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GILBERT, AZ \u2014 Pebble Ranch Senior Living hosted its first annual volleyball tournament Wednesday, bringing together teams of seniors from communities across the East Valley \u2014 walkers, wheelchairs and all.<\/p>\n

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“Welcome to the first annual Pebble Ranch volleyball massacre,” Ron Stuewe said.<\/p>\n

Stuewe, a Pebble Ranch resident, said the inclusive format was one of the event’s highlights.<\/p>\n

“It’s nice because people in their walkers and wheelchairs can play,” Stuewe said.<\/p>\n

For many participants, the scoreboard was beside the point. Briana Watson, Pebble Ranch Senior Living’s executive director, said the tournament was about more than athletics.<\/p>\n

“It’s better for their overall health and wellness, right? Being with humans is very important, and just for them to compete and have fun,” Watson said.<\/p>\n

For Stuewe, the tournament was also a chance Wednesday to finally put faces to names he had heard about for years.<\/p>\n

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“It’s fun seeing other people, where they are from and at. We have heard about all these different places but now we can associate names and faces,” Stuewe said.<\/p>\n

One team took home a trophy Wednesday, but Stuewe made clear he wasn’t finished competing.<\/p>\n

“We won one game, lost one game, I’m ready to do battle again,” Stuewe said.<\/p>\n

Fellow resident Arvella Merrill said what happens off the court matters just as much as what happens on it.<\/p>\n

“We are social animals whether we like it or not and it’s therapeutic to converse with others,” Merrill said.<\/p>\n

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Merrill summed up the spirit of the day simply.<\/p>\n

“When you’re in this position it’s a good place to be,” Merrill said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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