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Lady Pack win the 7th/8th Grade Girls State Championship

After a season where they went 14-0, Lady Pack went into the Semi Finals against versus Linn Benton. After a well deserved win, they went onto the Championship Game against Lady Liberty from Seattle. To start the game, Lady Pack brought with them an amended version of the Battleground War Cry   In case you were wondering what the team were chanting in the pre-game huddle. Repeated a few times: Olivia: Power of the Wolf. Team: Strength of the…

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Fun Facts About Rugby!

FACT ONE The sport of rugby is named after Rugby School, where the game was first played. The game is said to have been invented in 1823 when William Webb Ellis caught the ball while playing a game of football* at school, and ran to the goal with it. Although there is doubt about whether this actually happened, Webb Ellis is still remembered as the sport’s inventor and the winner of the Rugby Union World Cup, held every four…

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