1996-7 KANELAND CHEERLEADERS

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1997 Cheerleaders

For the winter season, there was a total of twenty-six cheerleaders: five wrestling, eleven JV basketball and ten Varsity basketball.

The wrestling squad consists of Sophomores Tasha Knight, Kirsten Feidler, and Co-captain Rhiannon Colby; Senior Co-captain Corey Batorson and Freshmen Brittany Karau and Tarren Williams, who is not shown. Later in the year the following cheerleaders were assigned to wrestling: Kirsten Fiedler, Brittany Karau, Ellie Konen, Tarren Wiliams, Rhiannon Colby, Vanessa Troc, and Christine Wilder
JV Basketball is made up of (top row) Freshmen Jillian Cazallis, J.T. Murray, Jennifer Harner and Sarah Stombres; (middle row) Sophomores Heather DeKing, Jeanine VanDyck, Jenny Kelm, Courtney Karau; (bottom row) Co-captains Jenae Reach and Lisa Palmer, and Freshman Krissy Stover.

Varsity basketball cheerleaders are (Back) Juniors Nina Jones, Theresa Thorne, Senior Nicki Blatner and Junior Kristy Stover; (middle) Juniors Co-captain Jill Donka, Kristy Albrecht, Tori Pfeifer, and Amber Distler; (front) Juniors Angie Gill and Co-captain Densie Baum.

Celebrating Senior Night, Feidler (top), based by Batorson and Colby, cheers on the Knights in their first match while in an "elevator." Practice is a big part of cheerleading otherwise many injuries could occur. VanDyck prepares for the next game with extra spotters for safety

Showing off their hard practice and daring talents between quarters of the sophomore basketball game, the squad performs double liberties with and "elevator" in the middle. Pumping up the guys before their game, Albrecht (top), based by Baum and Distler, leads the crowd in an "elevator along with the rest of the cheerleaders.

Keeping the fans entertained during the lapses of the game, the varsity climb to cheer on a victory with an extension, shoulder stand, and double base thigh stand.
Two "elevators" separated be a shoulder press.