Support comes in many different shapes and sizes. Courtesy of the yearbook staff.As the new school season rolls around, so do fall and early winter sports. With that, the girls wrestling and tennis coach came up with something new for the wrestling girls to do: girl athletes supporting other girl athletes. Head coach, Barb Morgan, noticed that at some girl’s sporting events, there was a lack of audience and support–especially at away games. Because of that, Morgan came up with the idea for girl athletes supporting girl athletes.

  “I absolutely loved going to watch the other girl athletes. It brought us closer as a team, and brought us closer to other female athletes,” said junior wrestler Lexani Brown.

  Last week a few girls went to the Sedro vs. Bellingham volleyball game. The wrestlers stayed and watched and supported the C-Team, JV, and Varsity games. During and after the game the wrestling girls hung out and talked to all the volleyball girls.

  “We both loved having the wrestling girls at our volleyball game. It was so much fun to have them hang out with us after the game,” agreed JV players Kylee Bryan and Angelina Vaith.

  Having school pride and school spirit at away games made the volleyball players feel supported, instead of leaving them with empty bleachers and no love.

  “It is a very good way of showing school spirit and support. It shows other girls that what they do is appreciated and people do notice the hard work that they put into getting where they are,” said junior Eleanor Fair.

  Each week Morgan sends out a text to all of the girls, informing them on all the the athletic events happening throughout the week. Whether it’s soccer, volleyball, swim, or cross country, the wrestlers try to at least go to an away game of each sport. They travel there together and leave together, feeling like they really made a positive impact on the other athletes and on themselves. It’s kind of like a personal hype team for each individual athletic team.

  Morgan wants to promote the support of both girls and athletes. She also wants to use this as an  opportunity to show that girls wrestling isn’t as intimidating as it seems. Since the start of this, the team has recruited somewhere from three to six girls–with the hope of gaining more.

  The idea of girls supporting girls is a boost of support and love for female athletes.