The cheerleaders at Huntley High School gathered in the East Gym on Sunday for the Sweetheart competition. The annual Sweetheart Competition had over 100...
During these unprecedented times, some students lose motivation in certain activities, sports, or hobbies. However, junior Danielle Reyes has powered through...
Every high school student experiences the joys of attending their first football game. The overcrowded seats, the loud screaming of people of all ages,...
Staying in shape is hard for anyone to do, and with the introduction of COVID-19, student athletes have found it hard to maintain their ideal figure. Imagine...
She carefully arranges herself into the corner of the bright red mat, scanning the room. She mouths the counts as each beat in the music hits. She runs...
Entering the high school, the bright lights and booming music made up for the dull, gloomy skies. The world of cheer had engulfed all the attendees and...
untley’s varsity cheer team wrapped up another successful season during the IHSA state meet at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Ill. The Raiders...
weat beads down the faces of the cheerleaders from schools all across Illinois. They listen to the custom cheerleading tunes that play over the speakers...
As the bright lights shine down on the floor, junior Karlie Lajewski can feel her nerves settling down. As the team gets set to being, she looks up at her younger sister, something nobody else on the team can do.
Everyone has pre game rituals, weather it is wearing the same socks or listening to the same song. There is something silly that every athlete does before they compete. As senior Taylor Lucas gets ready to go to warm ups for her last conference competition, she beings to feel excited to compete at one last time at a Fox Valley Conference competition.
The smell of makeup and hair spray floods the hallways of Crystal Lake Central High School. These are smells that all cheerleaders are used to. As the Huntley High School varsity cheerleading team lines up in between the bright orange ropes, they can no longer control their nerves.