In addition to the normal three-sport (football, wrestling, basketball) cheerleading squads, there is now a competitive spirit team that competes locally, regionally and even nationally. Through the years, Gable has been a pioneer for cheerleading. A former …
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Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013: Cheerleading enters a new era in New York – NY State Sportswriters Association (blog)
Some 51 teams competed at Arlington High School as the latest step toward cheerleading becoming a recognized varsity sport in the state. John Jay East Fishkill won the large team division, Hyde Park FDR took the medium squad title and New Rochelle …
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And the PR executive who was slapped during New York Fashion Week has … – Daily Beast
The Dallas Mavericks have unveiled the new uniforms for their cheerleading squad – and they’re pretty skimpy. The spandex dresses feature cutout panels on the sides, short skirts, and the word “MAVS” written across the chest. As The Daily Mail points out: …
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Judge: Bible Verses Can Remain for Now – NBC New York
A Texas public high school cheerleading squad can keep emblazoning Bible verses on banners to cheer on football players at games, at least for now, a judge ruled Thursday. The school district had barred the cheerleaders from using the slogans on their …
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Fighting for a Cause With Soap and Suds – New York Times
There are carwashes to raise money for funerals and births, carwashes for struggling churches and cheerleading squads, carwashes for the children of murder victims and for sick children, too. One carwash benefited a walk across Arizona in August in …
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Texas cheerleaders can keep their biblical banners for now: judge – New York Daily News
The polarizing posters were temporarily banned at the cheer squad’s public high school last month, but a judge reinstated their use and granted another two week extension Thursday as he decides whether they violate the First Amendment. “We’re fighting for …
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Meet the Gotham City Cheerleaders, Unofficial Dancers for All New York Sports – Giants 101
Our name developed from that fact – we are an “unofficial” cheer squad and we perform and support Big Blue and other teams out of the passion we have for dance and of course, sports. The Gotham City Cheerleaders (GCC) is a new team that was formed to …
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Club profile: York Hornets – The Yorker
The York Hornets are the University of York’s cheerleading squad. Whenever a big university sporting occasion is taking place, you can be sure to see the Hornets Formed in 2008, the club has quickly grown to consist of 5 different squads and had around 100 …
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Cheerleading not a $port, judge rules – New York Post
The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments from Connecticut-based Quinnipiac College that it could eliminate its women’s volleyball team in favor of a competitive cheerleading squad. The unanimous decision acknowledged that …
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‘Bring It On: The Musical’ at St. James Theater – New York Times
The cast of this alternately snarky and sentimental show about rival high school cheer squads often seems to be in constant motion, tumbling and flipping across the stage in elaborate routines that culminate in towering formations of human pyramids.
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