You can absolutely be my friend, and I love you. But, of course, there's always going to be that natural, competitive side of me that's like, "Okay. It's just kind of like, we're doing the same thing that we love. I've always just been like the loving, supportive - no matter what team you're on or where you are. there has definitely, over the years, Navarro and Trinity Valley have always been super competitive with each other, and, of course, you are going to have these certain people that have it at a level that is more than others. I have a lot of alumni that cheered on Trinity Valley, and they're all cheering with me right now. I actually cheer with a lot of them right now. I have friends that do cheer for Trinity Valley. I love very hard with everyone, honestly. and I’m so proud of my team,” she said.Gabi: I would say that I have never been the type to be like, "Oh, I don't like this person because they're on that team." I'm a very naturally loving person. While Munko admitted to feeling a bit stressed about how “a bunch of freshmen and sophomores who aren’t used to this” would perform, she enioyed the ride regardless. Any tie past that results in penalty points.
They brought this team along.”Įach routine lasts two minutes, 30 seconds. I can’t say enough for our three seniors. “We’ve won some tournaments, but when the lights go on at these (WPIAL and PIAA) events, there’s nothing like it. “Whether you're coed, all girls, whatever, you need to execute,” she said. Karam was happy to see the unit rise to the occasion. This season has been different in so many ways.” “I’m proud to be one of the senior leaders on the team. “The freshmen and sophomores, this being their first time, needed to experience this,” he said. But we all bonded really well and worked well together.”ĭavis said getting back to the PIAA event was critical this season because of the youth on Butler’s squad. We didn’t want to be the senior class that let the program down. “I was worried for a while, nervous about how this might turn out.
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There’s been practices where we didn’t have a full lineup and couldn’t practice the routine completely. “We’ve had concussions and some were out sick.
“We’ve had people out at different times,” Munko said. The Tornado’s path to success hasn’t been exactly smooth this season. “It was very important for us to continue that legacy,” Davis said. We wanted to make sure they knew what it takes to get through this, because there are so many good teams.”īutler is the WPIAL’s only competitive cheer program to qualify for all 10 of the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships. “A lot of the cheerleaders this year are going through this for the first time. “This year is different in that we usually have 12 seniors or more,” Munko said. They helped keep our inexperienced squad members focused and hungry.”īutler’s three seniors are Anna Munko, Matt Davis and Madison Varner. “We have a fairly young team this year and I give credit to our seniors for leading the way.
It will be interesting to see how we stack up. “At the PIAA competition, we’ll be going up against other coed teams from out east. “We’re the only coed team on the western side of the state,” Karam said. The Tornado lost 10 members of last year’s squad to either graduation or decisions not to return. Mars did not have a single point deduction during the WPIAL competition.īutler has 18 on its coed team, including three boys. The Planets advanced to the PIAA meet only once before, during the 2015-16 season. Mars girls, in just their second year of resuming its competitive cheer program, also qualified for the PIAA competition. Class 3A also received the wild-card berth for PIAA qualification, though the Tornado didn’t need that extra position in the standings. The top nine WPIAL Class 3A teams qualify for the PIAA Spirit Championships, which take place Jan. “Our top girl gets way up there, fully extended.” An all-girls team usually uses two or three bases. “Being coed, our stunts are radically different. “It’s tricky for us because everything is based on your total points scored as a team,” Butler coach Kristin Karam said. The Golden Tornado were the only coed squad in the field, thus claiming that trophy for the second successive season.Ĭlass 3A champion Hempfield hosted the WPIAL event. Golden Tornado in PIAA event for 10th straight yearīutler’s competitive cheerleading squad extended its perfect run in qualifying for the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships by placing ninth overall among 18 Class 3A squads Saturday at the WPIAL Championships.
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