CFL

By Molly Hayes The Hamilton Spectator An army of attractive young women in sports bras and yoga pants has taken over an east Mountain gym, each hoping for a spot on the 2014 Tiger-Cats cheer team. Fifty are vying for the 20 spots on the team — reserved for “perfectly well-rounded, awesome girls,” explains their […]

By Frank Luba The Province March 9, 2014 There are always more hopefuls for the Felions than there are spots on the B.C. Lions’ dance team, even this year when the squad will probably be larger because the Grey Cup CFL championship is in Vancouver. Tryouts for the squad began Sunday at the Scotiabank Dance […]

[Toronto Argonauts Cheerleaders]

Kyla Findlay, Head Coach of the CFL Calgary Stampeder Outriders, tells us that Sunday’s open auditions were a big success. They are starting training camp later today and will have the final team picked by March 12. [Outriders Audition Gallery]

Date: Sunday, Mar. 2 Time: Check-in: 12:30-1 p.m., Preliminaries: 1-3:30 p.m., Semifinal: 3:30-5 p.m. Location: Red & White Club, located at the north end of McMahon Stadium (1833 Crowchild Trail NW) Cost: $10 online pre-registration fee or $20 walk-in registation fee Attire: Dance or athletic bra top, short dance shorts (hot pants), dance shoes or […]

Benefits of being a Tiger-Cats Cheerleader Dance for a professional sports team Perform in front of tens of thousands of fans during nationally televised games Perform on-field at the 102nd Grey Cup in B.C. Be a Ticats ambassador in the community at a number of charitable and corporate events Featured on the Ticats.ca Cheerleader page […]

(note: after this was posted, the Tiger-Cats won, and for the first time since 1999, the Tiger-Cats are playing in the Grey Cup against Saskatchewan in Regina. Recent Tiger-Cat Grey Cup wins were in 1972, (14 years later) 1986, (13 years later) 1999, (14 years later) ???) If there was a Hall of Fame for […]

Only a few minutes after meeting Kim of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cheerleaders, her bountiful ebullience and laughter, reflecting a truly positive spirit, is readily apparent. A story from childhood about her joyous attitude towards going to school still reflects Kim’s personality today. “I would always skip to school,” Kim remembers. “My parents’ house was backed […]

The Calgary Stampeder Outriders at last weekend’s PinkPower game in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. [Pink Power Gallery] [Calgary Stampeders Outriders]  

In a few days, the CFL Toronto Argonauts Alumni Cheerleaders will take the field for their annual “Pink” game half-time show, in honour of breast cancer awareness. Members of the 1996-2012 group have been rehearsing hard this past month, under the instruction of their Choreographer Rochelle Stultz, in preparation for their portion of the performance. […]