The CHAMPS of CHEER

The South Elite All-Stars, a Covington-based cheerleading team, are the reigning world champions of the Level 5 international all-girl division of the Cheerleading Worlds.

The South Elite All-Stars, a Covington-based cheerleading team, are the reigning world champions of the Level 5 international all-girl division of the Cheerleading Worlds.

The South Elite team of 36 girls, ages 14 to 19, won the title during the competition April 26-27 in Orlando, Fla.

In their third year, the All-Stars were the first team from western Washington to receive a bid to the world event, which also draws squads from Germany, China, Mexico, Chile, Scotland and England, as well as the rest of the United States.

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The U.S. All Star Federation, organizer of the annual competition, states its mission as “to maximize the number of participants benefitting from the positive life experiences of all-star cheerleading and dance.” And that’s what the Covington team achieved. As one coach noted, the Orlando event was “filled with excitement, surprises, successes, and moments of sheer victory.”