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Coronadans Help San Diego Quad Rugby Team Snag Third Place at National Championship

Congratulations to the Sharp Edge quad rugby team for their victorious performance at nationals! Two of the team's members are Coronado residents.

Coronado residents and Paul Richardson are part of the quad rugby team Sharp Edge, which took third place at the National Championships held in Birmingham, AL, April 13-16.

The team, sponsored by , ousted Phoenix, with a final score of 49-47.

“I am extremely proud of my teammates and our representation of our amazing sponsor Sharp hospital,” Cohn said. “We exceeded expectations and really enjoyed playing together as a team.”

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Cohn and his family have lived in Coronado since 2004. He is a star Paralympic athlete for Team USA. Patch ran a profile on him in January. To read it, .

Richardson moved to island recently. He runs his own wheelchair manufacturing company.

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