Many teams adopt a ritual or an action that they perform before every game, match or set. Perry High’s own sports teams are no exception.

To start, the Puma Baseball Team has a not-so-common tradition -when heading out to away games, the boys listen to High School Musical’s “ Bet On It” to get them pumped up and ready to play.

Common in most sports teams, Puma Cross Country surrounds each other in a massive group huddle and they pray together before every track meet.

“It gets us prepared and motivated for the race” Senior Gabby Ybarra, cross country runner, states.

In league with the Cross Country team, Perry Football also prays before every game. The prayer is led by head coach Preston Jones, followed by all football players.

The Pumas’ basketball team has one of the most peculiar superstitions. They always eat sunflower seeds when heading to an away game. It helps the team get focused for the game in the other team’s home court.

However one staple is becoming a sport wide tradition- the Athlete Bleach. Where (mostly) male athletes are bleaching sections or all of their locks for a show of support.

It’s becoming a ritual around the country, as it brings the teams together and makes them feel as if they are all a family. When asked how he feels about bleaching his hair for playoffs, Dillon McCabe says, “It makes us feel united”.

Every team has their own ritual and tradition that spans years. These traditions shows how teams can be unique together.

The team that preys, eats, and bleaches hair together, stays and plays together.