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 — ...

Cheerleaders are full of energy, nailing complicated stunts and making it all look effortless. Have you ever noticed they ...

Not only does she cheer on the sidelines during Rams’ football games, but she also cheers on her school’s competition squad.

Cheer activities are a little different this year for students at Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo. “We’re not just, like, pom-poms and skirts and a big smile. Like, ...