Cheerleaders are known for their ability to pep up a crowd and cheer on a team, but one local cheer squad is more then just loud voices and pretty faces. The Sacramento Sirens Cheer Elite (SSCE) is an organization that not only supports its community and cheers on the Sacramento Sirens, an all-female football team, but can also show off members’ talents and love for cheer. Started seven years ago, coach and co-founder Misty Mastella was inspired to create the Sacramento Sirens Cheer Elite after seeing another cheerleading squad. "I saw Cheer S.F. perform, and it motivated me to start my own squad here in Sacramento," explains Mastella. With years of experience as a cheerleader and coac

On Friday, July 30, the Sacramento Mountain Lions Cheer and Dance team finals were head at Barcode on Arden Way at 9pm.  The event was originally scheduled to be held at Venue Events Center located at 1417 R St. at 8pm, but a power outage reportedly due to a blown transformer under SMUD control forced a last minute schedule and location change. Noticeably distressed, dance team Director Lindsay Shoemaker scrambled to secure an alternate location.  Demonstrating why she is in fact the team's leader, when put to the test inside the eleventh hour, she found a way not only to come through, but to create an even better atmosphere.  Barcode, despite being a fair distance away from midtown Sacra

With the preliminaries complete, the Sacramento Mountain Lions cheer and dance team will hold the final qualifying round on Friday, July 30 at Venue Events Center located at 1417 R Street, next to Burgers & Brew.  Beginning at 8pm, the final round is open to the public, with an after-party to follow shortly thereafter. The preliminaries were held at the Venue Events Center on Saturday, July 24, from 1-5pm.  With nearly 60 registered participants appearing, many of whom who also participated in the recent Sacramento Kings dance tryouts held at the California State Fair.  Those tryouts were held at Cal Expo the previous Saturday and Sunday, and it seems the Mountain Lions tryout atmosphere

The Sacramento Mountain Lions dance team will hold the first round of tryouts for the second half of their planned squad tomorrow from 1-5pm at the Venue Events Center located at 1417 R Street between 14th and 15th in between The Shady Lady and R15.  The squad is a professional adult dance and promotions group that will represent the Sacramento Mountain Lions football team at all home games, and at a variety of community events.  The preliminary session features a variety of compulsory activities including everything from taking head shots to learning a unique choreographed routine. With only 6 days before the finals, participants will go through interviews and judged performances before

The UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions cheer and dance team is set to hold tryouts June 5. The team’s director, Lindsay Shoemaker, was hired in late April, and has been busy preparing ever since. With preliminary tryouts only a week away, there is still a lot of work to be done. For example, the team needs a name. Cougarettes, Lady Lions, Capital Kittens? “We’ve narrowed it down to a few names, but nothing is for sure yet,” said Shoemaker. But coming up with a name isn’t the first priority. About 200 women are registered to try out for 32 spots, and Lindsay said she and her assistants have to come up with a routine for the women to learn and perform in one day. The women on the team will

The Harlem Globetrotters are back in Sacramento, bringing their bag of high flying dunks and tricks to Arco Arena Sunday afternoon. This year's tour, Magical Memories, looks to put a fresh spin on the game. "Basketball has gotten much faster, guys are jumping higher," Wan the Shot Versher said, "the show has picked up the pace." One of the longest tenured veterans of the team, 39-year-old Versher has enjoyed 15 seasons with the Globetrotters. Nicknamed "The Shot" for his uncanny ability to hit a jump shot, Versher said the nicknames fans hear come from fellow players, coaching staff, and other management staff, and are derived from personality and skills. Versher said he received his dir