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PRHS Cheerleaders Win National, State and WPIAL Honors
This is the first year that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association made Girls Competitive Spirit a championship sport
You might call the Pine-Richland High School cheerleading team a triple-crown winner—but it has nothing to do with horse racing.
The girls on the team have won national, state and regional accolades.
It started with the WPIAL's first-ever Competitive Spirit competition in mid-January when PR won first for AAA schools.
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PR was a runner-up in the PIAA championship competition in Hershey in early February when it competed against 39 other teams.
This is the first year that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association made Girls Competitive Spirit a championship sport.
Find out what's happening in Pine-Richlandwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Most recently, the cheer squad placed third in Universal Cheerleading Association's 2013 National High School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando in the small varsity division I.
Before the 2013 competition, head coach Danielle Hitson noted that PR had competed nationally in Orlando the previous six years and placed in the top 10 each year.
To see videos of the national competition, click on this link. In the search box, type "Pine Richland" (no hyphen) and three videos will show up on the right side of the page.
Team members and coaches are:
Jenna Craig, Captain
Kasey Elkin, Captain
Alex Stewart
Taylor Wilson
Maura Hagan
Jaclyn Kamenicky
Emma Jochem
Mary Kate Drury
Sarah Craig
Caitlin Henley
Jillian McALiney
Taylor Stewart
Elizabeth McMurray
Amanda Esswien
Rachel Semelbauer
Danielle Hitson, Head Coach
Daniella Derenzo, Assistant Coach
Rachle Doran, JV Coach
2013 PIAA Competitive Spirit Championship—Small Varsity Final Results:
- 1st place—Butler Area
- 2nd place—Pine-Richland
- 3rd place—Franklin Regional
- 4th place—Whitehall
- 5th place—Philipsburg Osceola
- 6th place—Exeter Township
- 7th place—Cedar Crest
- 8th place—Central Dauphin East
- 9th place—Lansdale Catholic
- 10th place—Elk County Catholic
- 11th place—Archbishop Carroll
WPIAL Cheer Championship Results
- 1st—Pine-Richland
- 2nd—Shaler
- 3rd—Butler
- 4th—North Allegheny
- 5th—Montour
Champion Runner‐Up
- 6th—North Hills
- 7th—Norwin
Additional Class AAA PIAA Qualifiers:
- Bethel Park
- Mt. Lebanon
- Franklin Regional
ESPN will air the nationals competition in March and April. Click here for dates and times. The first-ever PIAA competitive spirit finals will be broadcast at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 on PCN.
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