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Lemont High School Cheerleaders

Monday, February 4, 2013

Lemont cheerleaders finish as runners-up at State Finals

Squad just missed its fourth state title, with Columbia taking IHSA Medium Division.

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  • Monday, February 4

Lemont High School’s cheerleading squad put forth its best performance of the season at the right time but just missed coming home with the program’s fourth state title. The Indians finished as the Medium Division runner-up at the 2013 IHSA Cheerleading State Finals, which were contested at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington over the weekend. Lemont has placed among the top three teams in the state each of the last eight seasons. Columbia, winner of the last three IHSA Small Division Cheerleading State Championships before moving up in class this season, posted a final-round score of 90.92 to edge Lemont (90.80) for the title. Oak Forest (89.64), Wauconda (89.52) and Antioch (87.08) rounded out the top five teams. Columbia’s margin of …

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TIM PERAINO

8:29 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Congrats on another wonderful season girls. The town of Lemont is very proud of your hard work and dedication and to get on the podium at a state competition is a great achievement. Keep up the good work!   more ›

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Update: Lemont High School Cheerleaders First in Their Division; Poised to Win State

After winning its division on Friday, the LHS cheer squad will compete at 11:45 Saturday for the state title. Click the link below to watch the live competition.

Story update from Lemont High School at 8 p.m. Friday: Lemont High School’s cheerleading program appears to be peaking at the right time. First-year head coach Dave Erlenbaugh’s Indians were the class of the field on the first day of the 2013 IHSA Medium Division Cheerleading State Finals on Friday, posting the top score of all 25 teams in their division and putting them in position for a fourth state championship in five seasons. The squad will compete in the event’s final round on Saturday, Feb. 2, at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. Lemont’s preliminary-round score of 89.66 was more than 1.5 points better than second-place Antioch (87.24). Oak Forest was third (87.24), while Highland (87.16) and Wauconda (87.12) rounded out the …

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Village of Lemont

Shelley Durham

3:08 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Lemont qualified for finals with a score of 89.66 which is first place. The girls compete for the state title tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:45. Great job to all the girls! Good luck tomorrow.   more ›

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