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Caity Healy<\/strong> | Managing Editor<\/span><\/p>\n In 1978, one of the first recorded Powder Puff games \u2014 now referred to as the Power Puff game \u2014 made its way to Oregon College of Education. Off-campus, dressed in all black, took on On-Campus, sporting lighter colors. In an intense match \u2014 with the male cheerleaders hyping up the spectators \u2014 the Off-Campus team took the win 22-0. Flash forward to 2019, and the scoreboard looked pretty similar.<\/span><\/p>\n Although this is being referred to as the 40-year anniversary, the game actually goes back at least 41 years. 41 years of On-Campus versus Off-Campus with a very obvious trend \u2014 the win typically goes to Off-Campus. 2019 was no exception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The cold weather and rain couldn\u2019t put a stop to the energy of the two teams on Oct. 18. As the black-shirted Off-Campus went head-to-head against the pink-shirted On-Campus, it was clear that the ones in black wouldn\u2019t hold back. Immediately, player D-Dre Wright caught a pass and ran the ball all the way into the end-zone without being touched by a single player. The Off-Campus team took the first touchdown of the game just 20 seconds into the competition. In 2018, when On-Campus narrowly lost to Off-Campus with a tight score of 7-6, D-Dre Wright was one of the On-Campus MVPs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After the first touchdown, the play continued to be one-sided with On-Campus constantly on defense. Score after score, the game went into halftime with Off-Campus up 19-0.<\/span><\/p>\n The teams huddled at the half to figure out adjustments needed for the second half. After a lengthy break, the teams made their way back and the play began again. Similar to the first half, Off-Campus was on offense for most of the remainder of the game. However, On-Campus was able to hold them off, preventing them from scoring again in the entire half. But, On-Campus wasn\u2019t able to find the endzone either, leaving the final score 19-0 in favor of Off-Campus. In the common theme of Power Puff competition, Off-Campus was once again victorious.<\/span><\/p>\n Senior Mikaela Wong, a fourth-time Off-Campus player and fourth-time winner, shared how the win felt for her and her team.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019d think I\u2019d get used to it by now but it\u2019s the same level of excitement every year,\u201d Wong said. Wong went on to explain how the team was able to secure the win more easily this year, rather than the narrow win in 2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe really just settled in and had three really simple plays and kept running those over and over again. Last year, the plays were more complicated,\u201d Wong explained. Player Rachel Koljesky added that, \u201ceveryone was definitely open with communication if they didn\u2019t know or if they weren\u2019t comfortable with their position so we could change it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2019\/10\/Powerpuff9c-1024x816.jpg\")
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