Baldwin wins the 2026 MIL cheerleading championship
Published
The Bears scored 37.43 to take the Maui Interscholastic League title Oct. 27 at Baldwin High School. Maui High finished second and Lahainaluna third, and all three advanced to the HHSAA state meet.
The Baldwin Bears are the 2026 Maui Interscholastic League cheerleading champions. Baldwin posted a score of 37.43 on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Baldwin High School to win the league title, according to The Maui News.
Six MIL programs competed: Baldwin, Maui High, Lahainaluna, Kamehameha Maui, Kūlanihākoʻi and King Kekaulike. Maui High finished second and Lahainaluna third. Their scores were not published. The top three teams advanced to the HHSAA state cheerleading championships on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena on Oʻahu.
First-year head coach Courtney Idemoto told The Maui News the title showed what the team can do when everyone commits to the same goal. “This MIL championship reinforced what we’re capable of when everyone commits to the same goal and works together,” Idemoto said.
At states
In the HHSAA All-Girl division, Moanalua won with a score of 46.02, Sacred Hearts finished second and Punahou third, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and the HHSAA cheerleading tournament page. Baldwin finished eighth with 35.40 and no deductions. Maui High finished 10th with 31.62 (a raw score of 33.37 and 1.75 in deductions). Lahainaluna finished 12th with 26.90 and no deductions. Read the state results.
Mahalo to Baldwin, Maui High and Lahainaluna for representing Maui County at states. Have a score or photo we missed? Send it to us.