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Hosted by Regis Tremblay and Ted Talbot
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For at least a decade, all across the country, the debate has been raging: Is Cheerleading a sport or is it just sideline entertainment? For as long as anyone can remember, Cheer has been a high school "activity," beginning each year with tryouts to select the prettiest, or was it the most popular girls in the school, to create spirit and noise during football, basketball, and maybe, wrestling competitions. At the 2006 State Championships, the Scarborough H.S. Cheerleaders placed second behind Lewiston High. These girls are nothing like the cheerleaders when their moms and dads went to school. In fact, cheerleaders are not just girls! Young men have broken the gender barrier and can be seen on most university and high school cheer squads. Have the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and TV portrayed cheerleaders as sexy, sideline entertainment? I think so, and that is why I are spending an entire show on the other of cheerleading...competitive cheerleading. My guests will be Cheryl Hitchcock, the coach of the second place Scarborough High School Cheerleaders, and five young women who will tell us why they think cheerleading is a sport. Kristen Duquette, Leah Marsanskis, Nicole Zambs, Katie Dyer, Danielle Flynn, and Darcy Mitchell consider themselves as female athletes. We'll also hear from two parents, Trish Mitchell, and Patti Bolduc on the demands cheerleading places on their daughters and the family. I'll ask Scarborough Athletic Director, Frank Spencer about the implications of cheerleading and Title IX, the federal legislation guaranteeing women equality in interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics. My good friend, Dr. Doug Brown, one of the founders of Orthopaedic Associates of Portland, will join in the discussion to talk about typical injuries sustained by cheerleaders, many of them very serious. As usual, Dr. Doug will explain how to prevent them. This is sure to be a fun show, as well as an entertaining and informative one.
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