Back in the 1800’s, men led cheers on the sidelines at games.Now, the vast majority of the 3.5 million U.S. youth in cheerleading are girls between the ages of 6-17. And the sport has evolved ...

The Coos Youth and Junior youth cheer teams finished their seasons with strong results at the OCCA State Championships.

The Fowler Youth Cheer Team won the Jamz Dance National Championship on Saturday in Las Vegas. It's the third year in a row that the program has come away with the national title.

Hunterdon Huskies’ Junior Midget cheerleader Annelise Babcock was one of 12 girls named to the 2012 American Youth Cheer National All-Star team. ANNELISE BABCOCK Babcock represented the Big East ...

Since they are new to program the women decided to start with only two age groups, third- and fourth-graders and fifth- and sixth-graders, which also align with the football teams, Prince said.

The Anacortes Youth Cheer program, which has members ages 7 to 14, is more than just a cheerleading program — it’s a commitment to community, teamwork and friendship.

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats ...