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2023 All-Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Honors

The Southwestern Conference announced the 2023 All-Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Teams, as selected by the conference coaches.

The SWC awards 21 first team and 19 second team honors based on the the finishes at the SWC Championship. In addition, each school receives two honorable mention selections.

All-Southwestern Conference First Team
Aubrey Dooley, Amherst Steele
Lizzy Iliff, Amherst Steele
Elizabeth Kapalin, Amherst Steele
Addison Stump, Amherst Steele
Jocelyn Miller, Avon
Mia Sulen, Avon
Aleksandra Stecklow, Avon
Emma Kovach, Berea-Midpark
Jordyn Maddox, Berea-Midpark
Jazmyne Shaffer, Berea-Midpark
Wednesday Barnhill, Elyria
Brooklyn Freeman, Elyria
Kendra Mentzer, Midview
Izzy Ramos, Midview
Cynthia Sandoval, Midview
Kristina Vlaskenko, Midview
Lydia Bubar, North Ridgeville
Jessica Haney, North Ridgeville
Brooklyn Nash, North Ridgeville
Avery Caudill, Olmsted Falls
Autumn Harwood, Olmsted Falls

All-Southwestern Conference Second Team
Nikki Bailey, Amherst Steele
McKenzie Mayfield, Amherst Steele
Gianna Vrooman, Amherst Steele
Rilynn Birth, Avon
Hanna Lopata, Avon
Daphne Ourednik, Avon
Jayda Springer, Avon
Christa Novak, Berea-Midpark
Valentino Rodriguez, Berea-Midpark
Layla Virgili, Berea-Midpark
Amy Murphy, Elyria
Avery Bunner, Midview
Allison Case, Midview
Grace Kearney, Midview
Bobbi Wervey, Midview
Anna Dubecky, North Ridgeville
Caitlin Gardner, North Ridgeville
Emma Petkosh, Olmsted Falls
Olivia Thach, Olmsted Falls

All-Southwestern Conference
 Honorable Mention
Aly Dotson, Amherst Steele
Tori Verde, Amherst Steele
Maria LaCivita, Avon
Claire Lay, Avon
Ashley Eavenson, Berea-Midpark
Shannon Haney, Berea-Midpark
Nandi Badat, Elyria
Amilya Leos-Cannon, Elyria
Molly Cleis, Midview
Myla Mostek, Midview
Haley Ham, North Ridgeville
Natalie Jelinek, North Ridgeville
Kelsey Buttloph, Olmsted Falls
Keely Vasquez, Olmsted Falls

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Midview wins 2023 SWC Cheerleading Championship

For the second time in school history Midview High School earned Grand Champions at the Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Championship. The Middies also won their first ever Traditional Competition at the 2023 event, which took place Monday (November 6) evening on the campus of Berea-Midpark High School. Amherst Steele High School made history as well by taking home first place in the Game Day Competition division for the first time.

Winners were crowned for both Game Day and Traditional Competition routines with the combined score making up the Overall Standings. The Overall Standings will help determine All-SWC, which will be announced at a later date.

The Middies, who also earned Grand Champion in the spring of 2020-21, posted a Traditional Competition score of 86.7 and a second-place Game Day Competition finish with 90 points for a combined score of 176.7 out of a possible 200 points.

Amherst used an evening-best 95.1-point Game Day Competition routine and a 80.85 Traditional Competition performance to place second overall with 175.95 points. Avon High School, who scored an 85.1 in Traditional Competition and 86.6 in Game Day, finished third in the overall standings with 171.8 points. Berea-Midpark High School placed fourth in both Traditional Competition (77.5) and Game Day (85.2) to finish fourth in the standings. North Ridgeville High School (84.4) placed fifth and Olmsted Falls High School (72.0) was sixth in the Game Day Competition. Elyria High School (71.2) took fifth in the Traditional Competition.

Overall Standings

  1. Midview – 176.7
  2. Amherst Steele – 175.95
  3. Avon – 171.8
  4. Berea-Midpark – 162.7
  5. North Ridgeville – 84.4
  6. Olmsted Falls – 72.0
  7. Elyria – 71.2

Traditional Competition Standings

  1. Midview – 86.7
  2. Avon – 85.1
  3. Amherst Steele – 80.85
  4. Berea-Midpark – 77.5
  5. Elyria – 71.2

Game Day Standings

  1. Amherst Steele – 95.1
  2. Midview – 90.0
  3. Avon – 86.6
  4. Berea-Midpark – 85.2
  5. North Ridgeville – 84.4
  6. Olmsted Falls – 72.0
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Berea-Midpark to host SWC Cheerleading Competition on November 6

The 25th annual Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Competition will take place inside the Berea-Midpark High School Gymnasium on Monday (November 6) evening. Doors open for spectators at 5 p.m. and the event begins at 6 p.m.

