Another Reason to Cheer: Brooks Girls Place Third in Invitational

Another competition. Another state-qualifying performance. And another feather in their cap.

No, it never gets old for the Brooks Middle School cheerleading squad.

The squad continued to outdo itself with another Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association state qualifying effort, bettering its two previous qualifying scores while finishing third at the Bolingbrook ICCA Invitational Sunday, according to a Valley View School District news release.

The ICCA state finals are Jan. 4-5 at the Prairie Capitol Convention Center in Springfield.

BROOKS TEAM MEMBERS: Niaa Asim, Haley Carr, Joselyn Cisneros, Deana Falese, KeAira Jones, Jennifer Key, Lindsey Knight, Alyssa Kucan, Alyssa Lopez, Alexis Maldonado, Gina Maratea, Tiana McClain, Brianna Noonan, Emily Nwokobia, Mellisa Pacheco, Kayla Perry, Emily Romero, Sonia Stachurski, Margaret Sychowski and Adriana Thigpen.

BROOKS COACHES: Traci Falese is the head varsity coach and Alyssa Caputo is her assistant.

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