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I want to share with you an inspirational story.

The California School for the Deaf, Riverside recently won the San Joaquin League Title for the first time. They completed the phenomenal season with a record-breaking nine wins to capture this prestigious title. This group of talented athletes did not win their playoff game, but their success both on and off the football field gives all of us something to smile about.

The national media, such as CNN, The Today Show, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated are all inspired by the young men from California School for the Deaf at Riverside (CSDR). People have a hard time believing that a deaf football team can compete against hearing high school football teams. We have learned, through local, statewide, national and global news, a life lesson that if one puts their mind to something and works hard, anything can be accomplished.

It is so exciting to see a group of gifted players be able to compete on a football team. A few players tried participating in football at mainstream schools, with the help of interpreters, but did not feel comfortable. At CSDR, the only all-deaf high school in Southern California, the players feel at home; they can be heard at our school.

We, in California, are very proud of these boys, but we are not alone. Their story on CNN so moved a football coach in Germany that he e-mailed the team to thank them for reminding him what "both life and football are about."

CDSR Coach Len Gonzales summed it up best: "Teams hate to lose to us because they think we’re handicapped. But we’re not handicapped. We just can’t hear."

Well, this football team has been heard not only by the opposing football teams, but also throughout the nation and world!

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