The Cheer News

From an article in the Mudgee Guardian

Mudgee High School’s senior cheerleaders have been crowned the best in the nation after winning their division at the Australian championships.

Mudgee High School sent 42 students to compete in three divisions at the national competition, and took fourth and fifth in the senior and junior stunt divisions, as well as taking first prize in the senior pom section.

This is the third successful competition this year for Mudgee High’s cheerleading team, who have already ranked well in the Cheer It Up competition and the state championships.

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From and article in the newsleader.com for Shenandoah Valley:

On a day when all five Shenandoah District cheerleading competition squads brought their ‘A’ game, Wilson Memorial was able to defend its championship Saturday night at Riverheads High School.

It was quite a night for the Hobson sisters.

Literally seconds after Green Hornet senior April Hobson was named district cheerleader of the year, her sister Jennifer Hobson was named district coach of the year.

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From an article in the Tyler Morning Telegraph:

The Moore Middle School Competition team won the highest possible honor at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader contest Sunday, Oct. 12 at Texas Stadium.

The cheerleaders earned the high point award for the grand championship, beating out 22 other teams which included high school squads as well as all star teams. The cheerleaders also placed first in the middle school division, as well as the high point award above all school teams.

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From an article in the Kansas State Collegian

Dannielle Ruoff spent most of her time on the sidelines cheering her team to victories in both junior high and high school. Her athletic talent paid off in college as she cheered on Montana State University-Bozeman and joined an all-star team that traveled through California and Hawaii for competitions.

This is when Ruoff said cheerleading became serious for her, eventually leading her on a coaching path that started at her alma mater, then to Montana State University-Billings and now K-State.

As of Aug. 1, Ruoff is the new personality behind the K-State spirit squad, and her recent arrival was still evident by the unpacked boxes that clogged her renovated office more than a month after her arrival.

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Congratulations to the NCSSE recipients of the 2008 Spirit Industry Awards! It’s the Academy Awards of the Spirit Industry! From “Best Spirit Apparel Catalog/Brochure Design” to “Best New Product or Service,” from”Best Lighting, Sound and Set Design” to “Best Philanthropic Initiative” and many more, peers are recognizing peers for raising the standards of excellence, professionalism and innovation in all areas of the Spirit Industry.  The 2008 Spirit Industry Awards were presented at an exciting gala at the InterContiental Hotel in Chicago, IL  on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. 
 

2008 Competition and Camp Company Awards Recipients

• Best Printed Promotional Piece–UPA–Americup 08 Event Program
• Best Ad–COA Cheer and Dance–Monopoly Gameboard Ad
• Leadership Award–Margie Willis–COA

2008 Affiliate Company Awards Recipients

• Best Website–Nfinity Shoes–nfinityshoes.com
• Best New Product–Core Athletics–Back Hand Spring Machine
• Best New Service–Nfinity–Nfinity Nation
• Best Ad–Pyra–”Stunt Doubles”
• Leadership Award–Debbie Bracewell–NCSSE

2008 Merit Award Recipients

• Best Coaches Conference–National Coaches Conference–CheerCon 25th Anniversary
• Best Philanthropic Initiative–COA Cheer and Dance–CHEERforLIFE/DANCEforLIFE Ronald McDonald House
• Spirit Industry Collaboration Award–The Australian Project–Nfinity Shoes, Core Athletics, AdPro, Pom Express, Rockwood Jewelry, Power Pows

AND

• The JAM Rewards–JAMfest, COA, America’s Best, GSSA, Great Lakes, Coastal Corporation, Spirit Innovations, Power Consulting, Spirit Ready Sportswear, Aloha Spirit

From and article in the Tahlequah Daily Press:

At halftime, the Keys High School cheer team presented the state championship trophy to the school after it won the state championship in the small co-ed division last week in Norman.

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