The high school cheerleading squad (front row, from left: Charlie Nelson, Ellie Voltz and Paige Hoyt; back row: Jordan Hayes, Katelyn Gillen and Aubrey Wynne) practices on Dec. 13. The team will cheer at all home basketball games this season.
Last season, just two high schoolers signed up for cheerleading. This year, that figure exploded to 12. Head coach Tyla Nelson is thrilled, and you can expect to see Wrangell's cheer squad at every home basketball game this season.
The cheerleaders began practices on Dec. 4, and their season will wrap on the same day as basketball regionals on March 5-8 in Ketchikan, where they will compete against other Southeast cheer teams. The top two teams will go on to state the following week.
Nelson said has heard from two additional students who they may be interested, which would bring the total to 1...
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