Provided by: SMT writer Beth Farrah
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and the Richland Lady Rebels showed their support by hosting a fundraiser during their game against the Malden Lady Greenwave in the Dig Pink game on October 2nd. Every year, the volleyball teams trade their shoelaces, headbands, and jerseys for pink attire to show their support for those who have been affected by breast cancer.
To raise money for the Ben Kruse 18 Fore Life Foundation, the volleyball team sold volleyballs and breast cancer awareness T-shirts. In addition to the sales, they also sold raffle tickets for a chance to win one of two prize baskets or a breast cancer awareness blanket. The team also sold pink, paper volleyballs for $1 to hang in the school’s hallway in honor of a survivor or in memory of a loved one lost to breast cancer.
The school also got involved with the cause, encouraging students and faculty members to wear pink in honor of the breast cancer survivors. Throughout the hallways, the volleyball team hung up signs and quotes that they created to give confidence and courage to breast cancer patients or families who have lost a loved one to cancer.
The girls played hard but Malden pulled ahead leaving the first game 25 to 17. Richland junior, Katlynn Rofkahr, gave the Rebels a lead by serving five times in a row, earning them the first five points of the game. The second game was back and forth but Malden eventually took the win, leaving the score at 25 to 19. Junior Mackenzie Williams, a middle hitter for the Richland Rebels, was the lead hitter for both games; alongside senior Baylee Taylor, Richland’s setter, who had the most assists.
The Malden Greenwave left with two victories in tow but overall, the Hits for Hope game was a success.
