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Coach Jackie Gonzalez, Coach Melia Chinn, and Coach Summer Jorgensen help guide the junior cheerleaders with stunt warmups. Chinn and Jorgensen have been coaching the junior team for 10 years. “It started when Shannon Maloney was my high school coach, who reached out to me asking if I had any interest in coaching a youth program,” Chinn said. “Cheer has given me a lot over the years, starting in middle school and through college, and I wanted to provide a similar environment and opportunity to kids.”
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Hitting with 110%: West Linn youth cheer program
West Linn youth cheer, getting ready to hit 110% on the mat.
Hitting their stunts. The junior cheerleaders start to warm up their stunts. Olivia Orth, Grace Thaut, Lillie Mae Summers, and Macall Fox are some of the 20 athletes on the competition team this year with four stunt groups. The team is moving categories due to the size of their roster.. “One challenge this year is moving up from the medium rec category, we competed in last year, to large rec category,” Jorgensen said.
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