Though this season had its fair share of obstacles, our Moriah Cheer team pulled it off once again!  Between shuffling practice spaces, the weather, illnesses and injuries, it seemed as though we might never fully pull our routine together.  But we kept plugging away, working as best we could, others stepping up wherever the team needed them...and we finally got it going!

     We started off very slow after we had to miss Midnight Madness after losing Ariel.  :(  But the next week we rallied and we were off to a powerful but shaky start at CVAC, pulling out 4th place!  All seemed well with two weeks to go before our next competitions, but as this season had gone all along, we were hit with more illness and injury...we showed our toughness and determination, however and pulled it all together for one last big competition weekend!

     Friday held a long trip to Lisbon, where we attended their competition for the first time.  Our team performed very well, despite missing one of our key bases all week.  We were ecstatic to place 3rd in Varsity B!  The night's topper was definitely winning the Top Toss competition--Andrew, Corinne, Katie, Kayla & Amanda rocked the highest toss of the night!  Our extensions worked hard at the extension contest as well, but no one could match the little JV powerhouses from Edwards-Knox.  Sunday we were back on the road headed to the NCA Northeast Championships, competing there again for the first time in a long time.  It was awesome to be back and we topped off our big weekend by bringing home a first place trophy in the Intermediate Co-Ed division!  Go Vikings!

     Moriah Cheer is proud to announce our basketball cheerleading squads for the 2011-2012 season!  Everyone worked very hard this week and performed very well at tryouts.  Thank you to Mrs. Bobbie, Ms. Boyle & Ms. Rebideau for all of their help throughout the week.  Congratulations to the following athletes:

VARSITY

Ariel W.

Sarah B.

Katie G.

Carrie A.

Cassie L.

Josseline M.

Amanda F.

Erica B.

Shonna P.

Blake B.

Jarika F.

Kayla S.

Tiffany H. 

*Andrew K.

*Patrick S.

*Libby D.

*Corinne S.

JV

Taylor G.

Carolyn S.

Alex L.

Emily S.

Courtney Cla.

Monica H.

Samantha M.

Courtney Cle. 

      Nice job everyone!  Please remember practices begin Monday, November 14th, 3:30 to 5:30, with a MANDATORY PARENTS MEETING following from 5:45 to 6:15 PM.  Athletes will be participating in committee meetings during that time (spirit or community service).  Athletes indicated with an (*) will be alternates for the time being.  Please remember that you will be considered part of the team and should attend practice on Monday, where we will further discuss your role this season.

     We've got two great groups!  Thank you everyone--see you Monday!! 

     We had another great UCA camp experience this summer with our private instructor, Brittany!!  Our girls had the opportunity to learn some cute, new dances and get a good start on stunting and jumps.  We had lots of fun too!  Though our pool party got rained out, we were still able to have our camp-out at Mrs. Nephew's and final day lunch at Boyea's Lakeside (yum!).

     Everyone had a chance to shine in the various classes, and our diverse group of girls, ranging from our strong vets Ariel & Nicole to our brand-newbies Blake & Courtney, pulled together to put on some strong performances during final evals, earning blue ribbons & a superior trophy for their hard work, spirit & improvement throughout camp.  Most of our girls were also brave enough to try out for All-American, and three of them--Ariel, Nicole & Carrie--were chosen for the honor!  Awesome job, ladies!  We had a lot of fun and learned some great stuff to take with us into season, too, like how to rock out a full extension!  Sarah!!

     Thanks to all the cheer moms and dads for their support throughout the fundraising & camp itself.  We've got a great foundation to build off of, and those who participated in camp--Ariel, Nicole, Carrie, Sarah, Shonna, Taylor, Carolyn, Kylie, Blake & Courtney--will each get a sweet 10-point bonus at tryouts!  Keep going with what we started, season's right around the corner!