Amanda Aims For Excellence
Amanda Bricker is an eighth-grade softball player who is excelling despite being born deaf. Next year, Amanda will start high school and she has already made such an impression that the varsity softball coach, Larry Loger, is already hoping she’ll join the team. Larry said, “I’ve never seen her use it as a crutch. She’s a hard worker so I don’t think it’s ever going to be a problem for her.” Recently, Amanda has undergone surgery for cochlear implants which allow her to hear. Amanda said her new additions have been a total game-changer both on and off the field. Amanda dreams of continuing her softball dreams as well as studying audiology to help other hearing-impaired kids just like her.
