The Amelia squad finishes its routine.

The Amelia squad finishes its routine.
The Clermont County Youth Football League held its first cheer competition Saturday, Oct. 1 at Bethel-Tate High School.

Each youth football team has a cheer squad, and organizers wanted the cheer squads to have the chance to compete in their own sport.

“What I saw today was really great,” CCYFL Cheer Director Jenny Miller said. “Everyone was really good sports, everyone cheered everyone else on. This was a really positive youth experience.”

A total of 433 girls from 32 teams participated in the event. Each team performed routines that involved dance, cheering, crowd involvement, jumps, and tumbling.

Participating Clermont County Youth Football League teams were from Amelia, Batvia, Bethel, Blanchester, Goshen, Western Brown. Teams from Hamilton, Sycamore, Glen Este, St. Columban, Greenville, and McNicholas High School also participated in the event.