Del Val cheerleading places second during Traditionals

Ella Genovese, Assistant Sports Editor

March 7, 2024

Del Val cheerleaders gathered together for their awards ceremony.

On Feb. 24 and 25, Del Val Cheerleading competed in the New Jersey State Finals.

Many hours had gone into preparation, and the team placed second out of three in Traditionals.

Although the team was more focused on its Game Day performance, they placed better for its Traditionals routine. The performance was a zero deduction routine, beating Hackettstown High School.

“Lots of hard work and dedication goes into each competition routine to get the outcome that we want,” sophomore Erin Bate said.

The team was nervous about going on the mat before Traditionals, as their warm-ups had not gone as planned, but the team pulled off an excellent routine.

This dedicated team put plenty of time and hard work into perfecting the routine, as recalled by senior Sara Matthews

“We put the routine together, we added upgrades to the routine, we added a dance, and we all learned that in a week,” Matthews said. “We went out there and we got second which was better than expected.”

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Ella Genovese, Managing Editor

Ella Genovese is a sophomore at Del Val. This is her second year writing for “The Delphi.” She is the Managing and Sports Editor for this year. She also is a stage manager for this year's fall play and enjoys being involved in the theater department. In her free time, Ella likes to swim, read, write and listen to music.