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Cheerleaders Brave the Heat to Prep for September

The Westfield PAL cheerleaders practice new halftime cheer

It might be June but the Westfield Police Athletic League cheerleaders were already learning their new halftime cheer to be ready for September. Even with the heat wave, the senior squad practiced from 3-7 p.m. each afternoon this past week.

On the Senior Squad are: Stella Billek, Ellie Curry, Gabrielle Dunn, Drew Ferris, Charlotte Fountain, Anne Friel, Maria Gerkens, Olivia Harrison, Kaeley Hazard, Victoria Knaul, Emily Sackett, Julia Sackett, Grace Schipper, Maddy Sherry, Lauren Singer, Brady Smith, Mackenzie Smith, Katie Sullivan, and Chloe Zimmerman.

Co-captains are Maria Gerckens, Emily Sackett and Katie Sullivan. Michelle DiFilippo continues to coach and lead the girls in the fourth season since she started the squad in 1999.

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