Tickets are available exclusively online via HomeTown Ticketing at https://swcohio.net/tickets. All tickets are $8 plus processing fees. Each school was given 100 tickets to sell via passcodes until November 2 at Noon. The remaining tickets will be available to the public beginning November 3 at 8 a.m.

The event will be streamed via the Berea-Midpark Athletics YouTube Channel.

There will be seven of the eight league schools competing Monday evening. Amherst Steele, Avon, Berea-Midpark and Midview have squads in both divisions, while Elyria has only entered a traditional competition squad and North Ridgeville and Olmsted Falls only have a Game Day squad.

Both the Traditional and Game Day scoring is out of 100 points. There will be a Game Day winner, a Traditional Comp winner and a Grand Champion that combines the scores of both divisions. The Jump-off and Tumble-off will also return in 2023. All-SWC will be announced at a later date.

Avon is the defending SWC Champions after earning the top score in the Traditional Competition category and taking second place in the Game Day division in 2022. Midview has won the Game Day division all three years.

Performance Order School Stretch
Warmup Performance
1 Berea-Midpark (Comp) 5:55 PM 6:00 PM 6:10 PM
2 Avon (Comp) 6:01 PM 6:06 PM 6:16 PM
3 Amherst (Comp) 6:07 PM 6:12 PM 6:22 PM
4 Midview (Comp) 6:13 PM 6:18 PM 6:28 PM
5 Elyria (Comp) 6:19 PM 6:24 PM 6:34 PM
6 North Ridgeville (Game Day) 6:35 PM 6:40 PM 6:50 PM
7 Olmsted Falls (Game Day) 6:41 PM 6:46 PM 6:56 PM
8 Berea-Midpark (Game Day) 6:47 PM 6:52 PM 7:02 PM
9 Avon (Game Day) 6:53 PM 6:58 PM 7:08 PM
10 Amherst (Game Day) 6:59 PM 7:04 PM 7:14 PM
11 Midview (Game Day) 7:05 PM 7:10 PM 7:20 PM

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2022 All-SWC Cheerleading Honors

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The Southwestern Conference announced the 2022 All-Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Teams, as selected by the conference coaches.

The SWC awards 21 first team and 19 second team honors based on the the finishes at the SWC Championship. In addition, each school gets two honorable mention selections.

All-Southwestern Conference First Team
Devanne Richards, Amherst Steele
Megan Bollin, Amherst Steele
Elizabeth Kapalin, Amherst Steele
Lilly Smith, Avon
Aubrey Weagraff, Avon
Haley Zack, Avon
Jocelyn Miller, Avon
Sabrina Marsala, Avon Lake
Lyla Grabowski, Avon Lake
Mia Strizak, Berea-Midpark
Alexis Hansen, Berea-Midpark
Kylie Handa, Berea-Midpark
Ally Atkinson, Midview
Kylie Bunner, Midview
Olivia Case, Midview
Bobbi Wervey, Midview
Alyssa Harvest, North Ridgeville
Lydia Bubar, North Ridgeville
Kyle Zale, Olmsted Falls
Kamdyn Williams, Olmsted Falls
Carley Abbott, Olmsted Falls

All-Southwestern Conference Second Team
McKenzie Mayfield, Amherst Steele
Yasmine Bounit, Amherst Steele
Aubrey Dooley, Amherst Steele
Kayleigh Tomlinson, Amherst Steele
Mia Sulen, Avon
Ava Nardi, Avon
Aleksandra Stecklow, Avon
Hailey Drain, Avon
Christina Elios, Avon Lake
Emma Kovach, Berea-Midpark
Ava Burlison, Berea-Midpark
Shannon Haney, Berea-Midpark
Izzy Ramos, Midview
Jenna Tennis, Midview
Grace Kearney, Miview
Sierra Martin, North Ridgeville
Kamryn Shaw, North Ridgeville
Avery Alton, Olmsted Falls
Kelsey Buttolph, Olmsted Falls

