Sports

Varsity cheerleading heads to state

Melissa Jung, Features Editor • September 30, 2011

On Saturday, Oct. 1, the varsity cheerleading team is going to Columbia, MO to compete in the statewide competition at University of Missouri.

In order to qualify for the state competition, the team had to place in one of the top five at the regional camp over the summer, Ashley Porter, head coach, said. Their team placed first.

The team has gone through a lot of preparation for the competition, Porter said. She said they have been practicing their three minute routine every day they don’t have a game.

“That may not seem like a lot to some people, but it’s three minutes packed full of tumbling, jumping, and stunting,” Porter said.

Besides practicing the routine itself, the cheerleaders have been doing lots of cardiovascular conditioning and strengthening in order to perform the difficult stunts, Porter said.

Porter said she has high hopes for the team at the state competition.

“We’re going to compete with some of the best schools, and we’re aiming to win,” Porter said. “I think we’re capable as long as we just do what we do and stay focused for that three minutes.”

Natalie Komnick, sophomore, is one of the varsity cheerleaders and said the whole team is excited to be going to state.

“I’m hoping we place in the top three, but we really hope to win,” Komnick said. “We want to be number one.”

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Melissa Jung, Features Editor and Webmaster

Melissa is a senior and this is her third year on staff. At MHS, she is also involved in Marquette Theatre Company as the historian, and she is a member of the St. Louis Cappies and the International Thespian Society. She is also a part of Key Club, National Honor Society, and French Honor Society. Outside of MHS, she is especially involved in her youth group and is still a Girl Scout. She has an awesome job working with kids and her hobbies include reading, writing, taking pictures, listening to music, and going to concerts -- she fangirls all the time. Melissa loves so much food, especially barbecue. She doesn't watch much TV, but when she does, it's marathons - either of Intervention, Boy Meets World, or Say Yes to the Dress. She has grown to love so much about newspaper, but the best thing is probably the friendships she has made through it. Melissa is still deciding what her future plans will be, but she wants to help people. She's cool she swears.