PHOTO GALLERY: Paralympic athlete Sarah Castle at MU Wheelchair Basketball practice

August 29, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

Sarah Castle, who is headed to the 2012 London Paralympic games, recently practiced with the MU Wheelchair Basketball team.

Paralympian Sarah Castle handles the basketball during the MU Wheelchair Basketball team's morning scrimmage Aug. 21. Castle was visiting from Kansas City, where she recently finished law school at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. | Stuart Palley

Paralympian Sarah Castle cradles a basketball after a scrimmage with the MU Wheelchair Basketball team Aug. 21 at the MU Student Recreation Complex. Castle is heading to the London 2012 Paralympic Games as the captain of the U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team. | Stuart Palley

Paralympian Sarah Castle practices with the MU Wheelchair Basketball team during its scrimmage Aug. 21 at the MU Student Recreation Complex. Castle will compete in the London 2012 Paralympics on the U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team. The competition starts Wednesday and runs through Sept. 8. | Stuart Palley