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Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 12:40 PM Mar 2018

Cheerleaders Surround Girl From Rival Team Who Was Cheering All Alone

http://www.reshareworthy.com/cheerleaders-join-lone-cheerleader/

Being on a cheerleading squad usually means a team experience, but that wasn’t Tori Adams felt when she was the lone member of her squad to show up to cheer on her school.

But Tori wasn’t alone for long, when girls from the opposing squad joined her on the court at the CLAA Conference Tournament in Missouri.

It turns out that Tori was all alone because all the other girls on the cheer squad for the Northwestern Eagles came down with an illness except for her.

It was quite a dramatic turn of events, but Tori felt obligated to represent her school. She told told FOX4 News: “My coach gave me the option to cheer or not cheer, and I felt like I had to be there for the team.”

In this video clip, Tori, who is dressed in a blue outfit, was looking a bit embarrassed and scared in front of the large audience all by herself. But she is soon surrounded by girls from the Hardin-Central cheer squad – all total strangers to Tori.



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Cheerleaders Surround Girl From Rival Team Who Was Cheering All Alone (Original Post) Stonepounder Mar 2018 OP
Thanks so much. mahina Mar 2018 #1
How wonderful. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #2
These kids nowadays ... sarge43 Mar 2018 #3
Real Americans w/love OhNo-Really Mar 2018 #4
Some things renew my hope. Richard D Mar 2018 #5
thanks--needed that!! niyad Mar 2018 #6
I like this story. It reminds me of when I was in high school LisaM Mar 2018 #7
Wow---cheerleaders have really changed from my school years. Paladin Mar 2018 #8
I'll say! When I was a cheerleader (in the 6th grade), I had quite a different experience. flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #11
Brava!! Great to hear ailsagirl Mar 2018 #9
These cheerleaders . . . Sam McGee Mar 2018 #10
Reminds me of this from a few years back yesphan Mar 2018 #12
Now you did it! Im having trouble typing damn it, cant see through the tears. Canoe52 Mar 2018 #13
Got something in my eye. littlemissmartypants Mar 2018 #14
the onion chopper GopherGal Mar 2018 #15
IKR, I tried 3 times littlemissmartypants Mar 2018 #16
You learn something new everyday apkhgp Mar 2018 #17
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LisaM

(28,594 posts)
7. I like this story. It reminds me of when I was in high school
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 02:13 PM
Mar 2018

and it was the norm at high school games for the cheer leading squads to go over and do a cheer for the other school's fans, which was generally reciprocated. Our band would also learn, and play, the other team's fight song for every game. Fans from both schools would applaud these performances.

I'm glad that this kind of sportsmanship seems to be getting resuscitated.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
11. I'll say! When I was a cheerleader (in the 6th grade), I had quite a different experience.
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 03:12 PM
Mar 2018

One game in particular, when the opposing team's cheerleaders used their much greater numbers to quickly learn our cheers, and then drown us out, inserting their team's name while stealing our cheers. It was brutal--and these were grade-schoolers.

So heartening to hear that kids these days, at least some of them, have evolved.

 

Sam McGee

(347 posts)
10. These cheerleaders . . .
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 03:10 PM
Mar 2018

. . . and the kids from the Florida school shooting . . . maybe there's hope for us.

GopherGal

(2,400 posts)
15. the onion chopper
Tue Mar 6, 2018, 11:01 PM
Mar 2018

...that got in here when I was looking at the Michelle Obama pictures is back at it again.

apkhgp

(1,068 posts)
17. You learn something new everyday
Wed Mar 7, 2018, 10:16 PM
Mar 2018

With kids like these you can rest assured that our country is in safe hands. As for the hands it is in right now.


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