10/23/26 – Competitive Cheer Postseason Updates & State Qualifiers

October 23, 2026 Athletic Department Blog Updates

REGION INFORMATION

• The final time schedule for each regional cheer competition is now available.
• Coaches should double-check the time schedules, as a few changes have occurred. 
• Specific questions regarding the event should be directed to the event manager.

Regions	Site	Date	Event Manager
1-2	Owensboro High School	November 7	Heather Cavitt Phone (cell): 270-570-2281 Email: heather.cavitt@owensboro.kyschools.us
3-4	South Oldham High School	November 14	Lindsay Combest Phone (cell): 502-767-0848 Email: lindsaycombest@gmail.com
5-6	Pulaski County High School	November 7	Benny Blanton Phone (cell): 606-082-2538 Email: benny.blanton@pulaski.kyschools.us
7-8	Greenup County High School	November 14	Chelsea Delong Phone (cell): 606-851-1689 Email: chelsea.delong@greenup.kyschools.us

REGION TIME SCHEDULES AND TICKETS

• Tickets are on sale now for al regions: PURCHASE TICKETS
• Regions 1-2 TIME SCHEDULE
• Regions 3-4 TIME SCHEDULE
• Regions 5-6 TIME SCHEDULE
• Regions 7-8 TIME SCHEDULE

STATE COMPETITIVE CHEER CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION

• The 2026-27 KHSAA State Competitive Cheer Championships will be held on December 11-12 at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester.
• This year, Friday night’s session (December 11) will feature the All-Girls Small Division and the Game Day Large Division. 
• Saturday, December 12, will kick off the day (Session 1) with the Game Day Small, All-Girls Super, and All-Girls Large Divisions.
• Session 2 will feature the All-Girls Medium and Coed Divisions.
• After all regionals are complete, a finalized, detailed time schedule will be developed for the state championships. 

STATE QUALIFIERS

• The number of qualifiers for each region and each division of Competitive Cheer is also released in this notice.
• Declaration numbers are pro-rated by region to avoid penalizing larger regions.
• After reviewing the declarations/withdrawals, this chart illustrates the updated number of squads per division and per region that will qualify for state competition.

	All-Girls Small – minimum 5, maximum of 15		All-Girls Medium – minimum 16, maximum of 19		All-Girls Large – minimum 20, maximum of 23		All-Girls Super – minimum 24, maximum of 30		Coed Division – 1 or more boys, minimum 5, maximum of 30		Game Day, Small (minimum 5, maximum 19)		Game Day, Large (minimum 20, maximum 30)
Region	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State	Teams Entered	Total Advancing to State
1	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	2	5	2
2	3	2	4	2	2	2	1	1	6	4	15	4	7	3
3	5	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	4	2	4	2	3	2
4	6	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	2	15	4	4	2
5	7	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	12	3	4	2
6	11	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	9	2	5	2
7	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	2	7	3
8	5	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	12	3	5	2
Totals	46	18	22	16	11	11	9	9	21	15	84	22	40	18

 

– KHSAA –

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