GALLERY: Columbia Middle School Cheer celebrates victory
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 months AGO
The Frontier Middle School and Columbia Middle School Teams join together for a group photo following their competition in the Battle at the Lake. Frontier earned first in the non-tumbling division and Columbia took first in the tumbling division.
COURTESY PHOTO/KELSY KELLEY
Columbia Middle School’s cheer team performs at the Battle at the Lake competition Saturday afternoon.
The Columba Cheer team celebrates their first-place finish in the tumble division at the Battle at the Lake Saturday.
Cheerleaders from Columbia Middle School and their head coach Lily White gather for a group photo around their first-place trophy at the Moses Lake High School gym after the Battle at the Lake. This was White’s first year as a head coach.
MOSES LAKE — The Frontier Columbia Middle School Cheer squads competed at the Battle at the Lake cheer competition at Moses Lake High School Saturday where both teams found success.
Columbia Cheer Roster:
Meleiya Tarver
Nora Besancon
EmmaLin Pryor
Makenna Boyer
Emma Woodard
Hailey Sawyer
Aubrey Dreher
Kaci Ross
Emmy Turner
Makenzy Culver
Maggie Mendoza-Facio
Mila Echavarria
Bella Colazo
Penelope Ashton
Brooklyn Armour
Columbia Middle School’s cheer team performs at the Battle at the Lake competition Saturday afternoon.
The Columba Cheer team celebrates their first-place finish in the tumble division at the Battle at the Lake Saturday.
Cheerleaders from Columbia Middle School and their head coach Lily White gather for a group photo around their first-place trophy at the Moses Lake High School gym after the Battle at the Lake. This was White’s first year as a head coach.ARTICLES BY CALEB PEREZ
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