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GOING TO NATIONALS — The Tippecanoe Valley High School cheerleading competition squad will head to the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheerleading Championship in Florida in February. Shown in the front from left are Coach Lindsay Gamble, Brooklyne White, Sarah Farley,
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Ella Cooke, Braylee Hughes, Trinity Reed, Reese Rensberger, Lydia Smith and Coach Brittany Mathias. In the back row are Coach Ashaya Martinez, Sydney Hall, Anna Bradley, Delilah Wilson, Madison Klinger, Cadence May, Joanna Acosta, Chaney Miller and Coach Jenna Burton.
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For the first time in school history, the Tippecanoe Valley High School cheerleading competition squad will go to nationals.
The 14 girls will head with their four coaches to the Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheerleading Championship at Walt Disney World Resort held from Friday, Feb. 7 to Monday, Feb. 10. Competition Coach Brittany Mathias said the girls qualified for nationals by going to a UCA camp in summer 2024 and then advancing through regional competition in November 2024. “You have to get a certain score on the score sheet (at regionals). So basically the cut score is a 90, or it could be judges’ discretion,” she explained. Mathias noted the girls went up against “some really good teams.” “When we got our score back, it was an 87,” she said. “We all got a little bit bummed.”
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However, Mathias said judges then adjusted scores as the top team scored 91, leading to Valley qualifying. She said the team will compete in Florida as “small varsity” and “non-tumbling.” The schedule for nationals includes preliminaries on Feb. 8 and semifinals on Feb. 9, with finals on Feb. 10. “We get to go to a celebration night Sunday night where all the teams that are at nationals for high school will be there, just having fun meeting new people from across the country,” said Mathias. Going on the trip along with Mathias will be new Varsity Coach Lindsay Gamble, new Junior Varsity Coach Ashaya Martinez and Jenna Burton, who’s been varsity assistant coach. Mathias and Burton are stepping down as
PRACTICING — Working on their routine on the bottom from left are Joanna Acosta, Brooklyne White and Madison Klinger. Up top is Chaney Miller. coaches after the competition season is over. Girls competing include Brooklyne White, Sarah Farley, Ella Cooke, Braylee Hughes, Trinity Reed, Reese Rensberger, LydContinued on page 3
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