PHOTOS: 2023 IHSA Cheerleading Championships
Lincoln-Way East cheerleaders posted the highest score in in-person competition to win the state title — the school's seventh — Feb. 4 in Bloomington. Lincoln-Way West and Central and Sandburg also finished in the top 5.Â
Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way West
Athletes from Lincoln-Way East (left) and Lincoln-Way West pose after finishing first and second in the state in the Large Team division in competitive cheerleading on Feb. 4.
Lemont High School
Lemont cheerleading coach Bree Grady helped guide her team to second in the state in the Medium Team division of the IHSA state meet. Grady is a Sandburg graduate.
Lincoln-Way Central
Lincoln-Way Central finished fifth in the state in the Large School division of the IHSA state competitive cheerleading meet in Bloomington.
Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way East’s team celebrates winning its seventh state cheerleading title at Grossinger Motors Arena.
Lincoln-Way East
Lincoln-Way East has won seven competitive cheerleading state championships, which is the most in the state.
Lincoln-Way West
Lincoln-Way West’s competitive cheerleading team finished second in the state in the Large Team Division in Bloomington.
Lincoln-Way West
After finishing fifth in the preliminary round, Lincoln-Way West turned it around the next day to finish second in the state in the Large Team division of the IHSA state meet in competitive cheerleading.
Providence Catholic
Providence Catholic finished sixth in the state in the Medium Team division of the IHSA state meet in competitive cheerleading.
Providence Catholic
The Providence Catholic cheerleading team, which has won its first sectional since 2016 in January, finished sixth in the state in the Medium Team division on Feb. 4 in Bloomington.
Sandburg
Sandburg’s competitive cheerleading team had another strong run and finished fourth in the state in the Large Team division.
Winning a state championship is special no matter what the discipline.But Lincoln-Way East’s Illinois High School Association competitive cheerleading state title had some extra meaning to it.
In a rare season, area teams did not bring home any top-3 trophies in the state competitive cheerleading competition. But four of the top-10 finishers in the large-team division were from the area.
Schools should keep sports in play for all, as studies show the benefits of regular physical activity to one’s overall health are well known.
The St. Michael School cheerleading squad has won another championship at the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association state meet, its 20th title since 1998.
Purdue Northwest will introduce PNW STUNT as the university's 21st sport next schoolyear.Â
With championship. Summit Hill Junior High School’s baseball team literally brought the school together for the first time in years.
Lockport cheerleaders took the state title in Large Team division but they had plenty of company from area school at the competition.
Reese Guzior went for the gold at the International Cheer Union Junior World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando.
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