The Sebring High School Varsity Co-Ed cheerleaders advanced to the final round of the National High School Cheerleading Championship, the most prestigious cheerleading contest in the country. They placed ninth in the nation, against 17 other top squads from across the country. ...more

March 11, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - According to Cheer Leader Magazine, the sport as we know it began at a Princeton University football game in the 1880s. As interest in sports grew, so did the popularity of cheerleading. ...more

November 9, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The area was well-represented last month when 10 local cheerleaders were selected to attend a cheerleading camp on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. ...more

August 17, 2008

High school cheerleading tryouts get started this week with some added incentive for Pasco County's teams. ...more

June 10, 2008

The best thing about the original "George of the Jungle" was the theme song: ...more

January 17, 2008

SEBRING — Watching "Bring It On: In It To Win It" with the Sebring High School cheerleading squad is like a "Where's Waldo" of people they know. "That's me," Michael Dozier exclaimed as he stared at the big-screen version of himself during a viewing party with much of the squad Thursday night. "Man, that's kind of weird." Then the whole squad tumbles onto the mat as the announcer says, "Here comes Sebring." Several clips of the squad performing a routine they choreographed themselves made the final cut of the DVD. ...more

December 22, 2007

AVON PARK — Patty Phillips remembered seeing this parade when she was only 2 years old. Her mother, Cheryal Phillips, said she went to them ever since the city began having them. "We go to them every single year," said Patty, a 26-year-old Avon Park native. It became a family tradition for the Phillips, and Patty sat on the curb near the corner of Main Street and Butler Avenue with her two daughters, Madison and Morgan. ...more

November 28, 2007

Anna Duncan never imagined a simple navigating mistake could change her life. "It honestly sprang up on me," she says. "My dad was visiting me at the gym on the USF campus and accidentally walked into a Bucs cheerleader workshop. He told me, 'You should try it.' I went in the next day and tried out." ...more

November 2, 2007