Little Local Cheerleading Team Invited to Nationals

We work with Ray Hamill of HumboldtSports.com to bring you local sports. Below we share a teaser and a link to his stories for easy access. Here’s the intro to Hamill’s look at the surprising little, local cheerleading team that was invited to nationals:

The Rio Dell cheerleaders won five tournaments this season.

The Rio Dell Panthers exceeded all expectations in cheerleading competition this season, earning an invite to the Nationals in Las Vegas in May.

The Panthers began the season with just four girls who had ever even competed before this year, but quickly grew together, winning all four local competitions they attended and then going a step farther.

“We wanted to see what they could at the next level,” team coach Kim Brown said.

And she wasn’t disappointed.

The next level was the Northern California Challenge Cup, which the Rio Dell girls won last weekend, earning the right to compete in next month’s national tournament.

If you want to read more about this peppy team, click here.