The End of Cheerleading Season

What a way to end the cheerleading season!  Besides the hectic week leading up to Myrtle Beach, the competition was exciting AND stressful!  Kora joined a second team just over a month ago, so competing on two teams makes it double stress for me.  Not that I don't think she can't handle it, but going all out for one routine then having to rest up for the next routine, I get nervous that she will be too tired for her tumbling runs. 

At least this competition, we were all able to sleep in since there were only three teams from the club that were competing.  Makes a world of difference when it comes to being rested for a full afternoon of waiting around.

Kora's second team, Fusion went on and was a little shaky, not bad though, but the team looked scared and unsure of themselves.  Kora then had time to rest a little, then time for her first team, Blaze to perform.  They rocked it out!  

With a two day national competition, all the teams wait until late night to hear the results of day one's performances.  Fusion was in 3rd place out of five teams.  Blaze was in 1st place by four whole points out of four teams.  Needless to say, we were all very excited for Blaze.

Day two of competition and Fusion performed great!  What a way for the team to rock it out on their very last performance of the year!  It was great to see the team so happy.  Then Blaze went on and they were a little rocky.  It appeared that their lead for first place could end up in jeopardy.  

Fusion's team awards were at 3:00pm.  Talk about a long awards ceremony, well it seemed like it anyway before they got to Fusion's level.  When third place was announced and it wasn't Fusion, everyone got excited because they could win second place, but then their team wasn't announced for second place so that meant they won FIRST place!!  It was so exciting to hear them get first place and the National Title!!  The entire team and all the parents were extremely excited an quite surprised, but what a great way for the team to end the year, on such a great high note!

Then came Blaze's team awards...we were not too sure about where the team would end up, I was thinking second place after seeing the current second place team perform, they did a great job.  Third place was announced and it wasn't Blaze...second place was announced and it wasn't Blaze so once again that meant Blaze won FIRST place and the National Title!!  We were all soooo excited and so was the entire team, I think we were all in shock and that they only won first place by .3 of a point!!!  OMG..that was way too close!!

So the weekend of competition was a huge success for Kora and her two teams and a great ending to a great season of cheerleading.  Now it's time to celebrate three National Titles and back to tryouts for Kora to see if she can make THE team...crossing fingers....here we go again!!!!