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West Lauderdale High School Knights Cheerleading Squad won the 2025 MHSAA 4A State Championship on December 13, 2025, at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, marking their second consecutive state title

Head Coach Courtney Smith led the team in her first year at West Lauderdale, with choreography by Laura Posey

The squad also won division titles in both Game Day and Traditional categories at the 2025 Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) Magnolia Regional

The 24-member squad includes: Addison McPherson, Addy Miller, Allie Parten, Aselyn Thompson, Ashlyn Clay, Audrey Busfield, Bella Watson, De'Zyion Wilson, Gracie Joyner, Jace Letkiewicz, Kalie Church, Kassie Calvert, Kaylee Flake, Kaylee Walker, Kennedy Hicks, Kennedy Thompson, Kinsley Snyder, Laci Boswell, Lanie Williams, Makenzie Gilson, Melanie Rodgers, Rose Johnson, Sarah Higginbotham, and Taylor Perryman

Resolution will be presented to Coach Smith and Principal Shane Rodgers and forwarded to the Lauderdale County Board of Education