SWFL All-Star cheerleading team wins national championship

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NAPLES, Fla. — The Naples Bears Pop Warner Pee Wee cheerleaders won a national championship Tuesday at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.

This is the first time the team won the title and includes 33 girls from Golden Gate Estates.

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