One of Pink Out Week’s most popular events happened a few weeks ago under the lights of Pioneer Stadium.
Team BB’s, coached by Nehemiah Kolone and his fellow coaches, won the Powderpuff Championship game thanks to their confidence going into the tournament.
“I think we had a pretty good shot going into it because I felt we had the best athletes,” Kolone said. “It felt good to just show up and win since it’s my senior year.”
Not all the credit can go to the coaches though, as they had many key players that aided their victory, such as Senior Alyssa Thomas who has a plethora of experience on the field.
“I’ve played in Powderpuff for three years now,” Thomas said. “I won last year with my other team, 2H2G.”
The head of Pink Out Week, Ms. Jody Webber, said she loves watching the girls get the opportunity to play a sport they don’t get to play and compete against each other.
“One of my favorite moments during Powderpuff was a few years ago when I saw Coach Johnson laughing at the girls’ competitiveness and telling one of his players why he couldn’t play like them,” Webber said. “As a kid I always wanted to play football, but when I was a kid we didn’t have those opportunities and I love that girls can play football and have fun in today’s world.”
The Powderpuff game isn’t the only highlight of Pink Out Week as there are many other events hosted by our students and staff.
“I really enjoy Pink Out Week here because of all the fun events like the cornhole tournament or the cookie bake sales,” Thomas said.
Pink Out Week runs deeper than just the games and events that take place.
“I think about Coach K, she was an amazing person and it’s sad Earth doesn’t have her presence anymore,” Ms. Webber said about the former girls basketball coach and math teacher at the high school who passed away from cancer a few years ago. “She was a beautiful example of how to live life, and she’s a reason we keep pushing when life gets hard.”
There’s so many people impacted by cancer, which is why this week is so important to Kolone.
“It’s pretty important to me because I’ve had a lot of family impacted by cancer, and being able to show up and support them is very important to me,” Kolone said.
Fighting to end cancer is something to embrace and support because it has so many effects on people and their families, according to Webber.
“Everyone has been touched by cancer, and it’s worth fighting against because if we cure one, we can cure them all,” Webber said.
