Kentwood Cheer excels at championship | Photos by James Kielland

The Kentwood High School cheerleading team carried on a team tradition by placing well at the championship this month.

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  • Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:46pm
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The Kentwood High School cheer team at the UCA Cheerleading Nationals & Worlds held in Orlando

The Kentwood High School cheer team at the UCA Cheerleading Nationals & Worlds held in Orlando

The Kentwood High School cheerleading team carried on a team tradition by placing well at the championship this month.

The cheerleaders attended the UCA Cheerleading Nationals & Worlds held in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 11-12, at ESPN’s “Wide World of Sports” complex. Teams from across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and China participated.

Kentwood’s cheerleaders competed with two teams:  Silver and Black.  Silver took fifth in their division in nationals and then took third in their division at worlds.

Black, composed primarily of freshmen and sophomores, took eighth in their division at nationals.

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Kentwood Cheer has been the dominant force in Washington State high school cheerleading for around ten years, taking home a championship in at least one division for nearly that many years.

Photos by James Keilland of Kent Photo Survey.




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