The Grapevine and Colleyville Heritage high school cheer teams competed in the UIL Spirit State Championships held January 17-18. GHS earned a silver medal in the 5A Division 2 category for the second year in a row and the CHHS cheer team placed ninth in the state.
After qualifying for the finals with a top-20 score out of nearly 75 teams in the 5A Division 2, GHS achieved the third-highest point total in the finals round out of all teams in Texas, across divisions 1A through 6A, which comprise approximately 500 schools.
Two Grapevine teams and one from Colleyville Heritage will compete again January 24-26 at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) High School National Championship, which will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
The first GHS cheer team, which includes members of the drumline, Mustang Guard and Fillies, will aim for their fourth consecutive national title in the Game Day division.
January 24 at 6:55 p.m. in the Arena: Game Day Preliminaries
January 26 at 9:25 a.m. in the A Hall: Game Day Finals
January 26 at 10:49 a.m. in the A Hall: Game Day Awards
The second Mustang cheer team will compete for a third consecutive national title in the Crowd Leading Performance division.
January 25 at 7:04 p.m. in the Arena: Performance Team Preliminaries
January 26 at 7:23 p.m. in the Arena: Performance Team Finals
January 26 at 9:36 p.m. in the Arena: Performance Team Awards
The CHHS cheer team, which placed in the top 20 of NCA Nationals in 2024, will be competing in the Game Day - Medium division.
January 25 at 5:50 p.m. in A Hall: Game Day Preliminaries
January 26 at 5:36 p.m. in the A Hall: Game Day Finals
January 26 at 9:30 p.m. in the A Hall: Game Day Awards
