WABA News

 Posted:  March 1, 2020 

The Wichita Falcons will have an exhibit table at Envision's Casino Night (Teen and Young Adult Event), 610 N. Main St, Wichita, this Friday, March 6th, 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Be sure to stop by and visit us if you’re interested in learning more about beep baseball, volunteer opportunities or if you would like to join team! 

Experience the magic of the holiday season with other blind and visually impaired families as we travel on the Party Express bus to selectively chosen winter wonderland spectacles, with the most dazzling lights around the Wichita area.  Along the 2 hour, non-stop bus ride, you'll also be able enjoy Christmas music and carols while on the bus!   

The WABA Fall Event will be held at Klausmeyer Dairy Farm & Pumpkin Patch.  Cost for transportation to the event is $5.    Attendees will be expected to pay $6.50 each for admission at the gate on the day of the event.   This cost will cover the following pumpkin, hayrack ride, maze, feeding the cows, milking demo, pig races, finding fossils, bouncing pillow, corn/cotton pits, playground areas, and farm animals.  Extra activities will be available at an additional cost.   

Posted:  September 21, 2019

We had a fantastic time at WABA's 3rd Annual Bowling Fundraiser.  Thank you to everyone who came out to support us!

Congratulations to the following winners:  

1st Place: Jonathan, Phil, Bill, and Brydon

2nd Place: Guler, Jared, Joel, and Jing

3rd Place: Barney, Wanda, Sarah, and Daniel.

The 50/50 raffle winner was Ryan  who won $83.

Posted: August 12, 2019

Join our 3rd Annual Bowling Fundraiser!  on Sunday, September 15, 2019,  4 PM – 6 PM CDT, at Northrock Lanes - 3232 N Rock Rd, Wichita, KS.  The fundraiser is open to everyone and the cost is $25 per person pre-register fee* or  $30 per person at the door.  The cost covers shoes, bowling for 2 hours and unlimited pizza for an hour.

All proceeds will go to help individuals who are blind or visually impaired to participate in sport teams like the Wichita Falcons beep baseball team and recreational activities.

Have fun bowling while helping WABA meet our goal! 

Posted: August 12, 2019

The Wichita Falcons attended our first World Series held in Tulsa, OK.  We learned so much and grew as a team. Some of our players said they felt like it was the first time in a long time they got to be in a competitive sport. We played hard during the day and socialized/networked in the evenings with teams and NBBA volunteers/staff from all over the US and the Dominican Republic. Please consider volunteering and/or playing for the Wichita Falcons next year!  Please contact Arlene Owens with any questions at falcons@nbba.org.  Thanks again for your support! 

Posted: July 2, 2019

We are gearing up to attend the 2019 Beep Baseball World Series in Tulsa, OK, but we still need more volunteers to help with practices on the weekends and the World Series (Departing July 28th & Returning August 4th). Beep Baseball is an adaptive version of baseball developed for the visually impaired. The Beep Baseball does just as it sounds like it should: it beeps. This allows the players to locate the ball, to hit the ball on offense and to field the ball on defense.

We have an urgent need for sighted spotters. There are one or two sighted spotters positioned in the outfield, one on either side of the field. When a ball is hit, a spotter will quickly call the number indicating the general direction the ball is traveling.

For more information about volunteer opportunities, email falcons@nbba.org.