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Cheer Team Heading for World Championships

Ohio Extreme's Intensity squad to face off against world's best in Orlando.

It will be an exciting next few weeks for the crowd.

Next week, Ohio Extreme's Intensity squad, a 22-member senior-level team of girls age 12 through 17, will be competing at the U.S. All Star Federation Cheerleading World Championships at Walt Disney World.

This is the third time at worlds for Intensity. The team will be one of 55 teams from around the world competing in the senior level.

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Want to help the team members defray costs such as travel and meals? Call at 440-937-5591 or stop by at 1502 Lear Industrial Parkway to make a donation.

After Intensity returns from worlds, Tumbles & Cheers will be moving next door into its new home at 1482 Lear Industrial Parkway. Owner Heather Zidek said the new space will have new features, including a mezzanine level for parents to watch workouts, and a tumbling pit filled with foam blocks for even safer practicing of tumbling.

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