Photos: Local Cheer Squads Battle At Karde’s Angels Competition
On Saturday, Jan. 24, cheer teams from Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, and Guilderland took to the mat in the third annual Karde’s Angels cheer competition. BKW finished second in Class D, Bethlehem finished fifth in Class B, and Guilderland finished second in Class A.
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Happy Bulldogs: Members of the BKW cheer team break from their huddle as they hold onto their signs before they start their routine.
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Spell it out: Bulldogs’ Holly Bremer holds out the “D” in dogs as they cheer for the crowd to spell along with them.
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Holding it strong: Bulldogs’ Diana Colavito stands tall while holding the “S” in dogs for the crowd to chant.
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Color shout: Bulldogs’ Eliza Snyder, holding her pom poms, and Madison Relyea, holding the red sign, cheer out the school colors.
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Getting hyped: Bulldogs’ Natalie Siciliano holds up her left hand as she cheers during their routine.
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Numero uno: Members of the BKW cheer team holding up their index finger as the music plays during their routine.
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We salute you: Bulldogs’ Rieigh Miller, Natalie Siciliano, Emma Carey, and Madelyn Emmerich along with their teammates salute towards the judges.
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Feeling the breeze: Bulldogs’ Emma Detlefsen puts her hands on her hips while her ponytail flies through air while her teammates hold her up.
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Poised strong: Bulldogs’ Lindsey Bunt stands tall while her teammates hold her up.
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Strong flyer: Bulldogs’ Evelyn Hopkins holds up her left arm to show off her strength to the crowd and the judges. The Bulldogs finished second in Class D.
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Dancing all around: Members of the BKW cheer squad kneel and dance while the music plays during their routine.
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Strutting their stuff: Members of the BKW cheer squad pose and dance for the judges as they hear the cheers from the crowd.
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Flexible: Bulldogs’ Scarlett Cole and Emma Detlefsen lay on their backs on the mat while they kick their legs up to the music.
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Sailing to the mat: All the members of the Guilderland cheer team smile and hop onto the mat while they start their routine.
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Getting the crowd into it: Guilderland’s Marina Simaku, Cindy Brace, and Brook-Lynn Reid yell out the first two letters of Dutch as the crowd goes along.
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Holding it out strong: Guilderland’s Mikayla Miller, Vianna Whipple, and Olivia Townsend confidently stand tall as they cheer towards the crowd.
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Excited cheer: Guilderland’s Abbey Jentzen, Gia Poventu, Maddie Williams, and Briella Thomas all hold their hands up high and show off their enthusiasm as they all spell out Dutch.
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Color switch: Guilderland’s Maddie Williams sits on the shoulders of Abbey Jentzen as they cheer out Guilderland's colors.
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Getting air: Guilderland’s Angelina LaJoy holds out her pom poms out wide as her teammates hold her up during their routine.
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Showing off her acrobatics: Guilderland’s Gia Poventud flips over across the mat while her teammates perform.
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Safe landing: Guilderland’s Maddie Williams cheers towards the judges while falling through the air towards the waiting arms of her teammates.
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Eagle pride: All the members of the Eagles’ cheer team show off their smiles as they bounce onto the mat to begin their routine in Class B.
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School spirit: Eagles’ Sierra Obernesser, Briella Gardy, and Mireia Freia Munoz hold up the first three letters of the schools initials.
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Scream! Eagles’ Mireia Frexia Munoz holds up one of the school's colors so that the crowd yells it out.
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Multifacial expressions: Eagles’ Makenna Mitchell, Makenna Herne, Mia Chandler, and Meredith Collette react to the music as they all stand in lines on the mat.
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Kick it out: Eagles’ Mireia Frexia Munoz and Maggie Thompson leap into the air and kick out their left leg as the music plays and the crowd cheers them on.
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Hey up there! Eagles’ Sierra Obernesser has a big smile on her face as she looks towards the crowd high up on the bleachers.
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High dare devil: Eagles’ Sierra Obernesser and Makenna Herne hold onto teammate Maggie Thompson as she flies into the air.
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Going up: Eagles’ Sierra Obernesser, left, smiles while teammates Makenna Mitchell starts to jump while Maggie Thompson leaps into the air.
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Dancing happy: Eagles’ Sierra Obernesser kneels on the ground as she grooves to the music during the Eagles’ routine.