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Monmouth Falcon Pop Warner Girls Win Regional Competition

Champs to head to Florida next month for nationals.

Give me an F! Give an A! Give me an L! Give me a C-O-N-S. What's that spell? Winner!

Four -dance teams competed in the Pop Warner Regional Dance Competition Friday night at the Sun Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ, and three walked away with medals.  The Pee Wee team, coached by Gina Gundal, and the Midget team, coached by Colleen Shimazu, both placed first. The Jr. Midgets, coached by Karen Farrah, placed second. These three teams will advance to the Nationals Dec. 7, in Walt Disney World.  

The Jr. Pee Wees, the youngest team of the competition, coached by Kathy Batzel, gave it their best, and remain Jersey Shore Champs.  

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"Congrats to all the girls, and the coaches, assistants and junior coaches, who volunteer their time to help these girls rise to the top," said cheer mom Stacey Lastella.

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