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Despite loss, BAHS Cheerleaders keep spirits high – The Courier-Express

The money was raised by the cheerleading squad members over several years through a series of fund raising events including dunking booths and sales. “It was hard on the girls,” said Park. “But they are a tight group and they have pulled together.” …
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Patience Beard is an Arkansas cheerleader despite prosthetic leg (Video) – Larry Brown Sports

Beard, a freshman, is a member of the Arkansas cheerleading team despite being an amputee. If her prosthetic didn’t have a zebra pattern, you wouldn’t notice any difference between her and the other members of the squad. Beard participates in stunts, …
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Crystal Palace Cheerleaders Lose Olympic Bid Despite Receiving Most Votes … – Huffington Post

The selection committee for the “Team GB” representative for the 2012 Olympics enlisted the help of Alesha Dixon, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge, to select which cheerleaders would go to the Olympics this year. On Wednesday, Dixon announced that the North …
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Crystals miss out on Olympic Team GB role despite gaining most votes – News Shopper

The Crystals have missed out on being the official Team GB cheerleading squad for the Olympic games, despite getting the most votes. The cheerleaders received more than 4000 votes on the public vote but lost out to the North London Wildcats after judge …
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Mo. high school grad thrives despite Down syndrome – The Rolla Daily News

Those traits were evident in high school, when she was picked for the cheerleading squad, enduring hard work at many hours of practice to learn cheers and stunts. “She caught on quick, though. Barbara is, like, so spirited, and so eager to learn,” said …
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Lion’s Tale: Cheerleading has strong 2011 season despite adversity – my.hsj.org

Despite much adversity, the 2011 fall cheerleading squad battled to complete a successful season. Because of the intricate choreography of the sport, when one team member is missing the entire squad is affected. Although there were various injuries, …
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Nashua South’s Levesque chose wrestling over cheerleading despite potential … – Nashua Telegraph

“As the captain of the cheerleading squad, my sister had been very popular and I admit it, that was important to me too. I like people. I want people to like me.” Her father recognized the credible threat to his younger daughter’s passion for the sport …
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