pep rally

It’s the week of distractions for players and coaches, with interviews, banquets, pep rallies and constant phone calls seeking tickets.

Somewhere JV cheerleaders chant “Fight!” like it is a pep rally.

This month, Junipero Serra High School in Gardena had a pep rally to celebrate the achievements of what might be its least conventional team: its cutting-edge space squad.

The youth movement was in full swing on the live radio broadcast from the pep rally, where catcher Logan O’Hoppe invited his father to grab a microphone and join the show.

The Dodgers traditionally celebrate the arrival of a new season with a fan festival at Dodger Stadium, where tens of thousands of fans gather for what is essentially a pep rally.