Chronology


1944 to Present

 

1944 to 1959    1960 to 1979    1980 to 1999    2000 to Present

2000 to Present.

2001

Chicago Club of the Deaf (CCD) was 3-peats CAAD Men's Basketball Champions from 1999 to 2001.


2002 Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club (GIDC) hosted CAAD Regional Basketball Tournament 3 years straight from 2000 to 2002.
2002 Northwest Indiana Deaf Club (NWIDC) hosted CAAD Regional Softball Tournament in 2 years straight from 2001 to 2002. 
2006 Keith Westhoelter (GIDC - Indianapolis) was 3 years straight as CAAD Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player (MVP) from 2004 to 2006.

2007

64th Annual CAAD Regional Softball Tournament hosted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Attendance: 215 people.  Women Teams: 2.  Women Champion: West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Lady Mustangs)  Runner-up: Greater Milwaukee Association of the Deaf (GMAD).  Men Teams: 5.  A record holder of CAAD's two straight championship games highest scores was 31 to 37 and 37 to 36.  West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Mustangs) won both championship games at 1:20 a.m.  Men Champion: West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Mustangs).  Men Runner-up: Chicago Catholic Ephpheta (CCE - Chicago).  Chicago Catholic Ephpheta (CCE - Chicago) was 1st CAAD Softball Team to be NSAD National Softball Champions in Dayton, Ohio.  West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Lady Mustangs) was 11 years straight CAAD Women's Champions from 1997 to 2007.


2008 Chicago Catholic Ephpheta, (CCE - Chicago) was Back to Back NSAD Softball Champions in Denver, Colorado. 
2009 1st Regional Basketball Tournament hosted by CAAD, 64th Annual CAAD Basketball Tournament in Jacksonville, Illinois.  CAAD seceded from USADB at Basketball Council Meeting.  Attendance: 347 people.  Women Team: 1 (WSAD).  Men Teams: 11.  Men Champion: Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club (GIDC).  Men Runner-up: West Suburban Association of the Deaf  (WSAD Chicago - Orange).  Greater Indianapolis Deaf Club (GIDC) was 6 years straight CAAD Men's Champions from 2004 to 2009.
2009 Art Kruger National Deaf Basketball Organization (AKNDBO) organized in Anaheim, California to host 1st Annual National Basketball Tournament.

2010

65th Annual CAAD Regional Basketball Tournament hosted in Jacksonville, Illinois.  CAAD Basketball Council voted to affiliate Art Kruger National Deaf Basketball Organization (AKNDBO) and re-affiliate USADB except block CAAD to re-affiliate at USADB Basketball Council Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.  Attendance: 274 people.  Women Teams: 2.  Women Champion: West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Lady Mustangs).  Runner-up: Madison Association of the Deaf/Jacksonville Deaf Recreation (MAD - Madison & JDR - Jacksonville).  Men Teams: 6.  Men Champion: Chi-Town Athletic Club  (Chicago).  Runner-up: Jacksonville Deaf Recreation (JDR - Jacksonville).  Mike Morris (Chi-Town - Chicago) at age 19 was 1st youngest CAAD Men's Basketball Most Valuable player.


2010 1st Regional Softball Tournament hosted by CAAD, 67th Annual CAAD Softball Tournament in Flint, Michigan.  Attendance: 262.  Women Teams: 3.  Women Champion: WI-Madison (Madison).  Runner-up: Indy Hoosiers (Indianapolis).  Men Teams: 6.  Men Champion: Chicago Catholic Ephpheta (CCE - Chicago).  Men Runner-up: Detroit Association of the Deaf (DAD - Detroit).
2011 Kentucky crowned 1st 2011 CAAD Regional Basketball Champions since 1946 at 66th Annual CAAD Regional Basketball Tournament at Aim High Sports in Dimondale, Michigan.
2011 3rd Annual AKNDBO National Basketball Tournament was in CAAD Backyard at Sport Center in Schaumburg, Illinois.  6 CAAD Teams were Kentucky, Chicago Club of the Deaf (CCD), Central Zone (Chicago), Detroit Panthers, Greater Milwaukee Association of the Deaf (GMAD) and West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Orange) to participate in AKNDBO. Lacedrix Brown was named 1st CAAD player to receive AKNDBO Men's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.
2011 CAAD hosted Basketball in Dimondale (West Lansing), Michigan and Softball in East Lansing, Michigan only 30 minutes distance from Basketball Facility - Aim High Sports and Softball Complex - Lansing Sports Complex.
2011 2nd Regional Softball Tournament hosted by CAAD, 68th Annual CAAD Softball Tournament in East Lansing, Michigan.  Men Teams: 4.  Men Champion: Michigan Ironmen (East Lansing).  Runner-up: Chicago Club of the Deaf (CCD).  Women Teams: 2.  Note: CAAD supposed to have 2 women softball teams, Detroit Swat and West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Runnin' Rebels), but WSAD Runnin' Rebels chose to by-pass CAAD and play at NSAD.
2012 West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Orange) crowned 1st 2012 CAAD Regional Basketball Champions since 1993 at 67th Annual CAAD Regional Basketball Tournament at Joy of the Game in Deerfield, Illinois.  Plus 1st CAAD Basketball Team, West Suburban Association of the Deaf (WSAD - Chicago Orange) was 2012 AKNDBO National Basketball Champions at Orlando Sports Center in Orlando, Florida.  Keith Longino (WSAD -  Chicago Orange) was named 2nd CAAD Player to receive AKNDBO Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.  Bobby Rawalji as WSAD - Chicago Orange Coach was named 1st CAAD Coach to receive AKNDBO Men's Basketball Coach of the Tournament. 
2012 CAAD Regional Softball Tournaments occurred at the triangle cities in Michigan for 3 years straight from 2010 to 2012.  The triangle cities began at Flint (Grand Blanc) in 2010 connect to East Lansing in 2011 and Canton (between Ann Arbor and Detroit) in 2012.