Waterloo and Columbia Cheer | Teams of the Week
- January 15, 2016
The Waterloo High School varsity and junior varsity, Waterloo Junior High School and Columbia High School varsity cheerleaders are this week’s Republic-Times teams of the week.
The Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association championships were held Jan. 7-8 at Prairie Capitol Convention Center in Springfield.
The Waterloo cheerleading program took home three awards in all. The WHS varsity squad won fourth place out of 23 teams in the medium division.
Pictured in front, from left, are WHS varsity cheerleaders Lizzy Coplin, Brittany Morris, Kyleen May, Mallory Buss and Erin Johnson; middle row: Jadyn Hensiek, Mariah LaFore, Hanna Meadors, Kaela Osterhage, Kailee Ronat and Emma Geringer; back row: Coach Amber Hensiek, Emma Snodgrass, Cybil Kernan, Brandon Schad, Olivia Thaggard, Sydney Faris and Assistant Coach Brittany Imm.In the small division, the WHS junior varsity squad took sixth place out of 24 teams.
Pictured, front row, from left, are WHS JV cheerleaders Dawsyn Lane, Katie Kirkpatrick, Kiara Lenhardt and Samantha Hutchinson; back row: Coach Amber Hensiek, Morgan Anderson, Lauren Blodgett, Alayna Miller, Alexa Shaw and Kirsten Baxmeyer.Among junior high school teams, the WJHS cheerleaders took second place.
Pictured, front row, from left, are WJHS cheerleaders Elissa Kanyuck, Ava Diaz, Kenzie McKelvey and Breeyn Garrett; middle row: Mady Roedl, Isabella Delre, Jaycee Cotton, Riley Chiasson, Skylar Baxmeyer and Kenzie Jacobs; back row: Coach Brittany Imm, Jadeyn Rheinecker, Jacey Baum, Klaire Anderson, Callie Metzger, Paige Baxmeyer, Lauren Shields and Coach Amber Hensiek.
Meanwhile, the Columbia High School varsity cheerleaders took second place in the medium division at the ICCA championships.
Pictured is Delaney Eastep and the CHS cheerleaders during the school’s recent holiday basketball tournament.
