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North Cedar cheer squad ready for state
CLARENCE - The state cheer competition in here, and North Cedar squad is ready.
North Cedar's competition cheer team has come far the past few years. This year's team, with 15 members and two alternates, is working extra hard, having 6 a.m. practices three times a week, along with many Saturday practices.
The team is coached by Ashley Fuller and Brittany Potts. Potts became the Spanish teacher last year and stepped in to help the cheer program. She is teaching tumbling for the routine this year.
'I really want a trophy this year and I think we have the ability this year to get one,” Fuller said to the team at practice.
On Thursday nights, senior captain Chelsea Lovell drives a car load of girls to Cedar Rapids to a tumbling gym where they meet Potts and work on back tucks, flips, round-offs and many more tumbling stunts. Everyone in the routine has a tumbling part, ranging from front rolls to cartwheels to back tucks.
The state meet is Saturday in Des Moines Saturday. The North Cedar cheer team also is performing Thursday at 5:45 p.m. in the Mechanicsville Elementary gym.
The North Cedar cheer squad performs one of its stunts at the state competition last year. (North Cedar yearbook staff)
The North Cedar state cheer squad takes the floor for state competition in 2016. (North Cedar yearbook staff)
North Cedar's Alyssa Higbee is held up by her base girls Kira Jones and Chelsea Lovell during last year's state meet. (North Cedar yearbook staff)
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