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New Zane Trace graduate was not expected to survive beyond infancy – Chillicothe Gazette

She begged her mom to return to cheerleading immediately. “She didn’t want it to stop her. There she was, cheering with a broken wrist like nothing had happened,” Debbie said. Peyton went on to try out for and make the Zane Trace cheerleading squad her …
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Beyond Beauty: Cheerleading’s Terrifying Danger – The Post Game

She was 14, trying out for the varsity cheerleading squad. She knew that the varsity girls could all do back handsprings, so in her private tumbling classes a few weeks before, Jackson learned a back tuck. As she warmed up in her high school gym, …
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At school for blind, travel budget cuts have impact beyond sports – Chicago Tribune

Kevin Banker, a 21-year-old transitional living student from Bartlett, is part of the cheerleading squad and a conference wrestling champion. “Just how much they improve is remarkable,” said Robert Ackerly, Banker’s stepfather. …
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