in New England, with 71 teams in 40 sports. Some of the atypical sports include squash, curling, golf, ultimate disc, crew, sailing, water polo, and rugby. The most popular athletics program at Brookline High School is ultimate disc with participation of over 110 students in 2017. Since 1894, the Brookline High football team has played rival Newton North High School in the traditional Thanksgiving Day game. This is one of the oldest high school football rivalries in Massachusetts and on the list of high school football rivalries (100 years+). In 2007, the Brookline High School boys cross country team made history by winning the first ever Nike Team Nationals northeast regional meet by just one point over Danbury High School at Bowdin Park, New York. They went on to place 7th at Nike Team Nationals in Portland, Oregon. In addition to the 2007 campaign, in the 2006 and 2009 seasons the team placed 3rd at the Massachusetts Division 1 State Meet, in 2005 they finished 2nd, and on November 20, 2010, won their second state championship, giving them their fifth top 3 finish in six years and second 1st-place finish in four. On November 19, 2011, they won their third state championship, for a run of three championships in five years. In 2005, the Brookline High School rugby team captured the DI New England Championship, its first since 1987. In 2009, the team captured the DII title in the NERFU tournament in Pembroke, New Hampshire. The rugby players defeated Belmont 29–0 to win the New England title for the second time in five years (first in DII). In 2014, the rugby team again won the DII rugby state championship against Milton High School under head coach Craig Mackenzie. The rugby team again had successful seasons in 2015 and 2016, making it to the finals and semi finals in both years. In 2014, Brookline High School rebranded their athletics program's identity. The new logo featured a Spartan Warrior's helmet, successor to the arrowhead logo. A new color scheme was introduced as well, as navy blue replaced royal blue. In 2013, the boys crew team took home their first national championship; the winning lightweight double featured athletes who would later go on to row on the Cornell and Princeton lightweight teams. In 2014, the boys took a bronze at nationals in the openweight double, only to win another national title in the