Nearly 50 attend youth cheerleading camp put on by Portsmouth/Oyster River varsity squad

PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth/Oyster River high school cheerleading team and coaches from Portsmouth Youth Cheer hosted a two-day youth cheerleading camp last week.

In total, 49 children between the ages from 5 and 13 from Portsmouth, Greenland, Rye, New Castle, Durham and Madbury took part in the camp.

The campers learned how to cheer, stunt and tumble in a safe and inclusive environment, working on routines to perform for their families on the second day.

“This was our largest youth camp yet," Portsmouth Youth Cheer coach Sam Freni said. "We're thrilled to see so much interest and talent in our community.”

Portsmouth Youth Cheer is gearing up for its second year with Portsmouth Youth Football. Registration for both cheer and football is still open for the upcoming season, and can be found at www.portsmouthyouthfootball.com.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Nearly 50 attend youth cheerleading camp put on by Portsmouth/Oyster River varsity squad