Photos: Bulldogs and Dutch Tumble And Fly At Sectionals
On Saturday, Feb. 24, Guilderland and Berne-Knox-Westerlo cheer teams competed against 32 Section 2 teams in the championships at Shenendehowa High School. Guilderland finished third among five teams in Class A and BKW finished second among seven teams in Class D.
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All together now: All the members of the Guilderland cheer team come onto the mat to get ready to start their routine.
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Spell it out: Guilderland’s Vianna Whipple holds up the H-M in Dutchmen as teammate Marina Simaku claps her hands.
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Fight Dutchmen fight! Yell all the members of the cheer team as Marina Simaku holds the FIGHT board while Vianna Whipple and Emily Spofford hold boards that have H-M and E-N.
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Color yell: Guilderland’s Jazmin Aviles and Abbey Janzten look to their left as they hold up their red pom poms as Delaney Carr and Mikayla Miller yell.
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Busting a move: Guilderland’s Selam Gebreyes, Abbey Jantzen, Kathleen McEnaney, Jazmin Aviles, Vianna Whipple, Marina Simaku all in unison dance to the music twirl in front of them.
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Flipping good time: Guilderland’s Mikayla Miller, Kayleigh Horan, and Delaney Carr backflip their way along the mat as their teammates look on.
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Ponytails up! All members of the Guilderland cheer team all leap up to show off their flexibility to the judges as the music blasts.
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Locked together: Guilderland’s pyramid smiles to the judges as they lock arms while their teammates below make sure they have a good hold onto their feet.
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Leg up: Guilderland’s Kathleen McEnaney and Emily Spofford smile as they bust a move during their dance portion of their routine.
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Down they go: Guilderland’s Mikayla Miller puts her left arm out as Vianna Whipple, Kayleigh Horan, and Delaney Carr throw their head back as they all sit on the mat towards the end of their routine.
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Let’s go Bulldogs! As the cheer team yells as they come onto the mat to start their routine on Saturday afternoon.
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Getting the crowd into it: Bulldogs’ Diana Colavito and teammates hold up their pom poms as they cheer to get the crowd into their routine.
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Spell it out: Bulldogs’ Diana Colavito, holding the G, Lindsey Bunt, holding the S, help the crowd along with Eliza Snyder holding Emma Detlefsen all spell out DOGS for everyone to yell.
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Helping her team: Bulldogs’ Ireland O’Donnell uses her megaphone to help intensify spelling out DOGS to the crowd.
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Soaring high: Bulldogs’ Lindsey Bunt holds her arms up as her teammates hold her up.
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All that sass: Bulldogs’ Emma Detlefsen smiles to the judges with hands on her hips as teammates prepare to lift Evelyn Hopkins. The Bulldogs finished second in Class D.
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Flexibility: Bulldogs’ Evelyn Hopkins sticks her right arm up as Emma Detlefsen holds up her left leg as their teammates hold them up.
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Grooving to the music: Bulldogs’ Lindsey Bunt, Ireland O’Donnell, Ava Smith, Emma Detlefsen, Maddie Relyea, and Holly Bremer stick their arms out while folding their wrists as they dance to the music.
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Happy tears: The team, standing: Coach Amber Lluberes, Diana Colavito, Maddie Relyea, Ava Smith, Ireland O’Donnell, Jayden Mosbey, Eliza Snyder, Coach Camlynne Greco, sitting: Emma Detlefsen, Evelyn Hopkins, Lindsey Bunt, and Holly Bremer, pose with the runner-up plaque for Class D on Saturday afternoon.