Teams fly high at DODDS-Europe cheerleading championships
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WIESBADEN, Germany -- Cheerleading squads from Lakenheath, Ansbach and Rota were the best in their divisions Saturday at the DODDS Europe Cheerleading Championships, held in conjunction with the girls and boys basketball tournaments.
Twenty-six teams put on 2½-minute routines before judges and supporters at a packed Wiesbaden Army Airfield Fitness Center, and were also rated on their performances at games during the tourney. In addition to selecting the top teams, judges also named all-tournament squads.
Division I
Team winners -- 1) Lakenheath 2) Kaiserslautern 3) Patch; Spirit award, Lakenheath
All-tournament – Susanna Renfro, Darian Crowley, Ashley Castellanos, Treyvon Bradsher (Lakenheath); Shyanne Wardle, Tyla Larry, Nicole Gilstrap, Joseph Griffith (Wiesbaden); Cyhnthia Brown (Heidelberg); Megan Fogle (Ramstein)
Division II
Team winners – 1) Ansbach 2) AFNORTH 3) Aviano; Spirit award, Ansbach
All-tournament – Xavier Rodriguez, Druanne Sutton, Sidney Ward (Ansbach); Katilyn Domingo, Rachel Pagio (AFNORTH); Victoria Blake, Darien Cornett, Markis Brown (Aviano); Sarah Love (Bitburg); Lauren Sink (Hohenfels)
Division III
Team winners – 1) Rota 2) Alconbury 3) Incirlik; Spirit award, Rota
All-tournament – Jourdan Loera, Shannon Ellis, Austin Hall, Tasha Eisenhower, Diana Santana (Rota); Chelsey Emery (Bamberg); Nicole Saunders (Incirlik); Sarah Hoover (Menwith Hill)
