Sports

Northport Squad Featured on "The Cheering Life" Tonight

An episode of The Cheering Life featuring the Varsity Cheer Team will air at 7:30 p.m. on Cablevision’s iO TV channels 14 and 614.

The 30-minute program highlights four squads and gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at what being a high school cheerleader entails.

The episode will focus on Northport Coach Nicole Petri and her team’s experience hosting a Long Island Cheerleading Coaches Association competition event for the first time.

Cheerleaders from three other schools in the tri-state area will also be featured: Emerson, Beacon  and Stamford.

The program will be rebroadcast on Jan. 22 at 11 a.m.; Jan 23 at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.; Jan. 24 at 2:30 p.m.; Jan 30 at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 1 p.m.


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