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 ...

Mackenzie Croy, 18, has watched from the sidelines nearly her entire life. This year she is a senior, so it was her last chance to be a high school cheerleader. "It was her dream to be a cheerleader," ...

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 ...

Sarah Cronk’s voice breaks when she recalls fans at a 2008 Pleasant Valley High School football game roaring “Let’s go Sparkles, let’s go.” She was a cheerleader at the Bettendorf, Iowa, school ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LADUE, Mo — If you’ve been to a sports event ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...