Cheerleaders

The Boonsboro High School cheerleaders are working diligently to raise money for new cheer gear.   A fundraiser will be held at CiCi's Pizza in Hagerstown Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Partial proceeds from sales during that time will go to the cheerleaders.   The cheerleaders will also hold a car wash and bake sale at Terry's Auto in Boonsboro Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bull roast San Mar Children's Home's annual bull roast and open house takes place Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the children's home on Mapleville Road.

The Outlaw Allstars Reload Cheerleaders, sponsored by the Hagerstown Area Police Athletic Leagues, recently donated $500 to the American Cancer Society. The money was raised by making and selling beaded cancer bracelets. A portion of the profits from each bracelet was donated to the agency.

Hedgesville High School cheerleader Amanda Cummings couldn't cheer for her school's basketball team in its sectional tournament game against Martinsburg High School Friday night. While the game was being played, Amanda, 16, was having surgery to remove a large blood clot that resulted from a freak accident at the team's Wednesday night game against Jefferson High School. But Amanda - whose head stuck a wall and the floor after a Hedgesville player went out of bounds after a loose ball and ran into her - was with the team in spirit, her father said during a telephone interview Saturday.

A few Boonsboro Area Athletic Association cheerleaders showed up early one Saturday morning recently to paint signs for the junior league football players to run through at the beginning of their games. The cheerleaders have been meeting and practicing for the upcoming season for several weeks now. The cheerleaders had tryouts Aug. 4, which helps builds the girls' confidence and will help them when they go on to cheer in high school where tryouts are mandatory. Tryouts were followed by a session of making tie-dye T-shirts, which all the girls enjoyed.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. - The James Buchanan High School Varsity Cheerleaders scored in a big way for their community this month, as they completed their food drive for the Mercersburg community. Seventeen girls collected more than 700 pounds of food for the Feed My People food pantry and ministry in Mercersburg, according to a news release. "This was the first time doing something like this with the girls, and was such a good way for them to bond with each other and to learn about their community," coach Tracy Piper said in the news release.

MONT ALTO, Pa. - The voices of 50 young cheerleaders resonated Sunday against the concrete gymnasium walls of Penn State Mont Alto's Multipurpose Activities Center. "B-A-S-K-E-T, Lions Basket!" the girls cheered. For the last four years, the Mont Alto cheerleading squad has welcomed young cheerleaders to campus each winter for a one-day clinic. Designed by Penn State Mont Alto Cheerleading coach Christina Yoder as an annual fundraiser, the clinic trains cheerleaders ages 4 to 18 in cheers, dances and stunts.

The Town of Hancock provided the names of the following Hancock Halloween parade winners. The parade was held Wednesday night in Hancock. Muscle cars -- First place, Danny Flowers, Chevelle; second place, Judith Burton, '64 Plymouth Fury. Antique trucks -- First place, Lawrence McGowen, '50 Chevy pickup. Unique rides -- First place, Bun True '54 Kaiser Darrin; second place, Marty Courser, '60 Nash Metropolitan. Classics -- First place, Neil Newkirk, '55 Chevy; second place, John Demarinis, '63 Falcon.

gregs@herald-mail.com Sera Welch, 4, walked up to the table with her mother and timidly asked for an autograph. Ashley Bennett, 22, of Williamsport, flashed a smile that tens of thousands of people have seen before and kindly asked, "How do you spell your name?" "S-E-R-A. " The pigtailed girl walked off with a smile on her face. Asked what she would do with the picture of the famed Washington Redskins cheerleaders autographed by Bennett, one of the cheerleaders, she said, "I'm gonna put it next to my bed. " Bennett and Rebecca Stoltz, 20, of Shepherdstown, W.Va.

ADULT LEAGUE G.E. Ingram threw touchdown passes to Craig Richmond and Ed Johnson, and Chris Ricker caught a TD pass from Doug Grieneisen as Crazy Horse/Bridges Drywall/Coors Light won its third straight Washington County Flag Football League championship 21-19 over Mack Truck Wednesday. Scott Clark threw a touchdown pass to Shawn Hackey and another to Buck Waters for Mack Truck. Crazy Horse will face Jan Pro of Hagerstown in the Maryland State Tournament this weekend at Marty Snook Park.

Hope all is well on your street this week. Remembrance parade First Hose Co. of Boonsboro will host a remembrance parade on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The parade is in memory of fire, rescue and law-enforcement officials who lost their lives on 9/11. The fire company will also honor all veterans for their service to our country. Marching units will line up on the school grounds at 5:30 p.m. All fire, rescue and ambulance companies, military and veteran units, military personnel and other interested citizens are welcome to participate.

