A crowd full of people cheering for the one school and town that means the most to them. This team is not a professional team or a college team, this is small town high school team. It is not until you move out of this town and come back that you realize how awesome it is to grow up in a small town. Being apart of a small town is one of the best feelings in the world. Somewhere you can call your friend’s grandparents, aunts, uncles, parents, and siblings by name. Now some would think that knowing everyone would be a bad thing but when you come back and people shout out your name and say hello when you walk in the gym, is one of the best feelings around. My little sister goes to Tehachapi High School and plays on the “Warrior” varsity volleyball team, playing with the same number jersey that I once wore when I was in high school. I did not realize the intensity of a small town crowd until I was part of the crowd as we all watched our high school take on our rival high school. Rivalries exist between many teams be it high school, college, or professional, but I believe that the best rivalries exist between a small town high school and their rival school. It feels as if every person from the town comes out to support the team and they all scream and cheer as if they were still in high school. I was completely blown away by the amount of pride that alumni and people from the town have towards their alma mater. Everyone in the crowd was on their feet cheering on the team the entire time which I think lead the team to their victory. In my small town they say, “Once a Warrior, Always a Warrior!” and going back to watch my old team play definitely proved this old saying to be true.
Stephanie J.
Kin 332i Sec 0767
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