By Kacie Leach
After walking through the tower of pink balloons and entering the gymnasium doors, pink is seen in every corner. Pink banners, pink flowers, pink baked goods, and pink clothing bombard the school. The volleyball players wear pink jerseys just for tonight at the Dig Pink match dedicated to breast cancer awareness.
Breast cancer is one of the most widely known illnesses for taking the lives of women and men around the world. As a tribute to breast cancer patients, the women’s volleyball team traveled to Green Valley High School on Monday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. to take them on in the annual Dig Pink game.
The funds brought in by the volleyball match were all donated to the Side-Out Foundation. The Side-Out Foundation is an organization that was created in 2004 with the goal of bringing together coaches and players in order to gain more awareness for breast cancer. “Side-out” is a volleyball term said when a team is serving, and the ball is served outside of the regulated lines. The opposing team gains a point and control of the ball. Thus, the Side-Out Foundation is working towards gaining more knowledge and awareness for the team of breast cancer victims and to retrieve points back on their side against the opposing team of the deadly cancer.
“I really enjoyed attending the Dig Pink match because the existing rivalry between Coronado and Green Valley didn’t exist tonight. The game was all about fundraising money for breast cancer and both schools came together in order to do so,” Andrea Yuen, freshman, said.
Apart from just entry tickets, during the match, raffle tickets for goodie baskets and decorated sweets such as cupcake, were being sold to raise further funds for the foundation.
Although Coronado won the game, the match did not affect either team’s ranking. The Dig Pink match is dedicated solely to raising awareness and having a friendly volleyball game between school rivals.
“I love the Dig Pink game because every year, two teams come together for a common goal, and it’s so much fun,” Chelsey Honrud, volleyball player, said.