All-Southwestern Conference
 Honorable Mention
Sydney Miller, Amherst Steele
Addison Stump, Amherst Steele
Kara Supple Avon
Madelyn Nelson, Avon
Kyra Elzeer, Avon Lake
Emma Hill, Avon Lake
Jazymyne Shaffer, Berea-Midpark
Ashley Eavenson, Berea-Midpark
Cynthia Sandoval, Midview
Kendra Mentzer, Midview
Brooklyn Nash, North Ridgeville
Natalie Jelenik, North Ridgeville
Olivia Buettner, Olmsted Falls
Avery Caudill, Olmsted Falls

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Avon wins 2022 SWC Cheerleading Championship

2022 Avon Cheerleading

2022 Avon Cheerleading

Fueled by a first place performance in its Traditional Competition routine, Avon High School captured the 2022 Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Championship Monday (November 7) on the campus of North Ridgeville City Schools. Midview High School took home first place in the Game Day Competition division for a third straight season.

Winners were crowned for both Game Day and Traditional Competition routines with the combined score making up the Overall Standings. The Overall Standings will help determine All-SWC, which will be announced at a later date.

The Eagles posted a Traditional Competition score of 87.1 and a second-place Game Day Competition finish with 90.1 points for a combined score of 177.2 out of a possible 200 points.

Midview used an evening-best 91.8-point Game Day Competition routine and a 78.15 Traditional Competition performance to place second overall with 169.95 points. Amherst Steele High School, who scored an 79.45 in Traditional Competition and 78.4 in Game Day, finished third in the overall standings with 157.85 points. Berea-Midpark High School placed second in Traditional Competition (79.8) and sixth in Game Day (76.8) to finish fourth in the standings. Olmsted Falls High School (89.4) placed third and North Ridgeville High School (82.4) was fourth in the Game Day Competition. Avon Lake High School (73.4) took fifth in the Traditional Competition.

Overall Standings

  1. Avon – 177.2
  2. Midview – 169.95
  3. Amherst Steele – 157.85
  4. Berea-Midpark – 156.6
  5. Olmsted Falls – 89.4
  6. North Ridgeville – 82.4
  7. Avon Lake – 73.4

Traditional Competition Standings

  1. Avon – 87.1
  2. Berea-Midpark – 79.8
  3. Amherst Steele – 79.45
  4. Midview – 78.15
  5. Avon Lake – 73.4

Game Day Standings

  1. Midview – 91.8
  2. Avon – 90.1
  3. Olmsted Falls – 89.4
  4. North Ridgeville – 82.4
  5. Amherst Steele – 78.4
  6. Berea-Midpark – 76.8
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North Ridgeville to host 2022 SWC Cheerleading Competition on November 7

The 24th annual Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Competition will take place inside the North Ridgeville Academic Center on Monday (November 7) evening. Doors open for spectators at 5 p.m. and performances begin at 6 p.m.

Tickets are available exclusively online via HomeTown Ticketing at Rangersathletics.com. All tickets are $7 plus processing fees. Each school was given 250 tickets to sell via a passcode until November 6 at 11:59 p.m. The remaining tickets will be available to the public beginning November 7 at 10 a.m.

The event will be streamed via the North Ridgeville Athletics YouTube Channel

There will be seven of the eight league schools competing Monday evening. Amherst Steele, Avon, Berea-Midpark and Midview have squads in both divisions, while Avon Lake has only entered a traditional competition squad and North Ridgeville and Olmsted Falls only have a Game Day squad.

Both the Traditional and Game Day scoring is out of 100 points. There will be a Game Day winner, a Traditional Comp winner and a Grand Champion that combines the scores of both divisions. The Jump-off and Tumble-off will also return in 2022. All-SWC will be announced at a later date.

Amherst Steele is the defending SWC Champions after earning the top score in the Traditional Competition category and taking third place in the Game Day division in 2021.

