Prince George native heading to P.E.I. for third crack at Games title in wheelchair basketball
In less than two weeks he will be in Charlottetown, P.E.I., playing for Team B.C. in the 2023 Canada Winter Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament.
B.C. placed seventh in 2015 and was sixth in 2019. But after winning the junior national championship in June the 12-player squad is the top seed for the 2023 Games. After two years of postponements and cancellations during the pandemic, Ewert got back on the tournament train and with his return to the court in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby, 2022 was action-packed.
Ewert was born with cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects his ability to move and maintain his balance. Pat and Avril Harris introduced him to wheelchair basketball when he was five and he’s been involved in the sport ever since.
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