Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2009, Page 102

Description:	itShe made me realize that there is a lotto do to raise cancer awareness.JJAlana Harrington, the girls basketball coach of two seasons, now hasmore than winning on her mind. She is also concerned with turning thegirls on her team into young women who are conscious of whats goingon in their community.Its important to succeed in the sport, but giving back to the community is what (Harrington) really wants to do, assistant coach CurtSimic said.Every summer, the girls participate inRelay for Life, where each team campsout at a school, park, or fairground andtakes turns running or walking around atrack. The relay is an overnight event thatlasts 24 hours, and every team is asked tokeep a representative on the track at all times.All the stuff that we do off the court is great, and it brings us closertogether. In turn, our chemistry is better on the court, senior MollieMullins said.Once every season, during one game, the Varsity team does something called Coaches vs. Cancer. The team, including the coaches,dressed up to represent cancer awareness. In the game againstTEAM UNITY ON ANDOFF THE COURTMooresville, the girls all chose to wear black socks with pink stripes,Relay for Life t-shirts, and pink ribbons as their statement.The varsity team also has an honorary coachs night every homegame. Each team member takes a turn choosing a faculty or familymember who has made a significant difference in her life and thenannounces them before the game.During the Mooresville Benefit Night the girls chose to honor TerryHoeppner, a former IU football coach,who died from brain cancer in June of2007, by announcing his wife Jane.It was really cool when Jane Hoeppnertalked to us before the game, sophomoreZibba Huck said. She made me realizethat there is a lot to do to raise cancer awareness..Winning a game can mean a lot, but making a difference can meaneven more.Coach Harrington always says you wont always have basketball,but you will have the person you are and that you have become,Mullins said.by SamanthaStutsmanSenior Kyle Thomas gej^P^idy on the block beforehis race against Greencastle. One of four captains,Thomas said there is^stronOTfeeling of team unityamong the swimme^mis yea^^A lot of us are really good friends, so that helped, he said at theend of the season. Thomas, cheering on his teammates during races also promotes unity. He competes in the 50 yard freestyle, 200 yard and 400yard freestyle relays.Freshmen Samantha Hughes and Alisha Chen strikea pose in the middle of their hip-hop competitionpiece at a basketball game. For the poms team,unison is as important as unity when they practicetheir routines. After months of practice, the teamship-hop dance landed them apixth place finish atNationals. Everybody really loves hip-hop dancesthe best, Hughes sarakThJlyre the most fun andthe easiest to get looseDuring the home basketball game against Edge-wood, senior Bobby Santarossa goes in for a lay-up during warm-ups. Santarossa earned a fullscholarship to the iJ^Versity a^Saint Francis in FortWayne to play football. He also hopes to contribute to the Saint Francis golf team. As a basketballplayer, Santarossa had to sit out last years seasonbecause of a shoulder injury incurred during football, but he healed enough to play this season.□ 102 a winter sports a
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