The BYU Cheer and STUNT team leaves the sidelines behind once a year to make a trip to Daytona Beach, Florida, to compete in the National Cheerleaders Association Collegiate National Championship.

Growing up, I was a cheerleader, and cheerleading always came easily to me. I was constantly mastering new tricks like backflips and was a “flyer” for all the stunts. But something shifted back in ...

Erin Choi of Raleigh NC is caught by Ryan Shorter, left, and A.J. Goldston, right, at tryouts for the Ravens cheerleading and stunt squad this morning at the Merritt Athletic Club downtown. (Barbara ...

Dr. Amy Xu got hooked on cheerleading in the fifth grade. As she pursued the sport in high school and college, she witnessed how the routines started demanding increasingly complex acrobatic feats — ...

“Sometimes, unfortunately, with cheerleading being a primarily female sport there’s a lot of moms around but seeing the dads around and wanting to be involved too is really fun," said Annie DeBolt.

The San Dieguito Union High School District board recently approved stunt cheer as a new CIF sport for Torrey Pines and La Costa Canyon High Schools, giving young women athletes an opportunity to ...