The Climb Has Begun: Day 1 Photos From The Summit 2018

The 2026-2027 All Star Cheer season is officially here with events already underway! Teams have already started tallying up those points for Season 5 of the Varsity Cheer League. To help get fans ready for the upcoming season, Varsity TV is taking a look at the Varsity Cheer League reigning champions, giving fans an inside look at where you can find them competing on stage this season. Today we're checking in with a D2 powerhouse from the Southwest region. Thunder Elite is coming off an incredible season where five of their teams finished in the top 3!

Encore Championships brings its biggest stage back to Texas with the 2026 Encore Grand Nationals in Houston on Dec. 11-13, welcoming All Star cheer and dance teams to the George R. Brown Convention Center.

As we get closer to Thanksgiving, the cheer and dance season continues picking up and that means more streams than ever on Varsity TV with a dozen events broadcasting live across the United States on November 14-16.

If you're looking for the results for the 2026 UCA Pocono Regional on November 8 at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township, PA, then look no further.