On April 3 at 5 p.m., the club Blue Crew Crazies (BCC) kicked off the baseball season at the Liberty High School Baseball Complex with the Day at the Jay. This event consisted of a ketchup, mustard, relish and hotdog relay, a hotdog-eating contest and kids running the bases at the end of the game.
“We have fantastic Blue Crew Crazies and members who help put this whole thing together. We couldn’t do it without the members, the coaches and Tricia Middleton,” senior Mason Robertson said.
This event debuted last year to showcase the new baseball stadium; from here on out, it will become a yearly tradition. The spirit leaders liked the idea of doing the kick-off party that BCC did last year for the first baseball game, or Opening Day at the Jay. Since the game against Staley on April 3 wasn’t technically the opening game, it was renamed Day at the Jay.
“We still needed to celebrate the team and all they have accomplished, so doing Day at the Jay is perfect,” senior Ava Shaw said.
BCC handed out free hot dogs, Cracker Jacks and water to the fans during the game against Staley. Then, math teachers Kellen Laws, Matt Kiser, Christopher Murphy and senior Cager Grampsas all raced dressed in condiment and hotdog costumes. Grampsas, dressed as a hot dog and he won. When the hot dog eating contest occurred, the three participants had one minute to eat as many hot dogs as possible. Sophomore Jackson Schnieders won, since he was the only one who was able to eat one hot dog. At the end of the game, Staley won 3 to 2, and the kids who signed up to run the bases were able to while being cheered on by BCC.
Up next for BCC, on April 23, their banquet will take place in the cafeteria from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and the seniors in the club will be honoured. After food is provided, the members will move up to the PAC. Here, seniors will be called up to the stage to receive their cords, letter jacket patches and Blue Jay pins and be honoured for their time in BCC.
“I’m excited to watch BCC grow throughout the years, and I’m sure I speak for all the other seniors on that too,” Shaw said.
The new spirit sticks will be handed over to next year’s spirit leaders on May 7 at the Senior Assembly. Until then, catch BCC showcasing spirit for spring sports like track, women’s soccer and men’s tennis.
