The haka has long been part of the Mesa High School football tradition, a pregame war cry that signifies strength and unity. On Friday afternoon, during a send-off luncheon for offensive ...

It appears football players at Jefferson High School in Portland, Ore., in 2007 were the first to perform the haka before a varsity game. The players slapped their chests, stamped their feet and ...

The 15-yard penalty was worth it, Jefferson High School football players said. Seven years ago, the Democrats began every game with a traditional Polynesian dance called the haka. It's an ...

Hawaii coach June Jones on Monday said his team would continue performing a pregame Maori war dance called a "haka," despite being penalized for it Saturday at Louisiana Tech, where the Warriors ...

Football teams for BYU and Hawaii have also previously performed the Haka. There is also a “How to Haka” tutorial on the Arizona Wildcats YouTube page that was uploaded on Aug. 28, 2012. Watch ...

They let out a yell to begin a chant -- the ... Jefferson football team dances the Haka. Published: Nov. 20, 2007, 5:46 p.m. By . Kraig Scattarella, The Oregonian; ...

AUBURN HILLS, MI - MARCH 21: Band members from the Akron Zips perform against the Virginia Commonwealth Rams during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at at The Palace of ...

Like the game of football itself, the War Chant was created by and for its own students. In the mid-1980s, the student body at FSU created the tomahawk chop motion and vocal accompaniment, ...