Showing up for a sporting event is a necessity for everyone, but especially Superfan Captains. Being a Superfan Captain comes with a lot of responsibility, making sure the student section is alive and cheering throughout the entire game. As once done by our youngest captain Miguel Van der Mensbrugghe. He was chosen among five seniors to be a leader of the student section. “It felt good because it was nice to know that making myself look like a fool (in the student section) for two years paid off,” Van der Mensbrugghe, 11.

Getting students to show up for home games is not a struggle that the captains have to worry about, but the most entertaining part is the theme that they come up with. Throughout the season, the Superfan Captains come up with a theme to get the student section united. “We try having a decent theme that people would be inclined to try on,” Van der Mensbrugghe, 11. While the Sectional and Regional games were held at our very own Gorden Straley Field, this week the team travels up two hours to face Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. The environment will be different and few students will make the trip, “I would not be surprised if not many people showed up to the semi-state game, but I fully expect a big crowd at State” Van der Mensbrugghe,11.

As the youngest captain, Miguel Van der Mensbrugghe, will have a year of experience leading the student section as he can learn and take one more year of spirit leadership.