There will be plenty of spirit on display Saturday, Jan. 31, as the cheer squads from Meadowdale, Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds-Woodway High Schools will join teams from 51 other Washington State schools in competition at the State Cheerleading Championships at the University of Washington.

Competition performances begin at 2:35 p.m. at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion and continue throughout the day. The championships are scheduled to conclude at approximately 8:15 p.m. with the Grand March of Teams and state awards presentation.

Meadowdale returns to the state competition in defense of their 2013 and 2014 3A Non-Tumbling Championship; the Mavericks also won state titles in 2010 and 2005. This year marks just the second appearance at state for the squads from Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds-Woodway.

Admission to the WIAA State Cheerleading Championships is $9 for adults and students without an ASB card, $7 for students with a valid ASB card and seniors age 62 and older; children age five and younger will be admitted free. Doors to the event open to the public at 1:30 p.m.

WIAA State Cheerleading Championships, Jan. 31 (Performance Schedule, Edmonds School District schools)

3:25 — Mountlake Terrace High School (1A/2A/3A/4A Non-Tumbling Medium classification)

4:00 — Edmonds-Woodway High School (2A/3A/4A Non-Tumbling Large classification)

4:05 — Meadowdale High School (1A/2A/3A/4A Non-Tumbling Medium classification)

To view the entire performance schedule, click https://www.wiaa.com/ConDocs/Con1445/15-CH%20practice%20&%20performance%20schedule%20FINAL.pdf