A transgender high school athlete shrugged off scattered protests and heated criticism from President Donald Trump to reach the finals of multiple events at California's state championships on Friday.

Here is a look at the Greater Lansing high school competitive cheerleading Dream Team and all-area selections as chosen by area coaches. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Think back to any high school or college sporting event, and you’ll probably picture the tumbles, pyramids, and tosses of cheer squads hyping up the crowd. But the sport is no longer just confined to ...

The Georgia High School Association set precedent ... ExploreCompetitive balance or not, GHSA’s private schools want equity Competition cheer has been a GHSA championship sport since 1993.

Hempfield Area Competitive Cheer coach Suzannah Mayer is still processing the teams’ win at the National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Fla. It was the team’s first ...

Cheer and dance teams from Saskatoon high schools have been competing since ... place and a performance award at the Best of the West Competition and were awarded a Judges Choice Award at Winter ...

The event, held March 15-16, marked the first time the team participated in the competition ... featured around 30 teams from high schools, colleges and cheerleading organizations across the ...

But what’s likely not known nationally — and maybe even locally as well — is that Rochester is a high school competitive cheerleading hotbed. Meets feature gyms that are jam-packed ...

The best cheer teams in the state will compete in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) competitive cheerleading championships on Saturday in Binghamton.

The Greenwich High ... Cheerleading Championship for the first time in 18 years on Saturday at Trumbull High School. These athletes scored a 98.5, which was the highest score of the competition ...

"It is also extra special because it is my senior year, so I’m thankful for my last high school cheer competition to be at state finals, and especially with this group of girls." Zeeland West ...

Brighton and Hartland are returning to familiar territory, qualifying for the state Division 1 competitive cheer meet after their ... He had a high game of 247 and a low game of 204, averaging ...