Mackenzie Croy, 18, has watched from the sidelines nearly her entire life. This year she is a senior, so it was her last chance to be a high school cheerleader. "It was her dream to be a cheerleader," ...

LADUE, Mo. — The Ladue Rams are ready for Friday Night Lights, from the band to the cheerleaders and the fans. But a Ladue High football game would not be complete without a little sparkle. The Laude ...

Sarah Cronk’s voice breaks when she recalls fans at a 2008 Pleasant Valley High School football game roaring “Let’s go Sparkles, let’s go.” She was a cheerleader at the Bettendorf, Iowa, school ...

KENT, Wash. - At Kentridge High School, the Sparkle Effect cheer squad is fine tuning its routines. The team consists of 22 students: 16 mentors and 6 students with disabilities. They perform at games ...

MAYFIELD, Ohio -- The Sparkle Effect is a national, non-profit organization that pairs student cheerleaders with students with special needs. And while the shaking pom-poms do, indeed, sparkle, so, ...

While watching the gravity races on Sammamish’s plateau last year, Michael Engen looked over and realized that his son, David, wasn’t watching the races. He was watching the Issaquah High School ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- Some student-athletes shine. In Medina County, these student-athletes sparkle. Squads of cheerleaders known as the Sparkles liven the sidelines along with Hornets cheerleaders at ...