`WE REFUSE TO LOSE' HART HIGH READY TO DEFEND ITS TITLE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer NEWHALL - Hoping to keep the winning tradition alive, Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
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Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. Championship against Mira Costa High School Mira Costa High School (MCHS), (Costa) is a secondary school located in Manhattan Beach, California which first began operating in its city in 1950. Mira Costa is ranked as the 214th Best high school in the United States according to MSNBC's Best 1000 High Schools. of Manhattan Beach. ``We just have to win. We have to win,'' said Charles Holton, 16, a senior, as he danced in nervous anticipation around the campus. ``We refuse to lose. We're Hart.'' As Jennifer Smith, 16, and Adam Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. , 15, painted signs reading ``Go Hart,'' Smith said that the school's spirit has soared in recent days. ``There are a lot of emotions going through us right now,'' Smith said. ``It gives us a good name. It definitely gives us pride. ``We're all hyped up and excited. We're ready to see Hart win.'' Former football player Jeff Wollin, 18, a senior, said that more spirit will be shown Friday during the season's final pep rally. ``Tomorrow we're all going to get totally pumped up,'' Wollin said. Before players take to the field at 7 p.m. tonight at Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. Stadium, they worked through their final practice Thursday afternoon. With a thundering rumble of cleats, the team took the field Thursday afternoon for a light warm-up. As the team did short runs, worked on positions and gathered in a massive huddle, a camera crew prepared some practice highlights to be played when the game is aired on Fox Sports West. Linebacker Kyle Hollis, 17, said the big game would test the team. ``We've won the last two years, so there's a lot of pressure,'' a suited-up Hollis said on Thursday. ``Last year we didn't even lose a game.'' Two losses this year have united the team members to work harder to win. ``We're going to go out and show everybody that we're still the top team,'' Hollis said. ``A lot of people have been doubting us.'' Defensive backs Jared Garns and Cole Cannon have been working to keep the team focused and energized. ``This team has a sense of camaraderie like no other team,'' Garns said. ``It's the feeling you get from the classroom to the locker room to the field. We're like family.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Hart High students make a pep rally sign to cheer on their school's football team, which is preparing to defend its title against Mira Costa in the CIF Division III championship game. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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