That name again?
No, that's not a mistake on the Westbrook boys soccer roster. The Blue Blazes have five players with the first name Zachary or Zachariah on this year's squad – Zach Johnson, Zach Souza, Zach Good, Zach Russell and Zach Huggard.
The name Zachary, by the way, was the 22nd-most popular baby name in 1990 and 1991 and 16th most-popular in 1992, according to the Social Security Administration.
The Blue Blazes think pink
The Westbrook girls soccer team is sporting pink soccer socks for its home games, as a way to promote breast cancer awareness, and the Blue Blazes have made the cause their team fundraiser this season.
"We see it somehow every day as adults," Westbrook Coach Vincent Aceto said. "It could be 'my mother-in-law had it,' or 'my grandmother had it.' Just to make an impact somehow, it's what we're doing."
Some statistics to consider in regards to breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society:
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