Two Hamilton County high school volleyball teams will host Pink Out matches Sept. 22 to raise scholarship funds for the MaryEllen Locher Foundation.
Hixson High School will face Soddy-Daisy High School in a match at Hixson, while Ooltewah will play against Cleveland High at Ooltewah High School.
The teams will accept donations for the MaryEllen Locher Foundation at the gate. Proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for students from Hixson and Ooltewah.
“Breast cancer impacts not only the patient, but their family as well,” said Hixson High School longtime volleyball coach Janet Tate, adding that HHS raised $800 for the MaryEllen Locher Foundation in 2010. “Our players have family and friends who have personally fought breast cancer. We want to honor the parents who have been touched by the disease and support an organization that offers hope to their children.”
Pink will be the color of the evening as players dressed in pink uniforms take the court in the schools’ gyms, decorated with pink balloons and ribbons. Hixson’s junior varsity will play at 5 p.m. with a varsity match at 6 p.m. Ooltewah’s freshmen will play at 4:15 p.m., with a junior varsity game at 5:15 p.m. and a varsity game at 6:15 p.m.