BY: Emily Johnston
Saturday, November 4th, the Madison Competition Cheerleaders started off their season with their first competition, “Turkey Time”. The girls have been preparing for this competition for months. They have spent hours creating, learning, and perfecting their routine. Competition practices consist of running, jumping, and doing the routine several times over. The team consists of 13 girls ranging from freshmen to seniors.
The girls routine is 2 minutes and 30 seconds long. It starts with an intro cheer, leading into a short dance. Then a cheer, going into the final dance. Since the routine is short, it has to be adrenaline packed the whole time. The girls focus on strict motions, high jumps, and smiling and having fun.
This competition was at the Wolstein center in Cleveland State, creating an exciting environment. Madison’s division is called Varsity Non-Mount, Non-Tumble. Their division consisted of two teams at this competition. Madison took first place in their division, and 2nd place out of all the divisions. The girls were .15 points away from being grand champions and getting first out of all of the divisions. They are scored on a scale out of 100.
The girls felt really good about their performance, but hope to do even better in the future. The next competition is December 2nd, in Erie, Pennsylvania. The competition is called “Lights! Camera! Action!” They don’t know what teams they will be against yet, but they’re hoping to beat themselves and score even higher than at “Turkey Time”.
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