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Central Marin Chargers home to national cheerleading powerhouse

Monday, November 14th, 2011 by

National champs at work: Many of these girls are two-time national champions in competitive cheerleading. Building this stunt in practice are (l-r) flyers Katrina Murray, Christiana Toomey, and Sophie Baublitz. Forming the foundation are Destiny Buckhanan, Rachel Laereman, Alba Alvarado, Tammy Schott, Gwen Page, Channon Miles Saucer, Gabrielle Ficker, Julia Boro, and Clare Brodersen. Missing is Christine Hafner. SportsDashboards photo

There’s a controversy surrounding the sport of competitive cheerleading, but don’t tell that to the Central Marin Chargers cheer team, which has established a legacy of excellence.

The Cheer team, currently under the guidance of Aleshia Adams-Page, has been on a three-year roll. It began at Disneyland, in the U.S.A. Junior Nationals competition, where the Midget team won its division, only to be eclipsed by the Peewee team that not only won its division, but won the national grand championship as well. Two years ago, the Peewee team came in second at the JAMZ national championship in Las Vegas. This year, the Jr. Midgets won the JAMZ national championship in their division and the Jr. Peewees earned a second place.

SportsDashboards previously wrote about their achievements here and here.

This run of national prominence is being threatened as Page steps down as Cheer Director. Her daughter is graduating from the program, so Page’s last event will be the JAMZ national competition in January, where her Midget team will defend its championship. No one has come forward to assume the reins.
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SportsDashboards salutes: Novato Youth Football players who earned academic recognition

Monday, September 19th, 2011 by

Novato Youth Cheer spices up the Tiny Mites and Cadets games.

Novato Youth Football is part of the national American Youth Football organization. AYF puts an emphasis on scholarship as well as athletic prowess.

If a student does not maintain a passing average, he or she cannot participate in football and cheer activities. This is not quite the wink-wink rule that it is in some high schools and colleges, where superior athletes are passed through the system with sufficient grades to remain eligible.

Because AYF groups have no close ties to schools, the students actually have to earn their grades because of their scholarship, not because of their contribution to a school team. That means that inclusion on this NYF list of students recognized for academic achievement carries far more weight than a similar list would carry from many high schools or colleges.

SportsDashboards salutes the following students for their classroom achievement. Students are grouped by the team they play for. Pictures of Novato Cheer teams adorn this story because these students deserve to be cheered.

Rumble Bees (Tiny Mites)
Dylan Burness
Bryce Callahan
Cameron Changeux
Haroute Giragossian
Brett Huser
Hunter Smith

Mighty Bees (Cadets)
Joseph Bailey
Ryan Dolan
Logan Ebenal
Christopher Falvey
John Griffin
Reed Hall
Kyle Kelly
Conor Mack
Isaiah McGrue
James Rutledge

Killer Bees (Jr Pee-Wee)
Brad Arata
Angel Camacho
Jack Carlson
Bailey Denton
Maxwell Grabovac
Jayden Herrera
Matthew Hudson
Caleb Jerinic Brodeur
Luisangel Lara
Michael Obukhov

The older cheer team roots for the Stingers and Jr. Midgets.

Stingers (Pee-Wee)
Colton Carry
Mario Corral
Conor Elliott
Matthew Foley
Joseph Hudson
Maxwell Kehs
Joseph Lundberg
Julius Pelletier

Yellow Jackets (Jr Midgets)
Nader Afrakhan
Ryan Burness
Joshua Chable-Sasiu
Casey Denton
Justin Hemphill
Raynan Lack
Donald Preseley
Adrian Ramos
Christian Richter
Riley Wilmott
Vincent Toberman

Cheer
Grisselle De Leon
Krystal Gutierrez
Emma Huser
Julia Christina Schulman

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Central Marin Cheer wins another national title

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 by

When it comes to cheer, the Central Marin Chargers have what it takes. SportsDashboards previously saluted the Chargers’ Cheer team for winning a national title in 2009.

Now it’s 2011 and they’re baaaack!

Actually it’s the 2010 edition of the Chargers’ Jr. Midget Cheer team that won the JAMZ national title.

Aleshia Page has led the Central Marin Cheer contingent for the past several years. Her innovative routines, so adeptly performed by her girls, are eye-popping in their complexity and score high with the judges. Even the best routines need the polish and discipline of the performers and Central Marin has been blessed with a bevy of athletic young girls who have prospered performing under Page’s direction.

The accompanying video is over 8 minutes. The first couple of minutes capture the Chargers’ winning routine. If you’re only interested in the Chargers, skip to the 5:30 mark in the video and see everyone’s reaction when Central Marin is declared the national champion. Sheer joy.

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SportsDashboards Salutes: Central Marin Chargers Cheer National Champions

Monday, April 12th, 2010 by

Remember the old days? Cheerleaders wore skirts that came below the knees, accompanied by long-sleeve wool sweaters with the team initial on the front. Sometimes, they waved pom-poms. And every once in a while, they led a cheer.

Folks, those days are gone. Like everything else, cheerleading has evolved. The outfits today permit the freedom of movement that’s required for cheerleaders to perform acrobatics and dance routines. These routines are so challenging they prove that these girls are not just pretty faces, they’re also talented athletes.

Epitomizing that evolution are the Central Marin Chargers Cheer teams. In 2009, their midget cheer team won the USA Junior Nationals championship in their division. Only to be outdone by their peewee counterparts, who not only won their division, but were crowned Grand Champions for achieving the highest score for their routine.
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