T-shirts made to celebrate
(Donnellson, IA)
Monday evening, the Central Lee boys basketball team will play in the first state basketball tournament in the school's history.
You can imagine the excitement at that school.
In a matter of 24 hours, 1100 t-shirts were sold.
The money will help pay the expenses of the trip to Des Moines.
But these aren't your ordinary t-shirts.
There's a bit of a story behind them.
"On the back it says enjoy the ride and has an inverted roller coaster...kind of like the Batman ride at Six Flags. We told our kids all along if you ever make the state tournament, it's going to be the greatest ride of your life. Just like the Batman, you might be apprehensive, you might be nervous, but it's worth taking the ride," says coach Clay Vass.
Also on the back, the hawks in the front row of the roller coaster are wearing numbered jerseys.
09 is for this year's team.
O4, 03, and 75 stand for three teams in the past that came very close to making the state tournament, but didn't.
Coach Vass tells KHQA this symbolizes taking those teams with them to Des Moines this weekend.
If you'd like to wish the team good luck, there is a send off ceremony at 1:30 this Sunday.
The game itself is Monday night at 6:35.
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