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DCCC: Conquistador Cheer team earns multiple bids to NCA cheer national championships

Mike Smith DCCC sports information director Dodge City Community College competitive cheer team got their year off and rolling in big fashion competing at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Collegiate Cheer Camp hosted at Northwest Missouri State University and earned not only one bid to NCA Nationals but two bids this year. After back-to-back years of top-notch performances at NCA Nationals that saw the Conquistador cheer squad capture a National Championship (2021) and National runner-up (2022) finish, the Conqs are set to take two teams to Nationals for the 2023 NCA Cheer National Championships in Daytona, Florida.

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A guide to soccer in Kansas now that KC is hosting the World Cup in 2026

Eric Thomas Kansas Reflector Last month, the international governing body of soccer announced Kansas City as one of the 11 host cities in the United States for the 2026 World Cup. The metro area — which is just as much Kansas as Missouri in terms of soccer clout — will welcome the largest sporting event in the city’s history.

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