Hacky sack and physical media- two blasts from the past that are making a comeback, with one specifically has become more prevalent in the school halls and courtyards this year. Hacky sack has taken Lightridge by storm as more people are playing this game at lunch, flex and really any free time they have.

Hacky sack is a game that rose to prevalence in the 1990s, where the goal is to keep a small, round beanbag in the air by passing to other players in a circle.

“It’s fun because there’s a bunch of new things you can try to do with it,” said Mason Lecker, a junior who is a captain of the Bolts Hacky Sack team, “like new techniques, putting on your back, putting on your foot, and just trying to get better and learn new things.”

Senior Brayden Zirkle seems to be the person responsible for bringing the game to Lightridge.

“So I thought I’d play it for fun at lunch one day, and it really caught on,” said Zirkle, “and everybody started playing it with us, and I think that’s when it became a really big hit, and then we continued to play it from there.”

As a team, Lightridge is ranked #13 in the southeastern high school rankings done by the Southern Sack Instagram account.

“It was kind of like, it’s like a joke almost,” said Zirkle, “but it was just kind of cool to see how we actually were recognized in the South area.”

Even though seniors started this popular trend at Lightridge, they hope juniors, sophomores and freshmen start playing.

“So I think it’ll probably continue next year for kids that just want to get out of class and go do something,” said Zirkle, “…and I think kids will really try and play games like hacky sack, spikeball, and cornhole just more often.”