Lakeland, Lake Gibson, George Jenkins, Bartow, Lakeland Christian, Lake Wales, Ridgeview advance to state cheer

Lakeland cheer performs at the 2026 regionals Lakeland cheer performed at the 2026 regionals. Middleton — What a day it was for Polk County high school cheer teams at the FHSAA Region 2 cheer tournament Friday night at The Villages High School in Middleton. With a display of dazzling performances, teams ultimately had to not just look good, but they needed to place first or second with a score of 75 or higher to advance to state. In other words, any team with a score of 75 or higher advance to state as well, unless there is only two teams in a division. Achieving this to advance to state was national champion Lakeland (first, 85.80, non-tumbling division), Lake Gibson (fourth, 81.60, game...