Bangor cheerleaders react after winning the Class A state championship in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BANGOR — In front of its home crowd Bangor won its first Class A cheering state championship, beating four-time defending champ Lewiston and perennial contender Biddeford. Central Aroostook won its fifth straight Class D title and 10th […]
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Cheering: Central edges Lisbon for Class C crown; Hermon rules in Class B
Spruce Mountain High School competes in the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association State Cheerleading Championsips in Bangor on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/ Sun Journal) Spruce Mountain High School competes in the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association State Cheerleading Championsips in Bangor on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/ Sun Journal) Lisbon High School celebrates after earning second place in […]
Cheering: Bangor dethrones Lewiston for A North title (WITH PHOTOS)
Mt. Blue performs during Class A North regional cheering championships Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Cougars finished sixth and will go to compete in the state championship. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Bangor came close last year to getting on Lewiston’s level by beating the Blue Devils in the KVAC cheering championship, before […]
Cheering: Medomak Valley repeats at B South regionals; Gray-New Gloucester gets redemption as runer-up
Gray-New Gloucester celebrates coming second in Class B South regional cheering championships on Saturday at Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — It didn’t come easy, but Medomak Valley did what it needed to do to earn its eighth Class B South regional cheering championship in a row Saturday at Augusta Civic Center. The […]
Cheering: Lisbon repeats as C South champion; Sacopee Valley edges Monmouth for 2nd
The Lisbon High School Cheering squad, performing the routine that won then the the Class C South regional title at Augusta Civic Center on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — The Lisbon cheering team has one goal for every time it performs its routine: be clean. Perfect is a pipe dream, but clean is […]
Lewiston captures KVAC cheering championship
Lewiston High School cheerleaders compete at the KVAC championship Monday in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Lewiston High School cheering coach Lysa Laverdierre didn’t come into the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships looking for yet another title and even more hardware. “Our goal coming in today wasn’t necessarily to win or get the trophy […]
H.S. Cheering: Oak Hill hopes to tumble to the top
The Oak Hill competition cheering squad include, from left to right: Front row: Sidney Mills, Kiara Levesque, Peyton Wright, Isabelle Michaud, Autumn Byras. Middle row: Mykayla Greenleaf, Kenzie Parker, Meaddoe Brown, Kirstin Hahn. Back: Morgan Inman, Sarah Duchesneau, Noah Garnett. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WALES — It’s early December, but the calendar says February 10, 2018 […]
2017-18 Sun Journal cheering capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Jennifer Dobson (first year) and Vickie Dobson (first year) Class: D Last year’s results: Sixth at Class D North/South regional championship, sixth at Class D state championship Team roster: Seniors — Hailey McNeil, Marie Roberston, Meagan Strout, Cassidy Hart, Panata Buttirachai (Way Way); Junior — Wyatt Lewis; Sophomores — Chloe Warren, Molly Bourget, Saige Collette, Pacha […]
Cheering up the animals
The Gray-New Gloucester Diamond Cheering Squad visited the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society on Aug. 28. Before visiting with the animals, they presented a donation of blankets, towels, pet food and treats to help keep the shelter’s homeless animals comfortable. The shelter is at 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston. FMI, volunteer, adopt: 207-783-2311, www.gahumane.org, www.facebook/GAHumane.
Lewiston places second, Lisbon 10th at New England cheer competition
Lewiston High School punctuated its 2016-17 competitive cheering season Saturday with a second-place finish at the New England cheerleading championships in Providence, R.I. Lewiston, which won the Maine Class A state title this season and was the defending New England champion, finished behind last year’s New England runner up, Fairhaven High School of Fairhaven, Conn. Bangor […]