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Thanks to all of your votes, the top ten teams will now receive a $2,500 Gear Up Grant to purchase essential sports equipment and a year supply of CooperVision contact lenses! Check out these amazing stories and see why these teams deserved the cash!

Dryden Varsity Girls Swim Team

Submitted by Dryden Swimming on Fri, 2010-06-25 07:05
Dryden Varsity Girls Swim Team

What will we do with the money?

Purchase 5…

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Gary Enoch, Boys Soccer Coach, Illinois Valley High School

Submitted by gary.enoch on Thu, 2010-06-24 12:21
Gary Enoch, Boys Soccer Coach, Illinois Valley High School

My name is Gary Enoch, and I am the boys soccer coach at Illinois Valley High School in Cave Junction,…

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Kahuku High School Girls Volleyball Visualizing Success Gear Up for Sports

Submitted by chekalama on Fri, 2010-06-25 22:58
Kahuku High School Girls Volleyball Visualizing Success Gear Up for Sports

Why does our team deserve to win it?

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Victor Marching Blue Devils

Submitted by tpalomaki on Mon, 2010-06-21 20:52
Victor Marching Blue Devils

The Victor Marching Blue Devils have been performing and competing in and around New York State since 1982, starting in…

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Polo Grant

Submitted by Stephanie Possell on Thu, 2010-06-24 21:31
Polo Grant

Water polo was the first Olympic team sport and has a history and reputation of being both powerful and technical.…

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Blue Wave Aquatics Needs Your Help to Stay Afloat..

Submitted by Blue Wave Aquat... on Fri, 2010-06-25 22:20
Blue Wave Aquatics Needs Your Help to Stay Afloat..

Hi, My name is Sean O’Neill and I am part of the Blue Wave Aquatics Swim Club in Elkhart Indiana.…

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The Grover Cleveland Presidents

Submitted by Connie Ervin on Wed, 2010-06-23 08:53
The Grover Cleveland Presidents

The team would use the grant to purchase:
Soccer Spikes (25)
Goalie Gloves (2 Pair)
Soccer Game Balls (6 Balls)

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Succisa Virescit

Submitted by bmcguire85 on Sat, 2010-06-12 08:34
Succisa Virescit

I started playing soccer when I was four - 21 years later, I guess I'm pretty good. As a teenager,…

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We Need A New Vision...

Submitted by melissa591 on Fri, 2010-06-25 00:27
We Need A New Vision...

Before June 5th, my volleyball team had a great vision of what the season was going to hold for them.…

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Woodstream Christian Academy Bucks – Varsity Basketball Teams

Submitted by cedwards on Fri, 2010-06-25 16:58
Woodstream Christian Academy Bucks – Varsity Basketball Teams

Our school is small, with a total enrollment of approximately 400 students. About 80 of the 400 are…

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