The stands were filled with students wearing black trash bags as ponchos. Rain was not going to stop Williston’s newest club, The Wildest Cats, from having a rowdy debut.

Williston Girls Varsity Soccer tied Worcester 0-0, but with the volume at Sawyer Field, you’d think that it was a championship game. Students joined together in several chants in support for their peers playing in a tough game in wet conditions. Several football players even painted their chests and helped lead the cheers.

Students screaming chants like “I believe that we will win” could be clearly heard across the bridge and in Ford Hall for hours.

Ms. Erin Davey, the team’s coach, mentioned at a school assembly on September 17th that she had never seen more school spirit at a high school athletic event.

“I have had the pleasure of coaching many night games, in my 5 years at Williston,” she noted, “but never have I seen that amount of school spirit from our fans. I was thoroughly impressed.”

 The next week, the crowd grew even larger, and this time the theme was a bright-out, filling the stands with a rainbow of different outfits of cheering. Whether or not students were officially signed up for the club, they joined in on the fun.

 The girls lost 2-1 but Ms. Davey mentioned how much of an impact the fans showing had on the game.

 “It provides a different atmosphere for the team that we don’t get during our afternoon or away games. The environment alone gets the team pumped, focused, and ready to play,” Ms. Davey said. “At times, we have to remember to collect ourselves,” she added, “so that we don’t get too excited or overly nervous, but it’s an outstanding atmosphere both for the girls and for us as coaches.”

 One of the club’s founders, Marie Innarelli ’15, spoke about the motives behind the most popular new club. “We decided to start the Wildest Cats because we really wanted to see more excitement around campus. We are hoping to gain more of a sense of school pride.” She added “We want people to want to go to the games.”

 When asked about how she wanted to see the club grow, Innarelli said, “We hope to get a good turnout at all sorts of events whether it be sports or art related. We hope to gradually, with the help of fundraisers to be able to distribute foam fingers and horns and other things to make these as rowdy as possible,” Innarelli added.

 “We will also pick different themes for various events to really encourage a sense of cohesiveness throughout the student body.”

 The Wildest Cats would like everyone to check their emails and watch out for when they’ll be making group appearances at night games. They want everyone to get involved and to cheer on their peers like never before.

 Go to a game to see just why the Wildest Cats have a long future ahead at Williston.