Updated at 9:11 p.m., Sunday, January 21, 2007
State cheerleading titles up for grabs today
Advertiser Staff
Kamehameha and Radford are the teams to beat in today's state cheerleading competiton.The Hawai'i High School Athletic Association/Zippy's Cheerleading State Championships are scheduled for 2 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center.
Admission is $9 for adults, and $5 for senior citizens (62 and older) and students (K-12). Parking is $3.
Radford and Kamehameha are defending champions.
Thirteen schools are competing in the medium division (11 or fewer members): Radford, Lahainaluna, Roosevelt, Kalaheo, Kailua, Waiakea, McKinley, Campbell, Waimea, Radford, Baldwin, 'Aiea and Farrington.
Three are competing in the large division (12 to 18 squad members) category: Kealakehe, Mililani and defending champ Kamehameha.
The Rams are coming off an O'ahu Interscholastic Association championship and a third-place finish at the National Cheerleading Championships High School National Championships in Dallas last month.
Kamehameha has won five straight state titles.
Each team has 2 1/2 minutes of performance time. It must not exceed 1 1/2 minutes of music and must perform a minimum of 35 seconds of cheering. Cheerleaders are judged on criteria such as motions, jumps, stunts, tumbling and dance. Choreography, execution and overall performance are factors in a squad's score.
