Waupaca, New London, Hortonville to compete in La Crosse

By Greg Seubert

The season is still going for three area dance teams.

Teams from Waupaca, New London and Hortonville high schools will compete Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Wisconsin Association of Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches’ State Dance Championships at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse.

They will join teams around the state that will perform Pom, Jazz, Hip Hop and Kick routines in four divisions.

Waupaca’s Division 2 Jazz and Division 2 Pom routines are scheduled for 10:20 a.m. and 11:27 a.m., respectively; New London’s Division 2 Hip Hop performance is set for 2:39 p.m.; and Hortonville’s team will perform its Division 1 Jazz routine at 6:57 p.m.
All three teams qualified for state Jan. 25 at a regional competition at Kimberly High School.

Waupaca’s team, coached by Amy Marcom and Breanna Schulist, includes Alayna Abhold, Reese Angsten, Daesha Bartel, Erica Byers, Bailee Chelberg, Maddie Dietrich, Mayson Hoepner, Ellia Hollman, Madeline Hollman, Hope Koch, Faith Koch, Chloe Marcom, Addie Melk, Makayla Neely, Mathena Neely, Alissa Reetz, Terry Schneider, Gabrielle Sullivan, Grace Wanty, Makiya Wanty, Allison Wolff and Sarah Zelinski.

Stacy Ruckdashel coaches New London’s team, which includes Sydney Ruckdashel, Molly Desrochers, Grace Roland, Izzy Lewallen, Izzy Gullixon, Grace Golla, Beth Willner, Katrina Shaw, Emma Desrochers, Sawyer Clegg, Alayna Feavel, Alaena Wolf, Halia Sternhagen and Kyle Johnson.

Hortonville’s team, coached by Ashley Hibbard and Jensen Garske, includes Taylor Baumann, Greta Duffy, Morgan Frisch, Madelyn Froze, Emercyn Garske, Abigail Gullickson, Ella Haak, Kimberly Kolasinski, Katie Lamers, Olivia Lemmers, Brooke O’Conner, Maria Paz Pavon Valencia, Elise Ramsay, Hannah Ramshak, Emily Rank and Abby Servin.