Springbrook’s sports teams have been wearing pink to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month this October by wearing items such as pink ribbon, shirts, and socks.

For the eighth year in a row, Springbrook’s volleyball team has been raising Breast Cancer Awareness with its “Dig Pink” fundraiser and game.

A large majority of Montgomery County volleyball teams participate in “Dig Pink”. Volleyball teams sell clothes to the student body and donate the money to breast cancer research. One game of each season is dedicated to “Dig Pink”.

“It definitely lifts the spirit up! We get excited cause we get to decorate the gym all pink and we have special dig pink jerseys. We put a lot of effort into it, but it all pays off because at the end of the day, we’re contributing to a good cause,”volleyball captain Rania Antar said.

The junior varsity and varsity “Dig Pink” games will be held Wednesday Oct. 21 against Blair.

Field hockey also held a similar fundraiser to volleyball called “Stick It To Cancer.” Players sold bracelets and took donations for “The Red Devils,” a local organization that supports breast cancer patients and their families.

“My mother has been fighting breast cancer for the past year, and there are so many women currently fighting, young, and old, and it is incredibly important to spread awareness, especially starting with high school girls,” varsity field hockey Coach Rebekah Harrison said.

The field hockey girls wore pink ribbons and face paint at their game Wednesday Oct. 14 against Clarksburg.

Varsity cheer is also doing a fundraiser by collecting change in a water jug in the main office. Their coach, Tameka Johnson, is a breast cancer survivor. The team is donating to Shay Sharpe’s Pink Wishes, an organization that grants wishes to women with terminal cancer. People can also donate to this organization online. The cheerleaders also wore pink bows to the game on Friday and will wear shirts from the organization at Hang Up.

Football has no specific breast cancer game, but players can be seen wearing pink socks, gloves, and long sleeve shirts throughout the season. However, Friday Oct. 16th all Springbrook students are encouraged to wear pink to the football game against Paint Branch.

“I do not know each player’s personal motives for wearing pink, but I believe in my heart it’s to show support.  My grandmother was a breast cancer survivor so it is a cause I take very seriously and believe my players do as well,” football Coach Lomax said.

Lomax explained that he would like to have a specific breast cancer awareness game next year, but for all the players to have the same gear is expensive and some players can not afford to buy other things besides the necessities.

Varsity girls soccer will also be holding a game dedicated to breast cancer awareness on Wednesday, Oct. 21, but they will not be raising money. They will wear tie dye shirts to school and pink ribbons.