Holley cheerleaders win Sectional title

Photos from Holley Central School

HOLLEY – The Holley cheerleaders celebrate on Saturday after winning the C2 Sectional title against 14 other teams. This is Holley’s first fall Sectional title. They won winter Sectional title in 2005, 2007 and 2009, said their coach Heather Kelley.

Holley competed at the Game Day Cheerleading held at Gates-Chili High School. Kelley said this is the second year Section V has held the event.

Members of the team include Bella Emery, Casie Emery, Skylar Gallagher, Natalie Foose, Lexi Guerrero, Michelle Lonnen, Lorainna Jones, Maggie Skehan, Isla Schultz, Madison Lowell, Serenity Rath, Mallory Davis, Hailey Gonzalez and Jose Valentin.

Bella Emery also was awarded the Nancy Saxton leadership award.

The team is coached by Kelley and Katie Chilson-Foose.

Holley competed in three other regular season events in order to be eligible to compete at Sectionals and placed 2nd at all three of those competitions.

“Our athletes worked hard all season to capture the title,” Kelley said. “It wasn’t easy and because Game Day is new we are all still learning. Our goal for yesterday was to compete full out to the best of our ability and entertain the crowd. They gave their best performance of the season yesterday and came home with the title.”

The Holley cheerleaders also cheer at home soccer and football games during the fall season.

The team received an escort into town last night from the Murray Joint Fire District.