Photos: Dutch Cheer To Second In Sectionals

On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Guilderland Competitive cheer team went to the Section 2 championships at Colonie High School in an effort to move onto the New York State Public High School Athletic Association competition in Binghamton on March 4. The Dutch finished second in the co-ed division but heading to States are Schuylerville, Greenwich, Colonie, Shaker, and Saratoga.

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Happy taking to the mat: Members of the Guilderland cheer team on Saturday afternoon wave and smile to the crowd as they get ready to start their routine.

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Flying S: Guilderland’s Riley Sanderson, Aphroditi Anagnostopoulos, Emma Tambasco, Riley Messier and Lia Malka all cheer while the team spells out the schools’ initials in GHS.

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Team colors: Guilderland’s Izzie Libby, Emma Motler, Allie Rem, Anyssa Kenney, while Jaden Smith holds out her red pom poms while yelling out Red while performing.

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Spell it out: Guilderland’s Emma Motler, Gianna Fonti, Kayleigh Horan, Lia Malka, Allie Rem, Aphroditi Anagnostopoulos, Riley Sanderson, Jaden Smith, Emma Tambasco, Anyssa Kenney, and Sebastian Carrero get ready to get the crowd ready to yell out Dutchmen.

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Bringing the noise: Guilderland’s Izzie Libby uses her megaphone while the team cheers to the crowd during their routine on Saturday afternoon at Colonie High School in the Section 2 championships.

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All together: Guilderland’s Gianna Fonti, Kayleigh Horan, Allie Rem, Izzie Libby, Aphroditi Anagnostopoulos, Riley Messier, Riley Sanderson, Emma Tambasco and Anyssa Kenney come together to get the crowd into their routine.

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Best leg forward: Guilderland’s Riley Sanderson, Jaden Smith, Aphroditi Anagnostopoulos, Emma Tambasco, Emma Motler, Allie Rem, Sebastian Carrero, Izzie Libby, and Kayleigh Horan show off their acrobatic talents during their routine.

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Hey! Guilderland’s Emma Motler, Allie Rem, Sebastian Carrero, Izzie Libby and Kayleigh Horan leap in the air and kick their legs out during the acrobatic portion of their routine.

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Holding on tight: Guilderland’s Kayleigh Horan looks on as her teammates Emma Motler, Allie Rem, and Anyssa Kenney hold up Lia Malka as she holds up her left leg.

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Proud flamingo: Guilderland’s Izzie Libby extends her arms with a smile on her face as she’s being held up by Sebastian Carrero, Gianna Fonti, and Riley Sanderson.

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Twisting: Guilderland’s Allie Rem flips and turns as her teammates are making smaller pyramids.

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Happy up high: Guilderland’s Kayleigh Horan smiles towards the judges as her teammates Lia Malka, Aphroditi Anagnostopoulos, Emma Tambasco, Riley Messier, Emma Motler, Anyssa Kenney, Allie Rem, Izzie Libby, Gianna Fonti, Sebastian Carrero, and Riley Sanderson.

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Music is good for the soul: Guilderland’s Aphroditi Anagnostopoulos, Emma Motler, Lia Malka, Jaden Smith, Allie Rem, Emma Tambasco, Sebastian Carrero, Riley Messier, and Izzie Libby all shake their bodies to the music that blasts during their routine.