From a post on Inside Cheerleading.com:
Each April during the Cheerleading and Dance Worlds, the USASF recognizes the achievements and contributions of leaders within the industry. This Friday, honorees will be unveiled at the VIP Awards Ceremony in Orlando, Florida.Inside Cheerleading magazine has partnered with the USASF to present the Gym Owner of the Year Award.
From an article in The Vista Online:
University of Central Oklahoma has added to their list of championship titles this season by winning the NCA and NDA Collegiate National Championship for Coed Intermediate.
UCO beat 13 other teams on April 10, including some bigger schools from around the nation. UCO beat Georgia State, Michigan, West Point, Lindenwood, and North Texas. Also entered into the same competition were two other Oklahoma colleges. Eastern Oklahoma State finished 13th, and Oral Roberts University finished 9th.
From an article in TimesWV.com:
In the same year that Fairmont State University fielded a cheerleading team as a sport rather than as a club, the group had a chance to “Bring It On” when the group took second place in a national competition last week in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Only the team from Hawaii Pacific University scored higher among the 10 teams that competed in the All-Girl Division II section of the National Cheerleading Association’s Collegiate Cheer Championships. The Fairmont State team competed April 9 and 10.
From an article in PR-USA.net:
The infinity All Stars took home first place and the title of Regional Champions at the West Cost Regional Championships held at Six Flags Magic Mountain March 15th, which featured more than 75 teams from across Southern California. The team won the title against all odds, beating out programs more than twice their size that have been around three times as long. Entering their second season this June, infinity All Stars is ready for this up coming competition season.
Launched in February 2009, CheerCrowd.com was designed to give cheerleaders a place to interact online with fellow cheerleaders, fans, recruiters, coaches, choreographers, and parents. Nick Ferguson, one of the founders of CheerCrowd.com, came up with the concept while he was training aspiring cheerleaders in a gym. He realized the need for this online cheerleading community when he noticed the close involvement of the parents with the kids. He believed this site would allow parents to stay involved with their kids cheerleading programs while giving the opportunity as well for the cheerleaders to stay in contact with each other off the mat. As cheerleaders progress through their academic and professional careers, our site will allow them to always stay connected. Coaches and recruiters will benefit from a constant influx of new talent joining our site.
Since its inception in 2007, CheerCrowd.com not only gained popularity among our potential users, but proves to continue to show the promise that Cheercrowd.com will be the premier networking site for all aspects of cheerleading.
From an article in Mydesert.com:
A Coachella Valley competitive cheer team lost its first place title in a recent competition because a coach competed with the teenagers.
The 18-person team was down two girls to injuries the morning of the March 8 competition and then another was in a car crash on the way to the Live! Los Angeles competition — something the team found out 30 minutes before performing.
Divine AllStars Cheer and Dance of Simi Valley was the only other team in the division and was given first place.
From an article on delmarvanow.com:
Dedication and love of the sport is what it takes to commit six to 10 hours a week to practice for a team over two hours away, but for competitive cheerleaders Kristen Morris and Chelsea Lahey it’s also about the team.
The next competition for the girls is Worlds, the best of the best. There are teams from across the globe competing for that one title. Lahey and Morris have been practicing with the Twisters nonstop for Worlds and feel like they are ready to take over Orlando.
“We practice like no other team, we condition each practice with a 2-mile run and focus on our goal,” Lahey said. “It’s a great place to meet people from around the world, but we know everyone wants a Worlds ring.”
From an article in the WLKY.com website.
University of Louisville sophomore Kristie Grubb suffered an injury during practice Wednesday night. She’s listed in fair condition at University Hospital after suffering from bruising on the brain.
Grubb was practicing a standard move called a stunt double down. Grubb was the “flyer,” the girl tossed in the air. When she came down, she hit her head on the shoulder of one of her teammates.
Todd Sharp, UofL’s head cheerleading coach, witnessed the accident.
“The fact that she did hit her head, we thought it was important to go ahead and call an ambulance and be safe rather than sorry,” Sharp told WLKY in a phone interview. “Fortunately, we did that.”
Grubb is expected to recover fully. See the full story here….
From an article in Ocean City Today
(April 3, 2009) Four local Nor’Eastern Storm cheer squads will join hundreds of other East Coast teams for the Reach the Beach All Star & College Internationals this weekend at the Ocean City convention center.
From an article on HonolulaAdvertiser.com
Cheer808 Inc. is Hawaii’s first inter-island all star cheerleading program. This non-profit organization is extremely excited to showcase their talent at this weekend’s competition. Under program director and head coach Travis Thomason, Cheer808 will showcase Hawaii’s FIRST ever special needs cheer team, along with five other competitive teams, including one from Maui!
Cheer808’s big debut kicks off this Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, the 4th at 3:30 p.m. at the Waikiki Shell. Their teams include the Special Needs Team, Youth Team Imi’ ike, Junior Team Ekahi, Senior Team Laulima, Open Team Pohaku and Cheer808 Lahaina Elite. Each team is looking to claim a win this weekend at the Shell and the community is encourage to come out and show some ‘Aloha Sprit’ to support our local youth.
