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02.15.2023 Sports

Mattituck cheerleaders heading to county championship

In just their second season of competition, the Mattituck-Cutchogue Junior-Senior High School’s cheerleading team is heading to this year’s Suffolk County Cheerleading Championship on Saturday, Feb. 18. That’s no...

02.08.2021 Sports

A return to the mat features virtual competitions for varsity cheerleaders

Cheerleaders can be of good cheer these days. They finally have something to cheer about: a season. That appeared less and less likely as the weeks of the high...

01.12.2020 Sports

Cheerleading: Injuries hound Settlers at small-schools meet

The Southold High School cheerleading team, it seems, is in a state of flux because of injuries and illness. They prompt changes in lineups and routines on what seems...

08.01.2019 Government

Town code change is a win for North Fork Cheer

The Southold Town Board adopted a resolution Tuesday night to tweak a town code that will allow North Fork Cheer to find a more suitable indoor recreation facility to...

12.15.2018 Sports

Cheerleading: In this arena, cheerleaders are cheered

Smithtown East High School, where the cheerleaders were cheered, was for the most part an awfully cheerful place. The second Suffolk County cheerleading competition of the season was like...

05.26.2018 Sports

North Fork Cheer teams earn regional, national titles

Four competitive cheerleading teams who train at North Fork Cheer in Cutchogue ended their season earlier this month by competing at the Cheer Power Battle of the States competition...

01.28.2017 Sports

Cheerleading: It’s party time, cheering style

It felt like a party, a big old party. A disc jockey played music. People danced in the stands, there were plenty of smiles to go around and the...

05.11.2014 Health

Health Column: Safety is paramount in cheerleading

It’s an activity in which strained tendons, split lips and the occasional concussion are expected — and your safety relies wholly on trusting your teammates to back you up...

05.01.2014 Editorials

Editorial: Cheerleading named a sport. It’s about time

Is cheerleading a sport? That debate has raged in the greater sports community for decades.

04.30.2014 Sports

Debate’s over: Cheerleading is a sport

Riverhead athletic director Bill Groth remembers attending cheerleading competitions for the first time sometime around the mid-90s. The Blue Waves were a newcomer to the competitive scene, a phenomenon...

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