Medomak Valley, Belfast, Mount View now must employ patience to see where they stand
AUGUSTA — Their work complete, now they wait and find a way to demonstrate patience.
The area's three high school cheer squads — Medomak Valley of Waldoboro, Mount View of Thorndike and Belfast — have done all they can and their state championship fate is in the hands, or make that eyes, of the judges.
The Panthers, Mustangs and Lions submitted videos of their routines, recorded in private in their school gymnasiums, to the state judges on or before March 18 and will hear on Saturday, March 27 how they stacked up with the competition.
The Midcoast squads compete in Class B.
On Saturday, the Maine Principals' Association will broadcast each of the team submissions on nfhsnetwork.com.
Class D begins at 10 a.m., Class A at noon, Class C at 2 p.m. and Class B at 4 p.m. Each class has a two-hour block, but it may take less time to finish showing the routines.
After the videos shown, the judges will reveal the first- and second-place finishers, then the overall standings and points awarded will be released.
Medomak Valley is the 10-time defending regional champion, has won a handful of league titles and placed among the top three in the state competition several times.
Team members for Medomak Valley, led by coach Heather Simmons, include Alyssa Grindle, Braelyn Hood, Hope Mason, Sami Richardson, Acadia Dinsmore, Katrina McIntosh, Aaliyah Thompson, Skylah Ward, Emily Mahoney, Lizzi Swan, Greg Cifaldo and Chloe Achorn.
Team members for Belfast, led by coach Chelsea Howard, include Marina Bannister, Daisy Bradney, Gemma Bradney, Taytem Condon, Sierra Davis-Demmons, Annabelle Lisa, Maddie Mailloux, Hailey Richards, John Skillings and Tisha Stoltz.
Team members for Mount View, led by coach Carol Bryant, include Alexa Coffin, Sabryna Bailey, Jensen Aspinall, Ethan Bryant, Desirae Brown, Emma McPherson, Sydney Bishop, Shoshabba Dallal, Onna Queener, Faith Lawler, Eliana Rumney, Jasmyne Nerderman and Marissa Withee.
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