Last year, Sandburg’s cheerleading team made news at the Illinois High School Association state competitive cheerleading meet when freshman Kathleen Schofield took an elbow to the face during a routine and the wound needed 40 stitches to close.
This year, the Eagles squad instead made news for winning a state championship.
Sandburg won Large Team Division while St. Viator won the title in the Medium Team Division to lead TribLocal area teams Saturday at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington. It’s Sandburg’s third IHSA state title and St. Viator’s first.
Sandburg, a school in Orland Park which won titles in 2006 and 2009, scored a 94.84 to edge out Lockport (93.10), Marist (92.60), Providence Catholic (92.50) and Conant (92.38). Lincoln-Way East took fifth, Joliet West sixth, Neuqua Valley eighth, Plainfield Central ninth and Stevenson 10th.
Members of the Sandburg roster include Caitlyn Aguirre, Natalie Alfano, Mary Carol Barkowski, Isabella Berardelli, Grace Call, Katie Cardinal, Courtney Conway, Peyten Cronin, Taylor Crump, Kellie Dominick, Sammie Frank, Karissa Kouchis, Alyssa Martinez, Molly McGuire, Samantha Misheck, Hollie Mulcahey, Taylor Nietfeldt, Natalie Noonan, Gabby Papierski, Lindsay Probasco, Nina Ramos, Jackie Randolph, Zoe Ruff, Meaghan Ryan, Schofield, Apryl Tomala and Jade Welgat.
St. Viator won its first IHSA state title Saturday. (Photo courtesy of St. Viator High School)
St. Viator
St. Viator, located in Arlington Heights, scored an 89.04 to take the crown in the Medium Team Division over Oak Forest (88.28) while Lemont took third (88.18), Vernon Hills fourth (86.98), Wauconda sixth (85.64), Antioch eighth (85.16) and Grayslake North ninth (83.66).
Members of the varsity roster include Maggie Dickey, Isabelle Rooney, Breanna St. Piere, Elizabeth Reilly, Jenna Shaxted, Nicole Marino, Anna Cirone, Sarah Tietz, Allison Stepuszek, Suzanna Faycurry, Tara Kane, Megan McCollum, Katie Holsworth, Lauren Luthringshausen, Kathleen Darling, Anna Malapanes, Colleen Donahue, Kathaleen Murphy and MaryAnn McAndrews.
In the Coed Team division, Rich Central took first with a 91 followed by Barrington (89.06), Buffalo Grove (88.22), Downers Drove South (87.54) and Grant (86.76). Mundelein took sixth and Downers Grove North was ninth.
In the Small Team division, Timothy Christian was the top TribLocal placer with a second-place finish, scoring 85.16 behind Columbia’s 88.56,
