Photos: Flying to Victory
The Guilderland cheer team won the Coed Division against Columbia High School and Schuylerville in the UAlbany Showdown at the University at Albany on Saturday. With four men, the team returned to the coed division, guided once again by Patti Palmer. She had coached the Dutch when her daughter competed for Guilderland and is currently coaching her daughter on the UAlbany cheer team.
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Air tumble: Guilderland's Riley McCutcheon does a backflip during the tumble and dance portion of Guilderland’s performance.
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High comma: Dutchmen Maya Septer cheers loudly as Angelina Ragule, left, and Gianna Scuzarella show the judges their leaping abilities.
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Arms extended: Guilderland's Septer along with Ragule and Angelina Audino smile at the judges.
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Ready for a lift: Guilderland's Riley McCutcheon gets help from Maya Septer.
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Trusting her teammates, Guilderland's Brianna Attanasio, bottom right, falls from a jump to be caught by Life Nieves, Hannah Armony, and Vassilios Kontos.
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Getting pumped: Just before Guilderland’s varsity cheer team hit the mat to perform in the coed division of the UAlbany Showdown last Saturday afternoon, the team huddled and psyched themselves up to give it their all.
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Loud and proud: From a high perch, on the shoulders of her teammates — Maya Septer, Colynn Tubbs, and Morgan Phillips — Guilderland’s Riley McCutcheon holds her red and white pom-poms while smiling with verve.
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Going up: Guilderland’s Riley McCutcheon is lifted by Colynn Tubbs, in back; Maya Septer; and Morgan Phillips during their routine at the UAlbany Showdown last Saturday.
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Holding a ballerina: Guilderland’s Gianna Scuzarella, in air, poses like a ballerina while the base — consisting of Angelina Ragule, Angelina Audino, and Elijah Conrad — holds her up.
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All smiles: Guilderland’s Angelina Audino, in front, and Liliana DeCarlo show off their smiles and dance moves on the mat during their routine.