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[USPRwire, Fri Jun 05 2009] The 2009 season marks the 15th year that the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) and the Universal Dance Association (UDA) have held their National Championships at the Walt Disney World® Resort.

Between them, the Universal Cheerleaders Association and the Universal Dance Association host four premier, large events, bringing a total of 12,000 cheerleading and dance teams to the event venues, including Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex and the Indiana Jones Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studio.

All four National Championships are televised on ESPN and ESPN2, as part of a partnership with Varsity, the parent company of Universal Cheerleading Association and Universal Dance Association. The events include:
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Sebring High Cheerleaders Are 9th In Prestigious National Contest.

SEBRING – The Sebring High School Varsity Co-Ed cheerleaders advanced to the final round of the National High School CheerleadingChampionship, the most prestigious cheerleading contest in the country. They placed ninth in the nation, against 17 other top squadsfrom across the country.

The NHSCC is held at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN2 to more than 100 million homes and 32 countries nationwide each year.

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via The News Herald: Breaking news coverage for Southgate, MI.

The Carlson cheerleading team capped a great season with a second straight Michigan High School Athletic Associa-tion Division 2 state championship in Grand Rapids Saturday.

The Marauders domi-nated the Division 2 com-petition, winning each of the three rounds and scor-ing 807.1184 points.

Carlson’s point total was the second highest in the state finals regardless of division. Only Division 1 Rochester (811.2480) scored higher.

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From an article at Inside Cheerleading:

We will be hosting the Purple & Gold National Cheer & Dance Championships in Baton Rouge, La. at the RiverCenter on March 7-8, 2009 and the National Challenge Cheer & Dance Championships in Athens, Ga. at the Classic Center on March 14-15, 2009.

The competitions are both open to all teams  All Star, school and youth league  with no qualification required. We will also offer individual, duet, and trio competitions for both cheer and dance.

For the National Challenge in Athens, GA visit our web site at http://www.nationalgymnasticschallenge.com/

For the Purple & Gold Championships in Baton Rouge, LA visit http://www.purpleandgold.info/.

You can also call USA Sports Production at (317) 891-8260 or by email to info@usasportsproduction.com for information about either competition.

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From a story on MSNBC.com

Corpus Christi played host to the South Texas Open Championships on Sunday. KRIS 6 Sports spent the day with the cheerleaders themselves in order to bring you this exclusive behind the scenes look at the real world of competitive cheerleading.

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Rookies division

1st Place: Bayside 
2nd Place: Suntree/Viera 
3rd Place: Sebastian 

Mighty Mites division

1st Place: West Melbourne 
2nd Place: Melbourne 
3rd Place: Merritt Island 

Pee Wees division

1st Place: Port St. John 
2nd Place: Suntree/Viera 
3rd Place: Bayside 

Bantams division

1st Place: West Melbourne 
2nd Place: Suntree/Viera 
3rd Place: Melbourne 

Juniors division

1st Place: Port St. John 
2nd Place: Melbourne 
3rd Place: Palm Bay 

Seniors division

1st Place: Port St. John 
2nd Place: West Melbourne 
3rd Place: Bayside Bears

From an article in the Grand Folks Herald online.

More than 240 cheerleaders from 17 schools participated in the North Dakota Cheer Coaches Association Championships. The competition included three phases. The first was a 2½ minute drill with a limit of 1½ minutes of music. Second was the stunt group where teams of five or less make as many throws and catches as they can in a minute. An individual jump off challenge concluded the tournament.

The winners in the 10 divisions were:

- Class A Small: Bismarck High.

- Class A Large: Fargo South.

- Class B: Bishop Ryan.

- Class A JV: Grand Forks Red River.

- Class A Stunt: JAKS 4 from Grand Forks Central.

- Class B Stunt: Rugby.

- Class A JV Stunt: GFC Greats from Grand Forks Central.

- Class A Jump Off: Joslin Seidel, Bismarck.

- Class A JV Jump Off: Heather Anderson, Fargo South.

- Class B Jump Off: Katelyn Berube, Rugby.

From an article in the North Carolina iHigh

The sixth annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships are scheduled for the brand new Raleigh Convention Center on Saturday.

A record number of over 150 teams have already registered for the event, including almost 2,000 cheerleaders.

Competition will be held in 11 different categories. The doors open at 7:30 am and competition will begin at nine o’clock Saturday morning.

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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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