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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 26 > Back on the sports scene

Back on the sports scene

Still relearning the littlest things, Cole Ortega, whose left arm was severed while surfing last summer, has returned to some of the big things in life — the 14-year-old high school freshman had a successful snowboarding season and is now an honora

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
April 26, 2009

The little things are the hardest, like tying his shoes or opening a bottle of soda.

But golf and snowboarding? Well, they just seem to come naturally for Cole Ortega.

Even with only one good arm.

Incredibly, Cole, a 14-year-old freshman at Bend’s Summit High School, is back competing....

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