cheerleaders
A 25-year-old suspect has been arrested after police in Texas say he shot at a group of cheerleaders when one of them accidentally got into the wrong car. According to police, two cheerleaders were shot, with one being airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The Elgin Police Department said the shooting in question […]
Jerry Harris, the disgraced former star of the Netflix docu-series Cheer, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sex crimes against minors. NBC News reports the 22-year-old received the sentencing Wednesday, nearly five months after pleading guilty to one count of receiving child pornography and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. […]
A massive cheerleading competition is unfolding in Atlanta this weekend and people are fearful that it will become a super spreader event, CNN reports. 40,000 youth cheerleaders, coaches, and spectators from across the country are expected to attend the Cheersport National Cheerleading Championship on Saturday and Sunday at Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Per GWCC manager of marketing and […]
A Black cheerleader attending Ottawa University says her coach kicked her off the squad following a racist rant about her hair. As reported by the Kansas City Star, Talyn Jefferson decided not to remove her bonnet during practice because she didn’t want to hit her teammates with her long braids. After refusing to remove her bonnet, […]
Federal prosecutors are requesting Jerry Harris remain behind bars until his trial on child pornography charges. They argue the 21-year-old Cheer star is a clear danger to the community because he “exhibits all the signs of a serial child predator.” According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the feds made the allegations in a nine-page memo filed Tuesday, […]
A St. Louis area high school has suspended its cheerleading program for the rest of the season after a fight broke out with another team. On Saturday, East St. Louis High School and Trinity Catholic High School cheerleading teams performed “dueling routines,” St. Louis news channel KSDK reports. After the teams went back and forth, things […]
On Monday, Arkansas coach Chad Morris announced that a pair of defensive backs, Kamren Curl and Ryan Pulley, will not participate in the Razorbacks’ final game (which is against Missouri this Friday) after they were caught socializing with Mississippi State dance team members prior to kickoff this past Saturday. A local reporter said that the […]
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