As Sarah Cronk linked arms with her cheer team and walked onto the field to perform under the Friday night lights, she couldn't help but think that moment could define the rest of her life — and it ...

LADUE, Mo. — The Ladue Rams are ready for Friday Night Lights, from the band to the cheerleaders and the fans. But a Ladue High football game would not be complete without a little sparkle. The Laude ...

Torrey Pines High School cheerleader Juliette Dicken is the kind of teenager you can really root for. The big-hearted sophomore is responsible for starting “The Sparkle Effect” at her school this year ...

The Sparkle Effect, a program that began in the Quad-Cities and has gone nationwide, has received a major monetary award that will allow it to reach the next level, Sarah Cronk, one of its co-founders ...

Keira Kelly squirmed with the tenuous excitement of a girl readying to open a soda can she's just finished shaking. Dressed to the nines in a black and gold University of Iowa cheerleading uniform and ...