Twin Valley cheer team wins national competition

BY FRANCINE FULTON

The 2022-23 Twin Valley Youth Cheer Team, made up of 12 studentathletes in third through seventh grades, was recently named national champion at The ONE Cheer and Dance Finals. The team competed in the Recreation Cheer Level One division.

As part of the competition, the team was given the opportunity to perform its cheer/dance routine in either Virginia Beach, Va.; Sandusky, Ohio; Las Vegas; or Orlando, Fla.

The team members from Twin Valley competed in Virginia Beach, where they received first place, advancing them to the Virtual Global Finals to be judged against the top See Cheer team pg 3

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