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Em_Adespoton t1_j9s25vi wrote

Good for her, and for everyone who supported her!

I’m definitely wondering why all three freshmen quit for personal reasons at the same time though (or was that just implied?).

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fbarbie t1_j9scou9 wrote

It’s the stuff that movies are made of.

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Ziggyork t1_j9sdpkc wrote

I’m not crying…YOU’RE crying! Ok??

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EJDsfRichmond415 t1_j9sfyw8 wrote

What a gal! Who is the biggest cheerleading apparel company? Reddit should try to get her college paid for by them!

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Which_Collar6658 t1_j9sn01g wrote

I'm too young to be a curmudgeon, but I'm well on my way , however this right here made me feel all happy, warm and fuzzy and now i don't know how to proceed LMAO

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feuilletoniste573 t1_j9sop9f wrote

It was clearly a nerve-wracking experience (you can hear a wobble in her voice that isn't just from trying to shout as loud as a whole cheer squad) but she stuck to it and did an amazing job. Go Katrina! 🌟

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Ehgadsman t1_j9sprhm wrote

This is wholesome AF. I'm glad she had a good time at state championships!

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S-Markt t1_j9t62ti wrote

great. you can also send this to getmotivated.

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444lexx t1_j9t8yj1 wrote

She should definitely write about this for her college application essays lol

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SafetyMan35 t1_j9ta4yy wrote

Cheerleading is one of those sports where everyone tends to rally and support everyone else, especially in cheer competitions. Yes, there may be fierce competition for that team that you are evenly matched with and constantly swap victories, but if there is an injury or something tragic, teams don’t matter and they are there to support each other.

Some of the competitions we go to they have special needs teams and the entire arena claps along during the routine and gives a standing ovation.

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Spirited-Relief-9369 t1_j9tbqdm wrote

Replying to Ziggyork (#1,957,436)

It's okay to cry; stop fighting your emotions. Repression and denial are tools of fear, fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, and hate gets you stuck as Palpatine's gimp for twenty years.

Do you want to be Palpatine's gimp?!

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drhunny t1_j9tcpb1 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,961,938)

If you're going to make negative assumptions about teenage girls, consider the possibility that this girl and/or the coach might be so nasty that the others weren't enjoying the experience.

A bit suspicious that not a single other senior, junior, or sophomore was willing to be a cheerleader. Only 3 freshman who maybe thought it would be fun and then noped out.

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drhunny t1_j9td5g2 wrote

Before everybody gets too emotionally invested in this story, I suggest we hear from the 3 freshman who all mysteriously quit "for personal reasons". And maybe also all the sophomores, juniors, and senior girls who didn't even want to give cheerleading a try. Doesn't that sound a little odd to you?

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LadySiren t1_j9tgax1 wrote

Cheer mom here. This athlete is badass. She did an entire routine solo, and at a State competition no less. Bravo to her for a great performance and having the guts to pull it off alone on the mat.

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Sea-Phone-537 t1_j9tlp8s wrote

I feel theres some serious context missing from this story but good on the girl for doing her thing, alone, at a state championship no less.

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distorted_elements t1_j9tq3of wrote

Damn. I can't imagine getting up there alone in front of all those people. What a fucking badass. I'm a woman in my 30s and I aspire to have an ounce of her confidence and bravery.

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GoodAndBluts t1_j9tszwu wrote

Replying to drhunny (#1,962,209)

I thought the same thing - like maybe this one girl was absolutely horrible and everyone else bailed out because she was domineering and making the cheer team a toxic place.

Why do I have such a cold, bitter soul?

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Suspicious_Hornet311 t1_j9tyki8 wrote

She also plays basketball volleyball and track, doing this solo cheer performance was awesome. She has a bright future, and with this publicity she hopefully caught the eye of any universities looking for a premium student. Hoping for the best for this Nebraska cheerleader!

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Jim3001 t1_j9tzobt wrote

Replying to drhunny (#1,962,209)

From my read, it was this girl and just the Freshmen. Not Sophomores or Juniors.

Once the Freshmen dropped it was just her. And it sounds like they weren't that competitive. She finished 8th of 12 and that was their best showing in years.

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DJFlorez t1_j9u2m87 wrote

It’s really dusty in here…

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ryantrw5 t1_j9ua0hv wrote

Replying to Ziggyork (#1,957,446)

Ugh they suspended me from school for two weeks and from sports for a semester because teachers caught me smoking weed in the woods during one of the tennis meets in high school.

Honestly, wouldn’t they want me to stay busy to “keep away” from drugs, instead they just gave me more time to fuck around

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FlippityMcBunnypants t1_j9ub3yv wrote

Replying to drhunny (#1,962,209)

I went to school near here and the schools are so small that most of the kids have to do all of the sports or else they wouldn’t have enough for a sports team. Cheerleading on top of that is just too much for a lot of people.

