 Ring in the new year with amazing savings from Appalachian Wireless. Get the Galaxy S7 for just $49.99 when you sign a renew a two-year service agreement. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. For over three decades, Pikeville High School Varsity and Junior High School cheerleaders have hosted the Mountain Classic Cheer and Dance Competition. The competition is used as a fundraiser for the two teams. It helps with expenses as the cheerleaders compete at Nationals at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Coach Candace Branham says it not only helps the Pikeville cheerleaders, but other local teams as well. It's a local competition. It gives the teams around here a great opportunity to compete local. You know, a lot of times we have to drive two and three hours away. So we like to give it an opportunity to show the talent in Eastern Kentucky of the teams that work really hard that may not have access to travel or may, you know, the weather could be bad this time of year. So it's great for the local teams and it helps us out as well. In addition to helping the Pikeville cheerleaders with funding needs, Mountain Classic also serves as a practice performance. It's a showcase, as you can say. And this time of year we're preparing for our big competition in Florida. So we take any opportunity to get in front of a crowd and do our routine that we can get. Nine teams competed during the Mountain Classic Competition Saturday at Pikeville High School. The furthest is from Richmond and then we've got some from McGovern County, Pike County, Johnson County, pretty much around here. Pikeville High School varsity and junior high school cheerleaders are leaving for UCA Nationals on February 9th and competing the 11th and 12th. Reporting in Pikeville for EKB News, I'm Shelby Still.