EHS Cheer Squad Returns to State

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Published on March 8 2021 9:11 am
Last Updated on March 8 2021 9:13 am
Written by Greg Sapp

The Effingham High School Competitive Cheerleading squad is making a return trip to State.

The Hearts competed in the Edwardsville Sectional on Saturday, and finished second out of 14 teams. The squad scored a 91.26 on the routine, which is the highest score ever achieved by an EHS cheerleading team.

Team members include: FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT, HALLE LEWIS, LOGANN MAYFIELD, GABBI KREKE, BELLA KRONEWITTER, RILEY AREND, MYCHA DONALDSON, ZOE HODGE; BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT, JAIDI DAVIS, BRUEKLYN BELCHER, SAVANNAH MORRISSEY, REGAN HOPPER, ELLA HARMAN, EMMI ALBERT, ANNA SIGG, ELIZABETH MEINHART.

The EHS team will now compete virtually this Saturday. The routines will be live streamed on the IHSA Network. This year's team achievement follows last year's squad that qualified for State for the first time in school history.