MSU Billings Cheer Team Hosts Regional COA Tournament Sunday (Nov. 7, 2003)

BILLINGS, MT – The Yellowjacket Cheer Team will host its first-ever Cheerleaders of America Regional Tournament this Sunday, November 9, at Alterowitz Gymnasium.  Seven high schools from Montana as well as seven all-star cheer teams are scheduled to compete in ten different categories.

Registration begins at noon on Sunday with a mandatory coach’s meeting at 12:45.  The competition starts at 1:00 and will wrap up around 2:30 with an awards ceremony.  High school teams from Three Forks, Huntley Project, Big Timber, Billings West, Billings Central, Billings Skyview, and Browning will be participating along with seven groups from MISMO All Star Cheer.  Along with competing for regional awards, teams will be vying for regional points to earn positions at the national tournament in April in Orlando, Fla.

General admission tickets will be sold at the door.  Adult ticket prices are $5, senior citizens and students will be admitted for $3, and children five and under are free.

“This is a great opportunity for area teams, both from Billings and from around Montana,” said Yellowjacket head cheer coach Dani Ruoff.  “It’s the only competition of its kind in Montana and we think that it can grow into a large event in the future.”