Section V Cheerleading Championships

GATES CHILI, N.Y. (WROC) — The Competitive Cheerleading season came to a wrap Saturday, with seven teams taking home ...
WUNC

Youth cheerleading is getting more athletic — and riskier

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...
Newsday

Nassau cheerleading championships

The East Meadow cheer team competes at the Nassau cheerleading championships on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Farmingdale State College. Credit: Howard Simmons The East Meadow cheer team competes at the ...
The New York Times

How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man. Members of the Valley Elite All Stars in Allentown, Pa., which is sending an elite team to Varsity Spirit events to ...
WISH-TV

No, it’s not the circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the ...
phillyvoice.com

Docuseries about Philly high school cheer team aims to 'shatter stereotypes' of the sport

A cheerleading squad from Northeast Philly overcomes obstacles while making history on its journey to a national competition in the upcoming documentary, "Spirit." The four-part series is focused on ...
Fox Sports

No, it's not the circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the ...