Articles filed under Cheerleading
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Buffalo Grove's Siegal named coach of the year
Jan 12, 2018 4:12 PM - Buffalo Grove High School cheerleading coach Jeff Siegal, the winningest high school cheerleading coach in state history, was named National Coach of the Year for spirit by a national coaches group. -
Neuqua Valley's Cheer with a Peer gets special-needs students on the field
Sep 28, 2017 10:28 AM - Students with special needs will join cheerleaders in lifting school spirit Friday during the first Cheer with a Peer at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville. -
Gurnee-based cheerleading group invited to Macy's parade struggle to pay for trip
Aug 13, 2017 6:23 PM - A suburban cheerleading team has been invited to perform in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City -- but the anticipated expense of the trip could jeopardize its participation. -
Suburban all-stars heading to 'Olympics' of cheerleading
Apr 28, 2017 8:10 AM - Valor, a coed cheerleading squad made up of 43 athletes from 24 high schools in the suburbs and northern Illinois, will compete at the United States All Star Federation's Cheerleading Worlds this weekend in Florida. The team is based out of Ultimate Athletics cheer gym in Wauconda. -
Conant, Buffalo Grove place second, third in state cheerleading finals
Feb 4, 2017 9:24 PM - Conant and Buffalo Grove squads took home second and third-place trophies Saturday at the state cheerleading championships. -
Suburban teams advance at IHSA cheerleading competition
Feb 4, 2017 7:17 AM - High school cheerleading teams from Mount Prospect, Naperville, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire, Lake Zurich, South Elgin, Crystal Lake, Grayslake, Antioch and St. Charles were among the advancing Friday in the preliminary round of the IHSA Cheer State Final. Ten teams in four categories moved on and will perform in Saturday's final rounds. -
Buffalo Grove High School prepares to defend state cheerleading title
Feb 2, 2017 8:01 PM - Buffalo Grove High School's cheerleading squad is hoping for a three-peat at this weekend's IHSA state championships in Bloomington. And three of the members of this year's crew are siblings: senior Karson McEwen, junior Kennedy McEwen and freshman Bobby McEwen. -
Naperville's Chargers cheer competing at nationals
Dec 7, 2016 9:46 AM - In just its second year of competition, the Naperville Chargers Junior Pee Wee cheerleading team is making its second appearance this week at the Pop Warner National Championships. -
Report: 7-year-old who died at cheer camp had heart defect
Aug 8, 2016 8:51 PM - The 7-year-old Park Ridge girl who died during cheerleading camp in June at Maine South High School had a rare heart defect, the medical examiner's report said. -
Buffalo Grove High team wins third state cheer title in 4 years
Feb 7, 2016 12:10 AM - Be a Sharpie -- not a pencil. That may seem like an unusual rallying cry for a cheerleading squad, but Buffalo Grove Coach Jeff Siegal says it captures the mental toughness of a coed team that won the school's third state title in four years. "These kids were on fire. They were determined," Siegal said. "They've worked hard all year."
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