BV cheer, dance claim third at home invite

By: 
Jamie Hult, Staff writer

BV’s cheer squad took third place at the Lynx Invitational Oct. 5. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

The Lady Lynx jazz dance team competes at Brandon Valley High School Oct. 5. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Brandon Valley’s cheer and dance teams are headed into conferences strong after placing in the top three at their home meet Oct. 3.
Cheer coach Katee Lane said the Lynx cheerleaders were in top form on their home mat, where they took third place behind Sioux Falls O’Gorman and Sioux Falls Roosevelt.
“It was our best routine of the season thus far, with very few deductions and execution errors. Our partner stunts were extremely strong and clean, giving us the boost we needed. The cheer portion is always loud, sharp, and exciting, and last night was no different,” Lane said. “This performance, undoubtedly, has given the girls some much needed confidence going into Metro and ESD Championships.”
The Lady Lynx dancers also took third behind Dakota Valley and Sioux Falls Washington at the Lynx Invitational. BV was second in the kick and pom divisions and third in jazz.
“I am extremely proud of our team this week,” said dance coach Tracy Kuehn. “These athletes have overcome so many road bumps in the past eight weeks, and things are finally molding together. We are hopeful our last few weeks of the season will be our most successful. All of their routines had immense improvements at our invite, and with some alterations we should be moving into our conference competitions strong.”
BV’s dance and cheer teams compete next in the ESD Championships on Oct. 12 in Huron, with state championships set for Oct. 21 in Rapid City.
 
Lynx Invitational
Cheer team scores: O’Gorman 241.5; SF Roosevelt 240; Brandon Valley 237.5; Watertown 228.5; Harrisburg 226; SF Washington 224.5; Sioux Valley 224; Huron 200; Brookings 196; Platte-Geddes 154.5; Dell Rapids St Mary’s 188.5; Dakota Valley 188.5; Yankton 183.5; Mitchell 183.5; Pierre 172; SF Lincoln 166.
 
 
Dance scores
Jazz: SF Washington 269.5; Dakota Valley 268.5; Harrisburg 259.5; Brandon Valley 252; SF Lincoln 250.5; SF Roosevelt 243.5; Huron 233; O’Gorman 222; Watertown 221.5; Mitchell 207.
Kick: DV 272.5; BV 262; Yankton 255; SFR 253.5; Watertown 253.5; Harrisburg 251; SFL 249; O’G 225; Platte-Geddes 218; Brookings 200.5.
Pom: SFW 256; BV 254; DV 254; Yankton 214; Watertown 208; SFR 205.5; Harrisburg 203; Huron 193.5; Mitchell 186; Brookings 185; Platte-Geddes 182.5; Pierre 178.
Hip Hop: SFW 265.6; Huron 252; SFL 252; Platte-Geddes 221; Yankton 216.5; O’G 212; Mitchell 210; Pierre 205; Brookings 203.
Grand champion: DV 265; SFW 263.67; BV 256; SFL 250.5; Harrisburg 237.83; SFR 234.17; Yankton 228.5; Watertown 227.67; Huron 226.17; O’G 219.67; Platte-Geddes 207.17; Mitchell 201; Brookings 196.17; Pierre 127.67.

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