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Wrangell High School’s cheer squad represented the region with Petersburg last week during the Cheerleading State Championship on March 23.

The squad took second place during Region V earlier this month, qualifying for the state-level competition in Anchorage.

“It went really well,” said Megan Clark, one of the squad’s two coaches. Along with Anna Hagelman, Clark signed up for the program shortly before the season began last fall.

“It’s been interesting,” she said. “We had a lot of trial and error on how to handle things.”

A gymnast and cheerleader throughout her time in s...