Performance Order School Stretch (10 Min) Warmup (10 Min) Performance
1 Berea-Midpark (Comp) 5:35 PM 5:45 PM 6:00 PM
2 Avon (Comp) 5:45 PM 5:55 PM 6:10 PM
3 Amherst (Comp) 5:55 PM 6:05 PM 6:20 PM
4 Midview (Comp) 6:05 PM 6:15 PM 6:30 PM
5 Avon Lake (Comp) 6:15 PM 6:25 PM 6:40 PM
6 North Ridgeville (Game Day) 6:25 PM 6:35 PM 6:50 PM
7 Olmsted Falls (Game Day) 6:35 PM 6:45 PM 7:00 PM
8 Berea-Midpark (Game Day) 6:45 PM 6:55 PM 7:10 PM
9 Avon (Game Day) 6:55 PM 7:05 PM 7:20 PM
10 Amherst (Game Day) 7:05 PM 7:15 PM 7:30 PM
11 Midview (Game Day) 7:15 PM 7:25 PM 7:40 PM

Parking and Entrance Notes: Team buses will park behind the home side of the football field. This is the Board office parking and the visitor/staff parking (orange on the campus map). Teams will enter through the community entrance. On the campus map it is entrance 3 located on the North side of the NRAC. Spectator Parking will be available at the visitor/staff parking lot of the NRAC (purple on campus map) or the High School student/visitor parking lot (yellow on campus map). Spectators will enter through entrance 1 of the NRAC.

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2021 Cheer All-Southwestern Conference Honors

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The Southwestern Conference announced the 2021 All-Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Teams, as selected by the conference coaches.

All-Southwestern Conference First Team 


Amherst Steele
Grace Card, Xander Del Valle,
Sydney Huynh, Ivy Lyons

Avon
Skylar Erskine, Tia Miller,
Lilly Smith, Audrey Weagraff

Avon Lake
Lily Bourgeault, Elly Rauch, Audrey Schanz

Berea-Midpark
Kylie Handa, Mia Strizak

Midview

Ally Atkinson, Kylie Bunner, Camille Pinter

North Ridgeville
Jessica Haney, Alyssa Harvest

Olmsted Falls
Bailey Boyle, Mia Salamone, Kylee Zale

All-Southwestern Conference Second Team

Amherst Steele
Ava Barnes, Juliana Janis,
Devanne Richards, Kylie Tann

Avon
Hailey Drain, Jocelyn Miller, Haley Zack

Avon Lake
Emily Fansler, Lilly Grabowski, Carly Starck

Berea-Midpark
McKalya Cannon, Jazmyne Shaffer

Midview
Haley Blake, Olivia Case,
Miah Wycoco, Marissa Yates

North Ridgeville
Kylie Bell

Olmsted Falls
Avery Alton, Megan Kerg

All-Southwestern Conference
 Honorable Mention

Amherst Steele
Allison Cooke, Rylie Kuhn

Avon
Ava Nardi, Kara Supple

Avon Lake
Taylor Firment, Ava Pace

Berea-Midpark
Jordyn Maddox, Layla Virgili

Midview
Madison Lukcso, Bobbi Wervey

North Ridgeville
Emma Haney, Natalie Jelinek

Olmsted Falls
Kylie Roberto, Maddie Thai

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Amherst Steele Wins 2021 SWC Cheer Competition

With a first place performance in its Traditional Competition routine, Amherst Steele High School captured the 2021 Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Championship Monday on the campus of North Ridgeville City Schools. Midview High School took home first place in the Game Day Competition division.

Winners were crowned for both Game Day and Traditional Competition routines with the combined score making up the Overall Standings. The Overall Standings will help determine All-SWC, which will be announced at a later date.

The Comets posted a Traditional Competition score of 85.35 and a third-place Game Day Competition finish with 84 points for a combined score of 169.35 out of a possible 200 points.

Midview used an evening-best 88-point Game Day Competition routine and a 78.3 Traditional Competition performance to place third overall with 166.3 points.  Avon High Schoolwho scored an 84.1 in Traditional Competition and 84.5 in Game Day—finished second in the overall standings with 168.6 points. Avon Lake High School placed second in Traditional Competition (84.5) and fourth in Game Day (79.5) to finish fourth in the standings. Olmsted Falls High School (80.15) placed fourth in the Traditional Competition.

