The Kenai Kardinal Cheer Squad, champions of the Peninsula Conference, recorded a third-straight ASAA Cheer State Championship Competition Division II Championship on Tuesday night performing to a large crowd at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.
For a third, consecutive state competition, under the direction of Cheer Coach Brianna Force, the Kardinal cheerleaders captured the team championship; Senior Calani Holmes was selected as the Kardinals All-State selection.
Coach Britany Force on winning the 2023 championship.
“It’s an amazing feeling; absolutely overwhelming and I couldn’t be more proud of the girls. They went out there and they gave it their all and they had a blast and that’s what it’s all about.”
Force described what makes Kenai Cheer successful.
“I think it’s a team bound. They are very close and they work together as a team every single day and they rely on each other. That’s what makes them perform so well out there on the court.”
The Kardinals earned the Division II state championship in both 2022 and 2021; the competition was not held in 2020 due to Covid protocols.
