The Cheer News

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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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From an article in wnewsj.com

The Aerial’s Extreme youth cheerleading team finished second in the nation at the UCA National All Star Championships held at the Wide World of Sports venue in Walt Disney World, Florida.

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From the Herald Tribune in Tampa, FL

Dynasty Elite’s youth squad recently turned in a championship performance at the World Spirit Federation Nationals in Tampa, winning first place in its division as well as the Grand Champion title.

Five squads overall went to Nationals, including teams in the Junior, Senior, Tiny, and Hip-Hop divisions. The Senior and Hip-Hop teams each placed third.

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From an article in Waldorf College news online

The Waldorf College Cheer Squad has been selected to compete in the prestigious Cheer Ltd. national cheerleading competition in Myrtle Beach, S.C., March 18-22. The squad will compete against approximately 40 other teams who qualified by submitting videos of their routines. It will be the first time the Waldorf cheerleaders have competed in this event.

Cheerleading is recognized as a sport at Waldorf College, a member of the Midwest Collegiate Conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The team prides themselves in performing difficult stunts that are typically only done by co-ed squads.

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Twist and Shout team wins big – PittsburghLIVE.com.

The Twist and Shout Academy’s senior level cheerleading and dance team won a national championship at a competition in Pittsburgh last month sponsored by Great Lakes Cheer. The girls also won the event’s grand champion award.

The team will travel to Wisconsin for a competition March 21 and 22 to win a bid to a world cheerleading competition held at Walt Disney World in Florida in April. The girls will be fundraising for the competition.

Durango Herald News, DHS cheerleaders head to nationals.

The high school’s competition cheerleading team will travel to California later this month for the group’s first performance on the national stage.

The dozen young Demons will compete against an estimated 35 other teams in the national competition’s novice category. The team qualified for nationals at a competition held in the fall in Phoenix.