Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2008, Page 26

Description:	Looking Past the Rivalry \| icy t«peratures and a snow-covered fielddid not stop the Bloomington Spartanshigh school rugby team from practicing on a February afternoon. Its morefun when theres snow or mud, saidjunior Sam Green, pictured catchinga ball at practice. Green started playing rugby when a friend from Southintroduced him to the sport. Now, hehas been playing for two seasons withplayers from both North .and South.Green aiso persuaded junior Pat Garner to play rugby this year, and afterwatching the Rugby World Cup on TV,Garner knew he wanted to play. Despite what other people say, (rugby is)really.difficult, he said. While Greendescribed rugby as football without agame plan, Garner disagrees. Theresa game plan, but sometimes you haveto wing it, he said. The BloomingtonSpartans practice three times a weekand compete against seven otherIndiana teams in the spring. Garnersaid there may eventually be separaterugby teams for North and South, buthe wouldnt like it as much. (The teamis) pretty much a big fraternity. Theresa lot of camaraderie, Garner said.T: ■ ■■ ■-■■- :.,.....- . . : ..;■; ■-■■ ■■■-- -■-- ..... . ■Moving up the Ranks \| JuniorDeanna Henry, on right, attacks juniorDanielle Axsom as they practice one-step sparring, a taekwondo technique.After 10 years of taekwondo, Henryhas earned a black belt, the final of tenbelts. Now she helps teach a class atHarmony School twice a week for others, including Axsom. Axsom has nowearned her green belt, the fourth rank.26I Out-of-School Athletics
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Collection:	Bloomington High School North

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