Sports Shorts: UIL State Spirit Championships

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  • In Class 4A Division I, LC-M finished second overall with a total score of 90.53, which was 2 points behind first place Mabank. Lumberton finished fourth with an 88.07.  Courtesy photo.
    In Class 4A Division I, LC-M finished second overall with a total score of 90.53, which was 2 points behind first place Mabank. Lumberton finished fourth with an 88.07. Courtesy photo.
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Multiple area cheerleading squads competed in the UIL State Spirit Championship last weekend in Fort Worth, Texas.

In Class 4A Division I, LC-M finished second overall with a total score of 90.53, which was 2 points behind first place Mabank. Lumberton finished fourth with an 88.07.

Lumberton cheer coach Meagan Hogg was awarded the NFHS 2021 Spirit Coach of the Year as she guided the Raider squad to a championship last year.

Three teams placed in Class 4A Division II led by Bridge City, who sixth with 78.73 points, followed by eighth-place Silsbee (77.87) and ninth-place Hardin-Jefferson (77.83).

Kirbyville was fifth in Class 4A Division I with 86.47 points and Orangefield was 15th with 80.97 points.

Kountze placed fourth in 3A Division II with 80 points and Woodville (74.67) was 12th.