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Minhplumb t1_j9ubvh0 wrote

I give her credit, but the competition could have been too advanced. Cheerleading is a sport that takes grit, skill, and talent. Even a smaller state could have Olympic-style competition. The others probably would have been embarrassed.

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UStoJapan t1_j9udqu9 wrote

“Kohel ended up eighth out of the 12 squads in her division.” Four other squads performed poorly enough (it could even be something like not being synchronized) that they scored lower than this one-girl team. Let that be a lesson to you to always compete no matter what!

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WateronRocks t1_j9ueqj5 wrote

Replying to Jim3001 (#1,966,233)

>From my read, it was this girl and just the Freshmen. Not Sophomores or Juniors.

That's what the person you're responding to said. They're pointing out how odd it is that not only did 3 freshman quit, but nobody else even wants to join.

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Elicyz t1_j9ufmb1 wrote

Similar thing happened to me in high school. The majority of our squad was caught drinking at the same event so they were suspended from performing. Me and a couple other nerds who weren’t at the event were forced to perform at basketball games while the suspended girls sat with our student section. It was embarrassing for us.

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lolabythebay t1_j9uhdvo wrote

Replying to drhunny (#1,962,209)

This is exactly how it was in my high school. The cheerleading coach was a tyrant and expected that, if you were a cheerleader, you wouldn't be in any other extracurricular activities or demanding electives like band or show choir. You couldn't join Student Council or National Honor Society. (Our pom-pon squad, which was a different thing, encouraged well-rounded participants and had to turn away auditioning girls every year.)

She disregarded safety protocols and wouldn't let a friend of mine call her parents when she hit her head. We thought it was retaliation because the girl had auditioned for a school play. Did I mention the woman's brother was a longtime school board member?

In a school of around 1,000 kids, the only senior cheerleaders left by my graduating class were her niece and a greatly disliked girl who always thought being a cheerleader would elevate her social status. It didn't.

Things have changed in the intervening years, but cheerleading was not a popular extracurricular choice at my school 20 years ago.

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MCPCatMom t1_j9uk0j2 wrote

I remember being a kid and having to do the halftime routine alone along with cheering the whole game, it was cold and none of the other girls showed up. I still to this day don’t know how I did it!

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agirlhasnoname77 t1_j9ukicp wrote

Was the team just not there? Or they don’t have a team? I’m confused? State is for teams. Allstate is for individuals

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endoire t1_j9uqmu4 wrote

Replying to topinanbour-rex (#1,971,017)

"personal reasons" hides the context of the situation. We could be applauding her courage for being there alone, when she could be the reason the other 3 left. Not saying that's what happened here, just that we don't know.

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olivefreak t1_j9v57vt wrote

All types of courage are needed and this type will serve her well.

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blu-juice t1_j9v6eqt wrote

Replying to something98123 (#1,969,305)

Something similar happened while I was in school. Two girls in history were drunk by the time class started. I took the bottle from them and dumped it in the bathroom, then spent the rest of class trying to keep them from getting caught. The teacher knew something was up, but they got through. Unfortunately, they got caught in the next class and weren’t at school for a few days.

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jamintime t1_j9v8nn8 wrote

Replying to topinanbour-rex (#1,973,140)

Eh, that's not really how this works though. Coaches job is to field a squad, not get in the middle of high school drama. Assuming coach doesn't have evidence of anything illegal or against school policy, coach is going to support the one remaining person still on the squad to compete.

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tszokola t1_j9vnz2x wrote

I’ll bet her sister doesn’t have an article written about her that went viral.

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Possible-Gur5220 t1_j9vuuke wrote

This is amazing. Many would’ve dropped out of the competition. Good on her. Amazing young woman.

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ancnrb-ak t1_j9vwqxg wrote

Would a top tier medical school please offer this remarkable, courageous young woman a full ride to nursing school? This is the kind of person you need/want in your program.

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mywifeslv t1_j9w3wjm wrote

Good for her! So great that everyone cheered for her

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helly1080 t1_j9w9eo4 wrote

I love that people didn’t leave her hanging out there. So awesome.

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Miss_Benz t1_j9wl3sf wrote

I used to teach at this school and it is really exciting to see Katrina getting this kind of attention. The school graduated the most dedicated cheerleaders so it won’t surprise me if next year they don’t have a cheerleading team. My new district has 12 cheerleaders…

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DNBBEATS t1_j9wmqzu wrote

Anyone else getting like, anime vibe from this story. No seriously. Like she is 100% the protagonist.

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laNenabcnco t1_j9wybec wrote

Those freshmen probably wanted to go to State with the boy’s wrestling team. They’re with her twin.

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TheFalseProphett t1_j9y9j1z wrote

What a great story. My favorite part of the article was “Kohel ended up eighth out of the 12 squads in her division. It was the highest the Lions had placed in the past three years.”

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lild1987 t1_jaew0f4 wrote

The best part is she placed 8th out of 12 and it’s the highest the school has placed in years

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