During a recent game featuring the Wisconsin School for the Deaf team, about 100 fans and players gathered at the football field in relative silence.
Wisconsin School for the Deaf Firebirds rush through a banner onto the field before their homecoming game in Delavan against Iowa School for the Deaf.
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf players have varying levels of hearing impairment -- some, like the player in the picture, wear hearing aids, while other players are completely non-hearing.
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Fans react to a touchdown run by the Firebirds late in the first half of their homecoming game against the Iowa School for the Deaf.
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Players react to a halftime speech from one of the assistant coaches during a game in Delavan against the Minnesota School for the Deaf.
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Head Coach Michael Eldred explains a play to Arthur Hart during practice at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf in Delavan.
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The Firebird's Lennon Morrissey stiff arms his way out of a tackle in a game against the Minnesota School for the Deaf.
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Julian Chairez has a quiet moment outside the locker room before the Firebird's homecoming game.
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The Firebirds huddle up before their game against the Minnesota School for the Deaf.
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Coach Eldred gives a pep talk in the locker room before the Firebird's game against the Minnesota School for the Deaf.
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Dakota Bishop warms up before the Firebirds game against Minnesota.
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Firebird players stretch and warm up before their homecoming game against the Iowa School for the Deaf.
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Coach Tom Armanto throws his arm around Daniel Romero at halftime during the Firebird's home game against Minnesota.
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Arthur Hart huddles the Firebirds before the start of their game against Minnesota.
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Quarterback Arthur Hart breaks a tackle on his way in for a touchdown against Minnesota
