MINOT, N.D. – The Minot High cheer team completed a clean sweep of all three team events at the North Dakota State Winter Championships Saturday.
The event featured 222 athletes from 18 teams from Class A and Class B schools at the Minot Auditorium.
Minot led the way in the “Game Day,” “Time Out” and “Cheer/Dance” Class A categories. It’s the first time since 2008 the team won the “Cheer/Dance” competition.
Lely Rivera, who won the Triple Crown at the Best of the Midwest showcase in January, finished 2nd in the All-Around Cheerleader Challenge.
Senior Bella Howard was awarded the $500 North Dakota Cheerleading Coaches Association college scholarship.
Three of Minot High’s sport-specific cheer teams won Team Scholar Awards.
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