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BFHS Cheer and Dance Teams at State Competition;
Track Team at Lewiston Invitational |
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April 2, 2016 |
by Mary Fioravanti
Things have been busy for several BFHS teams in
recent weeks. The dance and cheer teams got an
early morning start on Thursday morning, March
17 and headed for state competition in Nampa,
returning on Sunday evening.. It was a long
weekend for the Lady Badgers, having a long bus
ride to state, along with participating in
back-to-back competitions. More on those events
a little farther on in this story.
The BFHS Track Team also had a recent meet in
Lewiston on Saturday, March 19.
The special track meet in Lewiston, the
"Lewiston Invitational," is held once a year
during the season for track teams across Idaho,
and there was even a track team from neighboring
Washington that showed up. There were about ten
schools at the event and 30-40 students from
Bonners Ferry participated. It was an all-day
track event, along with a five hour bus ride
there and home.
The BFHS Track Team didn't do as well as they
hoped, although they had Badgers competing in
every category. You name it: pole vault,
sprints, long distance, hurtles, jumps, and
field events. The track team reported it was fun
and with the day being warm and sunny, you were
lucky if you didn't get slightly sunburned.
The Idaho Cheer and Dance State Competitions
were held at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa. The
BFHS Cheer team competed in three different
categories: sideline, individual, and show.
Cheer won 9th place out of 20, but sadly they
did not place in any categories. The team still
had a great time, however. One of the BFHS
Cheerleader participants, Jada Miller, said
"Although state can be a stressful trip, it is
more than worth the memories and experience you
get while there."
The BFHS Dance team had their share of contests
as well. They first supported the cheer team as
they performed their routines Friday, and the
following day they had their own competitions to
engage in. Saturday morning the dance team
arrived at 6:30 a.m. and were busy with
preparation and competitions until 7:30 p.m.,
making the whole day was over 12 hours long.
The dance team competed in four categories,
including Hip Hop, Kick Routine, Pom Routine,
finally topping everything off with their
performance of the song Aye Chico in their last
dance category.
Malorie Stippich, dance team captain and a
graduating senior said, "It was a memorable year
for me. I enjoyed spending time with the girls
through the eight months of the season and
getting to know them!" She relates to us that
going to state for dance is a good experience
for underclassmen to watch the larger dance
teams with more training. She also mentions that
it is always an eye-opening event for those
underclassmen to view the broad scope of
different levels of competition and see the many
dance teams there.
The Lady Badger Dance Team did not place in any
categories either, but they said they are not
that disappointed with the results because they
gave it their all and tried their hardest.
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