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BLOOMINGTON — The top 40 high school cheer squads in the state flipped onto stage Saturday to compete inside Grossinger Motors Arena for top IHSA honors in four divisions based on school size.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina trial judge on Friday upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election who wants tens ...

1 North Carolina Cheerleading Coaches Association state championship, Coach Taylee Newhouse said the team was worried about the next section of the competition: the traditional routine.

When the Owen High cheer team learned they did not win the game day routine at the Feb. 1 North Carolina Cheerleading Coaches Association state championship, Coach Taylee Newhouse said the team was ...