Two basketball cheerleaders have earned "Gold Bar" awards for their dedication this winter.Juniors Jacqie Utsch (right) and Kandace Bengtson (left) earned the highest awards in basketball cheerleading for attending every game and practice this season. Utsch and Bengtson cheered at 20 games, competed at a local and state competition, and attended two clinics.
Utsch has participated in cheerleading for three years, and Bengtson for two.
Other cheerleading awards, according to coach Sheri Wegner, went to Angie Meyer and managers Lynn Niewind and Mallory Mackedanz for their participation in nearly 40 games, plus practices, competitions, and clinics.
Niewind and Mackedanz were cheerleaders last year and earned "Gold Bar" awards.
Meyer is looking forward to returning as the mascot, "Champ," next year.
The basketball cheerleaders have used money from the booster club, the Jaycees, the Lions Club, and the elementary and high school principal to purchase a new mascot costume.