09/30/2026

09/30/2026

Photos are in! Thank you to all of the volunteers who captured these great action shots. Comment on your favorite photos!

09/26/2026

We had ideal race conditions today! We are so proud of all of the athletes who came out to Kanata CX Race! For the first time ever, adaptive riders were able to race right alongside the upright bikes. We owe a huge thank you to board member and race director Stephen Knight for putting on such an amazing race. Also, huge thank you to Oak City Cycling Project and North Carolina Bicycle Club for helping out, and to YMCA of the Triangle for allowing us to use the beautiful area of Camp Kanata!

More pictures to come- stay tuned!

Have FOMO? Join us at CX-Mas Race in December at Dorothea Dix Park! Details to come.

09/25/2026

Tomorrow is our second annual Kanata Cyclocross Race! It’s not too late to sign up to ride, both able-bodied and adaptive athletes, or volunteer. If you have a cycle, you can race! Our first race is at 9:30 am. Click the link below to see which race time is yours.

See you tomorrow in Wake Forest!

Triangle Land Conservancy Triangle Off-Road Cyclists Oaks and Spokes and Oak City Cycling Project

Register to race here: https://www.bikereg.com/kanata26

09/20/2026

Jack may be small, but he is mighty! ⚡️

Watch Jack tackle the bumps like a pro during our training session for the upcoming cyclocross race on Saturday, September 26th, with his dad, Kevin, riding a recumbent trike just ahead of him.

Whether you want to race or get involved, we’d love to have you:

Sign up to race: All experience levels are welcome!
Volunteer: We are currently looking for extra hands on race day.

Head over to our website to join the fun!
https://www.ncadaptedsports.org/kanatacx

[Video description: A boy named Jack is riding a four-wheel adaptive bike equipped with a throttle, powering enthusiastically over a series of small dirt bumps on a course. His dad, Kevin, is riding a recumbent trike just ahead of him, having tried out the foot pedal recumbent.]

09/18/2026

We are looking for volunteers to help set the cyclocross course for NCAS's Kanata Cross CX race.
Friday, September 25th
9:00 to Noon
Camp Kanata
Volunteers will be able to ride the course afterwards.

Sign Up Here:
https://ncadaptedsports.app.neoncrm.com/forms/ncas-volunteer?opportunityId=182https://ncadaptedsports.app.neoncrm.com/forms/ncas-volunteer?opportunityId=182

Oaks and Spokes , Oak City Cycling Project, Triangle Off-Road Cyclists

Volunteering with NC Adapted Sports helps create a rewarding experience for people with a physical disability. We have opportunities with Youth Wheelchair Basketball, Adapted Kayaking, Adapted Cycling, and more. You will make an impact on someone's life as well as yours. Each Opportunity has a shift...

09/18/2026

Did rain ruin your adapted rock climbing plans last weekend? You’re in luck! 🧗‍♂️✨

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, September 19th, for our monthly adapted climbing event hosted at Triangle Rock Club in Morrisville, in partnership with Catalyst Sports Raleigh/Durham !

Whether you're a seasoned regular or brand new to the wall, we’d love to climb with you.

🗓 When: Saturday, Sept 19th | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Where: Triangle Rock Club – Morrisville
🔗 Sign Up: Click the link below or visit our website and click the Upcoming Programs tab to secure your spot! https://catalystsports.app.neoncrm.com/event-detail?event=123421

09/18/2026

When Professor Nathan Williams NC State Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management asked for a guest speaker to share adapted sports with his intro class, we had the PERFECT guy in mind.

Carson: Volunteer from day one. Brother of an adapted athlete. Advocate for disability inclusion. NC State student. All-around great young man.

He, of course, in true ‘Carson-style’, jumped at the opportunity to share the mission of NC Adapted Sports and the impact adapted sports have had, not just on his sister, but on his whole family and the community.

The presentation went so well, Carson is already booked to come back and do it again in the spring semester!

Inclusion and equity begin with awareness. Grateful to Professor Williams for understanding the importance of opening the minds of his students to recreation for ALL and to Carson for being part of the change making it happen!

NC State College of Natural Resources NC State University