Inspirational Cheerleader Performs Solo After Squad Quits
When the going gets tough in life, the easiest thing to do is to walk away. It takes intestinal fortitude to face the deck that’s stacked against you, and then stand and deliver (okay, I’ll stop with the cliches). Regardless of the outcome, those that do automatically earn my respect. Most of the time, this takes a level of maturity that is not present in high school. However, this is not the case with Nebraska high school cheerleader, Katrina Kohel.
The final cheerleading competition of the Morrill High School (Nebraska) senior’s cheerleading life was coming, and the rest of her squad quit “for personal reasons.” This occurred just two weeks before the event. Kohel’s coach, April Ott told her they would still attend the competition and watch from the sidelines. That wasn’t good enough for Katrina. According to The Independent, Kohel told a Fox affiliate TV station, “I decided I wanted to go and still compete because I wanted to end my senior year with a bang, and I didn’t want to give up on cheerleading because it has been such a huge part of my life.”
And that’s precisely what she did.
Standing alone anytime takes courage. Standing alone-and competing-in a team event, as an 18-year-old girl? Big time courage. And Katrina Kohel was rewarded with massive crowd support. If you’re wondering if she won, the answer is no. As a solo act, Kohel wasn’t able to be scored in the same matter as a complete team would have been. However, she did place eighth out of twelve squads in her division. And that is the highest the Morrill High School Cheerleading Squad has placed in three years.
And in my book, won the gold for most inspirational performance.
These Are The 25 Best High Schools For Athletes In North Carolina
Choosing the right school for your child can feel like the most important decision in the world. It’s a factor in where you purchase a home. Should you shell out the big bucks for private school education? How can you set your child up for success? So many parents stress about these decisions for years and years. And when your child is an athlete, regardless of it they are looking to play in college, that makes the decision that much harder. If your child has the potential to be a college athlete and potentially get a scholarship, you want to make sure they are in the best place possible to develop their skills and get noticed. Even if they are in it for fun, you still want them to have good coaches, and facilities and winning is nice too! How do you know the best High Schools for athletes in the state of North Carolina? Of course, you can look at the success of a specific team or program. State championships and players signed to college programs are certainly a reflection.
But we want to help you narrow it down. And Niche.com is here to help with rankings of schools and universities across the country. They recently released their 2023 rankings of schools. This includes K-12 as well as higher education. You can play around with the filters and view the rankings based on a variety of factors. One of those is a listing of the best high schools in for athletes in North Carolina. Which schools topped the list? Let’s find out.
For this list, we are including public, private, and charter schools. And the overwhelming majority are actually public schools! Though the top 2 are private with one being in Charlotte. But where did these rankings come from you may ask? According to Niche:
Explore the best high school sports programs based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking based on student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school. Compare the best high school sports programs in your area. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
If you’re looking for the best school to send your athlete to hopefully this list will help you narrow it down. These are the 25 best schools in North Carolina for athletes.
Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.
