Walla Walla High School Dance Team takes third at state competition

Walla Walla High School Dance Team takes third at state competition
The Walla Walla High School dance team captured third place in the dance category at the 4A WIAA state Dance & Drill Championships held Saturday in the Yakima Sundome.

The Blue Devil dancers finished just 1.5 points (out of a possible 500) behind second-place Eastlake.

The Wa-Hi dancers scored 447. Eastlake scored 448.5 and state champion Kentridge scored 460.5. Heritage took fourth (428) and Todd Beamer took fifth (425.5) of the 17 teams that qualified for state.

Earlier in the season the Blue Devils won the Sunnyside Invitational championship.

Dance team members are Natalie Lugo, Cara Wernette, Natalie Ingersoll-Allen, Shyla McKibben, Jessica McVane, Summer Wardlaw, Alerionna Bogan, Brooke Cooffland and Teagan Coleman. Team captains are Emma Eskil and Merrit Filan. The Blue Devil dancers are coached by Abby Muro.