Photos: Cheers!
Three-time defending Section 2 champions, the Guilderland co-ed cheer team took to the mat in the annual UAlbany Cheer Showdown on Sunday afternoon. The Dutch cheered the day before in Saratoga where they finished second. On Sunday, the team finished third out of three teams in the co-ed division. Guilderland’s junior-varsity team won the JV division.
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Showing off her smile: Lilianna DiCarlo puts her arms out wide while being lifted during the aerobic portion of the competition.
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Come on crowd: Angelina Audino and Amara Conrad thrust their arms in parallel motion to cheer on the watching fans.
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Jump splits: Colynn Tubbs, Gianna Scuzzarella, and Angelina Audino, leap into the air, making splits during the aerobic portion of the competition.
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Going for a ride: Guilderland flyer Scuzzarella is lifted by Life Nieves, Angelina Audino, and Mylie Rhoades.
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Air flexibility: Isabella Audino kicks her left leg while Natalia Jackson, Angela Peceri, and Tubbs hold her up by her right leg.
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One last chat: The Guilderland Dutchmen cheerleaders huddle to get themselves pumped up for their routine at Sunday’s University at Albany showdown.
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Let’s go Dutch! Guilderland cheerleaders Angelina Audino, left, along with Angela Peceri and Amara Conrad run onto the mat as they start their routine in the co-ed division at the University at Albany arena on Sunday afternoon.
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Up high: Guilderland cheerleader Liliana DiCarlo smiles for the judges while Colynn Tubbs and Nicaya Rios boost her up into the air.
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Getting the crowd going: Guilderland cheerleader Life Nieves claps his hands to pump up the fans watching Guilderland’s routine.
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Clapping her hands: Guilderland cheerleader Raven Lacey screams cheers during Guilderland’s competition on Sunday afternoon.
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Smiles to the ceiling: Guilderland cheerleaders Liliana DiCarlo, left, along with Gianna Scuzzarella and Isabella Audino are held aloft by teammates as they show off their aerobatics and smiles.