Williamsport High School's cheerleading squad hosted an NCA (National Cheerleaders Association) camp this summer. During the three-day camp sessions, the girls were taught cheer, chants, dances and other team-bonding skills. The NCA staff looked for nominees for All-Americans - outstanding individuals who display superior skills in jumps, tumbling, stunting, motion technique, leadership and dance. Kelsey Hutzell, a senior and cheerleading captain at WHS, was selected. She will travel to Philadelphia to march with fellow All-Americans from across the country in the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the oldest Thanksgiving Day parades in the country.

Cheerleaders do well The Hancock Junior Cheerleaders Squad recently took second place at a competition in Frederick, Md.  Adviser Carol Willison and coaches Rachel McCusker and Cathy Willison, supported by Treasurer Shelly Kerns and the parents of these young girls, are proud of the squad, which is made up of the Raiders and Panthers Pee Wees.  Seventeen members now look forward to competing in Baltimore on the state level....

The Boonsboro High School cheerleaders are working diligently to raise money for new cheer gear.   A fundraiser will be held at CiCi's Pizza in Hagerstown Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. Partial proceeds from sales during that time will go to the cheerleaders.   The cheerleaders will also hold a car wash and bake sale at Terry's Auto in Boonsboro Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bull roast San Mar Children's Home's annual bull roast and open house takes place Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the children's home on Mapleville Road.

Hope all is well on your street this week. Remembrance parade First Hose Co. of Boonsboro will host a remembrance parade on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The parade is in memory of fire, rescue and law-enforcement officials who lost their lives on 9/11. The fire company will also honor all veterans for their service to our country. Marching units will line up on the school grounds at 5:30 p.m. All fire, rescue and ambulance companies, military and veteran units, military personnel and other interested citizens are welcome to participate.

Boonsboro remembered the fallen Sunday during a solemn Memorial Day service. Then the southern Washington County town’s downtown was filled with sounds of celebration as onlookers cheered, applauded and waved as a parade of musicians, Cub Scouts, cheerleaders and public servants came down Main Street. Many of the people in the parade, including politicians and children, tossed candy to the spectators as they made their way down the parade route. Children darted around adults and parked vehicles to pick up Tootsie Rolls, chocolates, licorice and other candies.

It's not about the money. As an NFL cheerleader, she averages about $75 for each home game. It's not about boredom. With a degree in marketing, she owns her own business, is married and involved in the community. She doesn't need to stand on the sidelines of a football field, energizing the crowd. But she does — her face often featured on the stadium JumboTron after a team touchdown or a crushing sack, smiling with unshakable positivity. She does it because she's a people person.

Cheerleaders Destani McCauley, Sierra Pompell and Brittney Malott from the Xtreme Magic Allstarz Divas cheerleading team in Hagerstown are ready to be tossed in the air in Hawaii. Destani, 11, a sixth-grader at Clear Spring Middle School, Sierra, 12, a seventh-grader at Western Heights Middle School, and Brittney, 17, a senior at Washington County Technical High School, were recently invited to cheer during half-time at the Pro Bowl Performance Tour & National Scholarship Invitational in Honolulu.

WILLIAMSPORT -- Carrie Loveless gave up free time with her friends and went to the gym three or four times a week to stay in shape for cheerleading. She put in the time and work to achieve her goal of being named an All-American cheerleader, status she earned last summer during a National Cheerleaders Association competition at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md. She earned the highest score among the All-American team at camp, got an invitation to participate in the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade that airs on national TV and got within about 10 feet of the Jonas Brothers during rehearsal for the opening number.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A former freshman cheerleading coach at Hedgesville High School was arraigned Friday in Berkeley County Magistrate Court on charges of providing alcohol to minor children and contributing to the delinquency of a child, according court records. Lisa Renee Murphy, 36, of 7091 Hedgesville Road in Hedgesville, W.Va., was arraigned by Magistrate Sandra L. Miller and released on a $4,000 bond, records show. Murphy's ex-boyfriend, John A. Chambers, 36, of Martinsburg, was arraigned on the same misdemeanor offenses Monday and released on a $2,600 bond, according to court records.

MERCERSBURG, Pa. - The James Buchanan High School Varsity Cheerleaders scored in a big way for their community this month, as they completed their food drive for the Mercersburg community. Seventeen girls collected more than 700 pounds of food for the Feed My People food pantry and ministry in Mercersburg, according to a news release. "This was the first time doing something like this with the girls, and was such a good way for them to bond with each other and to learn about their community," coach Tracy Piper said in the news release.