Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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Brandywine's athletic program has also grown since the Bulldogs first ventured onto an athletic field. We have since added new sports such as soccer' and swim- ming, and now have more participants in sports than ever before. But our athletic growth goes far deeper than that. ln a short five-year period, Brandywine has made the remarkable transition from an anemic laughing-stock to an athletic powerhouse. The name '4Bulldogs now represents a school that has been the top power in the Blue Hen Conference for each of the past four years. Trophies representing ten Blue Hen Conference championships, four state championships, three Girls, Suh- urhan Conference titles. four junior varsity crowns, and recognition for a number of other athletic accomplishments fill our overcrowded trophy case. No other Dela- ware school within memory has shot to the top as quickly as has Brandywine. SPORT While we have won numerous awards and great recognition for our individual athletes. the emphasis at Brandywine has always been on the team. Teams dressed in the Blue-and-Wihite are known, respected, and feared for their depth. Should a front-liner falter, Brandywine has someone getting off the bench who will get the job done. Our teams are not grandstanders or showhoats. Wfe stress fundamentals. In foot- hall and basketball. we stress defense: in soccer. positioningg in wrestling. hasic nia- neuvers: in baseball, defense and moving the runnerg and in all sports, condition- ing. In a tight game, the best-conditioned, best-drilled team will generally win. That team is usually Brandywine. Depth and conditioning are useless, however. without that indefinahle usome- thingn that drives an athlete or a team on to a top performance. Some call it Hdesiref, others say it's Hgutsf' others, Hhustlef, At Brandy- wine we call it Hschool spiritf, A Brandywine athlete's school spirit compels him to give'his all for the team and for Brandywine. We are known as much for our spirit as we are for our athletic prowess. Wie come out and support our teamsg we have no such thing as a uminor sportf' Our spirit has led us to where we stand todayg it has established the tradition for Brandywine athletics. With such a spirit. our future in sports appears even brighter' than our highly successful past. 89