“I’m not worried about much this year, because it’s not 100 degrees like normal, so we’ll do good,” senior Kennedy Bolton said. Hoffman also said that he isn’t worried about the contest. “We’re probably going to win like normal,” junior Matthew Hoffman said. Some of the students said they are pretty confident about this year’s contest. “It also would impress the judges with a bit of a wow factor.” “I wish we were allowed to do the horn flash, because it kind of slowed the people down a bit, and made them think more about what they were doing,” Haase said. “I wish we could do something, like turn for horn flash but still keep walking forwards.” “We can’t do horn flash this year, because if we do it in front of the judges this year, we’ll get penalized for stopping the parade,” Rothanzl said. There is something the band students wish could have been done differently for the Applejack parade. Mount will be pretty angry if we fail,” sophomore Karina Haase said.įreshman Emilie Rothanzl said that she hopes the band will get first, but she has heard that Nebraska City, and a few other schools are pretty good this year, so if they get second or third, that will be alright. “I’m concerned because of the current freshmen and I’m pretty sure Mr. There were many students who said they were nervous about how they would do. 22 for the annual Applejack Festival and Contest. The entire team and coaches have been working hard already this summer and will be putting in the time this fall to make the College proud of their efforts."Ĭontinuing, Earnest, a former Bobcat cheerleader herself, added, "I am truly appreciative of the efforts of the College's administration in helping bring the dream of having cheer competitive to fruition.The band students traveled to Nebraska City on Sept. She stated, "We have been working diligently for the past few years to improve our cheerleading program. Lempka is currently a senior at Peru State.Įarnest is excited for the upcoming season. Joining Earnest as a coaching assistant is Elly Lempka (Lincoln – originally from Sterling). In addition, members of the group, along with Coach Earnest, recently conducted a team camp at Palmer High School for their Tiger cheer team. The team has been participating in a number of local parades so far this summer and will also be representing the College in the Otoe County Fair in Syracuse, Cass County Fair in Weeping Water, Sarpy County Fair in Springfield, Richardson County Fair in Humboldt, and the Applejack Festival Parade in Nebraska City. It's an honor to be a part of this historic event and to be included in the first competition team representing Peru State." But, now, we are able to go out and compete ourselves. Johnson, a two-year member of the team and cheer's upcoming representative on the Student Athlete Advisory Council, noted, "We have always been here to support the Bobcats and we always will be. Part of the members of the 2019-20 Peru State Competitive Cheer Team The 12 new to the Bobcat cheerleading team include juniors Ashley Gebhard (Grand Island) and Cassandra Seckel (Columbus) sophomore Tiana Hudson (Lincoln) freshmen Gabby Bakirane (Lincoln), Montana Bender (Adams), Brooke Bruland (Palmer), Chanel Ehlers (Nebraska City), Alyssa Jurgens (Sterling), Adaline Rockenbach (Lincoln), Johna Tharp (Dunbar), Rebecca Wilson (Ashland), Hayley Schroeder (Firth), and Azlyn Fendrick (Lincoln). Other returners to the cheer team include seniors Molly Brown (Falls City), Velma Hauck (Fremont), Kortney Reitz (Ogallala), Bailey Stanley (Louisville), and Sydney Yost (Papillion) juniors Hailey Babish (Ogallala), Kelsey Brundage (Juniata), Bailey Johnson (Johnson), Jillian Karl (Nebraska City), Destiny Maguire (Greenwood), and Jordyn Todd (Omaha) and sophomores Danni Harder (Beatrice) and Shea Kinnison (Nebraska City). This year's captains will be juniors Diana Garcia (Schuyler) and Sydney Bogard (McClouth, Kan.). The team will have their first competition in January. The 28 will be cheering for the football and basketball teams while working to determine which 20 will be a part of the competitive team. These 28 will be a part of the first competitive cheer program in Bobcat history and will begin competing during the 2019-20 season.įifteen returners from last year's cheerleading team will be joined by 13 newcomers to the program. Story Links (Peru, Neb.) – Fifth-year head coach Brooke Earnest has recently announced the names of the 28 student-athletes who will be a part of a historic time on the Peru State campus.
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