Greetings!
The Miami-Dade CountyParks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department will join the City of Miami Springs Parks and Recreation Department in presenting the Miami Heat Wheels Invitational Tournament, January 18 - 19, 2014, at the Miami Springs Recreation Center, located at 1401 Westward Drive, Miami Springs. The wheelchair basketball tournament is sanctioned by the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA). For more information on this event, the public can call Diana Bonet, Miami-Dade County Parks Disability Services at 305-380-9106 or email dbonet@miamidade.gov. Tournament play will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day. Competing in this tournament is Miami-Dade County Parks' own Miami Heat Wheels adult wheelchair basketball team. The team is ranked #2 in Florida and 8th nationally among the NWBA's Division III teams. Competitors will include the Sunrise Suns, the Tampa Bay Strongdogs, the Orlando Magic Wheels, the Ft. Lauderdale Sharks, the Jacksonville Books Ballers, Team Puerto Rico, and the Philadelphia Magee 76ers. ADMISSION TO THE TOURNAMENT IS FREE! Fans are encouraged to come out and support their local wheelchair basketball team and meet players after the games. For more info, visit the Miami-Dade Parks facebook page. 
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