Coupeville Sports

Robin Cedillo

Robin Cedillo has come home.

After taking several years off, the Coupeville High School freshman is returning to the world of cheerleading, making her a three-sport athlete as she moves up schools.

Also a basketball and tennis player, Cedillo started cheering when she was five and enjoys the chance it offers to support her fellow athletes.

“This will be my first year cheering in a long time,” she said. “I started because I wanted to bring excitement and spirit to people and the other kids who played sports.

“The thing about cheer that I enjoy is bringing the energy to the crowd,” Cedillo added.

In her spare time she enjoys singing and picks science as her favorite class.

But, as football season approaches (Coupeville hosts Bellevue Christian Friday, Sept. 6 in the season opener), she can be found hard at work prepping for the new season.

While CHS officials continue to classify cheer as an activity and not a sport, Cedillo and her teammates disprove that every day in practice, as they put in as much work and sweat (or more) than their counterparts on other Wolf teams.

“I would tell them that it is a sport,” Cedillo said. “We need a lot of strength for what we do, just like football or track.”

Away from cheer, her strength comes from her family.

Most of all, the woman who brought her into the world continues to play an important role in shaping her into the vibrant young woman she is becoming.

“My mom has had the most impact on me, because she didn’t just raise me, she taught me right from wrong and supports me in every activity I do or I plan to do,” Cedillo said. “She made me who I am because I believe that I can do anything and that I should do what I feel is right.”