The Pea Ridge Jr. and Sr. High cheer teams both earned wins in competition Saturday, Dec. 1, at Harbor High School.
The senior high team won First Place in 1-4A coed. The stunt group of Haley Roughton, Reaganne Rhine, Brittney Thomas, Madison Rose and Kasey Smith placed sixth in their division, while the stunt group of Ty Conner, Chattin Cato and Kelly Green placed second in Coed Stunts. The senior high team won the Philanthropy Award for their donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, contributing more than $400 raisedby donations from the high school students, parents and staff.
The jr. high team won third place in their division.
The stunt team of Rebecca Woods, Haley Higgins, Marlana Coupland, Shelby Morgan and Nicole Henson placed fifth in their division. The team won the Philanthropy Award for their donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, donating $89 through donations from junior high students, parents and staff.
At Lake Hamilton
The Blackhawk Sr. High Cheer squad won first place (4A co-ed) in competitionat Lake Hamilton High School in Hot Springs on Nov. 17. They earned overall against all divisions through 7A. Individual stunt group competition also went well as the stunt group of Haley Roughton, Reaganne Rhine, Brittney Thomas, Kasey Smith and Madison Rose won first place in all girl division and Ty Conner, Kelly Green and Chattin Cato took first place in the Co-ed stunt division.
The squad completed their regular competition season Dec. 1 at Har-Ber High.
To Hot Springs
The squad is scheduled tocompete in state Dec. 15 in Hot Springs defending their state title from a year ago.
A large percentage of their score at state comes from crowd participation, so anyone wanting to support the squad is invited to state competition. Information on the competition is available through the high school and coach Jamie Bunting.
“Hank the Hawk” wins competition
Heather Kremer, aka “Hank the Hawk,” competed at the Gentry Cheer Classic on Monday, Dec. 3.
She placed first in her division.
Sports, Pages 9 on 12/12/2012