KUALA LUMPUR: Three-time national cheerleading champion Shirtliff from SMK Seri Bintang Utara, Kuala Lumpur, retained its title at Cheer 2004 yesterday at Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, making the victory its fourth since the national inter-school cheerleading competition started in 2000.
Shirtliff coped with team injuries before, during and after the competition to put up a clean, advanced and enjoyable routine that won the judges over, besting 35 other teams from 30 schools in the Klang Valley, Ipoh and Penang in the process to win the championship trophy, medals, a hamper worth RM300 and RM5,000 from skincare brand Clean & Clear, and fashionable handbags from Momoe worth RM2,500.