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OKLAHOMA CITY –The Oklahoma School for the Deaf's Lady Indians found out late last week they have been named the 2006 National Deaf Prep Girls Basketball Champions.
The National Fraternal Society of the Deaf (NFSD) News, Deaf SportZine & Deaf Digest sports publications are the organizations who select a girls and boys National Championship team. They compare the winners of the six regional tournaments across the United States along with win-loss record, strength of schedule, and stats to determine this honor. The Lady Indians had 12 wins and 1 loss against deaf schools with an overall record of 16-4. They were GPSD (Midwest Region-8 state tournament in Iowa) Champions, Ranger Classic (5 State Tournament in Austin, TX) Runner-Up, and had 3 players named First Team Deaf All-American by NFSD.
NFSD selects a 10 member Deaf All-American first team, and a 10-member second team from the entire nation. Lady Indians senior Kelsey Jones, senior Saranne Fewel, and freshman Kayla Gregory were named to the first team.
“We were a little surprised,” coach Terry Gregory said. “But we had an outstanding group of kids and the credit goes to the girls.”
Coach Gayle Luna agreed, “The girls are bouncing off the walls. We are very excited. It is positive recognition for our school and for the hard work our girls put into this season.”
The criteria for selection as National Champions included comparing records of the winners of the six regional deaf tournaments, strength of schedule, overall win-loss record and different statistics.
OSD educates residential and commuter students through on-campus education and pre-school satellite programs in Sulphur, Broken Arrow and Edmond. The school also functions as a statewide resource center offering outreach services that benefit students who are deaf or hearing impaired who attend public schools across the state.
These outreach services include summer school classes, in-service training, recommendations for adaptations to improve learning environments, evaluations and expert consultations. All services are provided to students, parents and public school staff free of charge.