Overall Standings

  1. Amherst Steele – 169.35
  2. Avon – 168.6
  3. Midview – 166.3
  4. Avon Lake – 164
  5. Olmsted Falls – 156.15
  6. Berea-Midpark – 71
  7. North Ridgeville – 63

Traditional Competition Standings

  1. Amherst Steele – 85.35
  2. Avon Lake – 84.5
  3. Avon – 84.1
  4. Olmsted Falls – 80.15
  5. Midview – 78.3

Game Day Standings

  1. Midview – 88
  2. Avon – 84.5
  3. Amherst Steele – 84
  4. Avon Lake – 79.5
  5. Olmsted Falls – 76
  6. Berea-Midpark – 71
  7. North Ridgeville – 63
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2020-21 Cheer All-Southwestern Conference Honors

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The Southwestern Conference announced the 2020-21 All-Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Teams, as selected by the conference coaches.

All-Southwestern Conference First Team 


Amherst Steele
Jordyn Schill, Alissa Van Dress, Chaley Younkin

Avon
Emma Flaherty, Hannah Giltinan, Tia Miller

Avon Lake
Haley Armbrecht, Chloe Burnworth, Rachel Paulick, Avery Zidek

Midview

Ally Atkinson, Ashley Blascak, Allie Seymour, Madisyn Wendling

Olmsted Falls
Allie Gumeny, Alicia Serrano, Olivia Thach

Westlake
Gabby Backus, Marissa Wise

All-Southwestern Conference Second Team

Amherst Steele
Xander Del Valle, Sydney Hyde, Haley Price, Amara Taliano

Avon
Hailey Drain, Skylar Erskine, Jocelyn Miller

Avon Lake

Colleen Lardie, Clara Orr, Elly Rauch

Midview
Olivia Case, Sophie Ferritto, Elyse Horwedel, Madison Lukcso

Olmsted Falls
Megan Kerg, Alyssa Mandak

Westlake

Hannah Chmielowiec, Jane Joliffe

All-Southwestern Conference
 Honorable Mention

Amherst Steele
Brooke Ousley, Devanne Richards

Avon
Olivia Michelsen, Lilly Smith

Avon Lake
Lily Bourgeault, Taylor Firment

Midview

Kylie Bunner, Miah Wycoco

Olmsted Falls

Mia Marsico, Kylie Roberton

Westlake
Sophia Bell, Sydney Schons

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Midview Captures 2020-21 SWC Cheerleading Championship

2020-21 Midview Cheer
2020-21 Midview Cheer
Midview Captured the 2020-21 SWC Cheerleading Championship

EATON TWP — Fueled by a season-high and first place performance in its Game Day routine, host Midview High School captured its first ever Southwestern Conference Cheerleading Championship Saturday (January 23) inside Kubuski Gymnasium. Amherst Steele High School took home first place in the Traditional Competition division. [Archived Video of the Performance]

The 2020-21 SWC Cheerleading Competition was originally scheduled for early November. However, COVID-19 forced its postponement until January and as a non-spectator event like all SWC indoor Championships. In addition, this was the SWC debut of the Game Day Division. Winners were crowned for both Game Day and Traditional Competition routines with the combined score making up the Overall Standings. The Overall Standings will help determine All-SWC, which will be announced at a later date.

The Middies, who finished third at UCA Game Day Nationals in 2019-20, posted a Game Day score of 93.2 and a third-place Traditional Competition finish with 78.3 points for a combined score of 171.5 out of a possible 200 points.

2020-21 Amherst Steele Cheer
Amherst Steele Traditional Competition Squad

Amherst Steele used an evening-best 83-point Traditional Competition routine and a 67.2 Game Day performance to place third overall with 150.2 points. Avon Lake High School who finished runner-up in both divisions—79.9 in Traditional Competition and 75.3 in Game Day—finished second in the overall standings with 155.2 points. Avon High School placed fifth in Traditional Comp (62.5) and third in Game Day (74.2) to finish fourth in the standings. Olmsted Falls High School (75.7) placed fourth in the Traditional Competition, while Westlake High School (67.5) finished fourth in the Game Day division.

Overall Standings

  1. Midview – 171.5
  2. Avon Lake – 155.2
  3. Amherst Steele – 150.2
  4. Avon – 136.7
  5. Olmsted Falls – 75.7
  6. Westlake – 67.5

Traditional Competition Standings

  1. Amherst Steele – 83
  2. Avon Lake – 79.9
  3. Midview – 78.3
  4. Olmsted Falls – 75.7
  5. Avon – 62.5

Game Day Standings

  1. Midview – 93.2
  2. Avon Lake – 75.3
  3. Avon – 74.2
  4. Westlake – 67.5
  5. Amherst Steele – 67.2
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