La Conner cheer squad can be game changers

The games haven’t begun, but one La Conner High team has already made its point.

And quite effectively, at that.

The school’s cheer squad is ready — more than ready, actually — to work the sidelines this fall and winter.

The key word here is work.

This, after a busy, rather than lazy, summer in which La Conner cheerleaders scored points with judges during fast-paced training sessions on the Central Washington University campus.

Two team members — captain Zanetta Cayou and Emma Lee — earned All-America nominations at the week-long Ellensburg camp, while the entire squad...