Tag Archive for: Cheerleading

IMPOSSIBLE TO HIDE IRISH PRIDE

* Contributed by Anthony Romo

YOUNGSTOWN, OH – It’s Week 5 of the high school football season, and our second edition of our exclusive cheerleader edition of our Ursuline player profiles on YSN! This week our very own Steve Leslie was able to sit down with two more seniors of the Ursuline cheer squad in Olivia Poghen and Lena Dill! Olivia and Lena talk about what it’s like to be an Irish cheerleader, the highs and lows that cheerleaders go through during a football game, the tradition that is carried throughout Ursuline High School, and more!

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CHEER’S TIME TO SHINE!

YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Ursuline Irish athletics have had a long tradition of great teams that take the field or floor for the green and gold, but none of them have as much excitement and energy as the cheer squad which is led by eight seniors this year! This week, Marissa Clegg and Francesca Sammartino were able to join Steve Leslie at the Golden Dawn in Youngstown. Steve was able to dive into the history of the cheer team, talk about what it means to be an Irish cheerleader, what the ladies plan on doing after graduation from Ursuline, and a rapid-fire questionnaire with Marissa and Francesca to learn about what makes them the cheerleaders and people they are today!

All that and so much more in this very special edition of an Ursuline Irish cheerleading player profile with seniors, Marissa Clegg and Francesca Sammartino!

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HEATER TO KEEP CHEERING

COLUMBIANA, OH- Crestview High School is proud to announce that Reagan Heater has signed a Letter of Intent for Cheerleading to continue her academic and athletic careers at Coastal Carolina. Reagan is majoring in exercise and sports science and plans to go to medical school for dermatology. Reagan was a 4-yr. Varsity Letter winner at Crestview.

Congratulations to Reagan on her success, and hard work that propelled her to the next level.

 

Pictured: Scott Heater (Father), Reagan Heater, Lori Heater (Mother), Alyson Bable (Cheer Coach)

IT’S WONNER TIME!

NEW MIDDLETOWN, OH – The tradition of being a Tiger at Springfield carries with it a ton of pride and joy but one such student-athlete embodies that attitude more than most. Lexi Wonner is someone that “bleeds” orange and black in all aspects of her life. Lexi is able to play for Springfield on the soccer and track teams, but also showcase her cheer talents as one of the members of the cheerleading squad at all Springfield games in football and basketball. Not only does Lexi excel in sports at Springfield, she is also a rodeo queen and partakes in many events involving the rodeo.

This past soccer season, Lexi was able to help guide the Tigers to a perfect regular season record and a district semi-finals appearance. She was also able to cheer on the Tigers football team who made a trip to the Division VI state championship game and Wonner is currently cheering on the boys basketball team who is in the middle of their own playoff run as they will welcome Champion to town on Tuesday night.

YSN’s own, Steve Leslie, was able to catch up with Lexi this week via video chat to discuss how COVID effected her soccer, cheer, and past plus future track seasons, how cheerleading has been different for her this season due to COVID guidelines of only allowing for home games to be cheered at, how YSN has been able to help her and her family throughout the year and multiple sports seasons, what we can expect from her and the Lady Tigers in the upcoming track and field season, and a rapid fire question session to learn more about what makes Lexi the student-athlete that she is!

Take some time to find out all of that and much more in this exclusive interview with Springfield Tigers multi-sport senior athlete, Lexi Wonner!

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POLAND HOLDS SPRING DIGITAL SIGNING DAY

POLAND, OH- Poland Athletic Administrator, Brian Banfield was able to keep the eyes of The Valley on his student-athletes this morning with a Digital Spring College Signing Day via ZOOM.

Recognized for their efforts in the classroom and in their respective sports were:

Maddie Pushay- Cheerleading (Bowling Green)

Mike Voitus- Football (Youngstown State)

Mikey Kushner- Football (Mount Union)

Zach Ellis- Football (Mount Union)