2 Months til Jills Tryouts!!

If you're a young lady who'll be at least 18 by March 30th and are looking to continue dancing and/or cheering on a bigger stage than your dance studio recitals or your high school and college sidelines, then we might have exactly what you're looking for.

Or maybe you don't have dance or cheer experience or you don't have the time to put into dance practice twice a week but still want to be part of a world-class organization like a pro cheerleading squad. The Jills Ambassador Squad may just be up your alley.

The Buffalo Jills are holding open auditions starting on March 30th at Carol Joy's Fusion Dance Studio on Kenmore Ave in Buffalo. On that day, aspiring dancers will learn a routine that they will have to perform at the next session of tryouts and everyone, dancers and ambassadors alike, will get a basic overview of what to expect, not only of tryouts but of the full Jills experience. You'll learn what you'll be expected to do but also what you can expect to get as a Jill. While it's pretty well-known that Jills don't get paid for gamedays, it might not be as well known about how they do make out pretty well in pay for some appearances as well as various perks and discounts from many of the Jills' sponsors.

For more information, be sure to visit http://buffalojills.net/audition.html

Please keep in mind tryouts are not open for the public to watch. These young ladies will have a lot to take in and learn in order to make the squad and distractions would only hurt them.

Buffalo Jill of The Week Autumn

This week, we take a look at another of the girls who took 2 trips to the Middle East in 2007 with Autumn. It's rather fitting she was happy to make both of those trips as she reports her Papa was a member of the Marine Corps at one point in time. Of course the opportunity to travel wasn't exactly a deterrent either because as much as she loves Buffalo, she enjoys the new experiences she gets when she travels. As a Jill, she's gotten to meet everyone from athletes like Baby Joe Mesi to soldiers in the military to everyday fans to athletes from the Challengers Sports League and if you asked her what she enjoyed the most, odds are she couldn't decide. This ravishing redhead is in her 3rd season on the Jills and anchored one end of Aimee's line next to Ayeshia on gamedays. In total, she's spent 16 seasons as a cheerleader on some level so far in addition to a couple seasons as a varsity cheerleading coach. You can read more about Autumn at http://buffalojills.net/bios/autumn.html

Titans game pics

It was a historic night at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY for the Buffalo Bandits for a couple of reasons. The first of those reasons was longtime fan favorite Johnny Tavares passing Gary Gait for the NLL all-time record in goals scored. He went into the game needing 3 to tie and 4 to break the record and he got goal #597 near the end of the 3rd quarter, sending the crowd into a frenzy. However, unlike the game in 2006 in which Tavares took the top spot for points scored (goals and assists), the Bandits came out on top in a 17-13 win over the visiting New York Titans.

The other historical moment was the debut of another rookie Bandette. Justina was in Hawaii during the Opener against Rochester and she stepped right in on Erin Y's line next to Beth as the full Bandettes squad performed routines on the field (including one choreographed by ex-Bandette Danielle) and in the tunnel during the game and in celebration of all the goals scored in the 17 goal onslaught on the visiting Titans.

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More pics can be found at http://www.bandits.com/multimedia.cfm?id=76&media=photo

Buffalo Jill of The Week Stefanie

Stefanie spent gamedays on Jamie's line between Jamie and Nicole but that won't be the biggest thing she'll remember about 2007 by any means. It was her 2nd year on the squad and the biggest thing that happened for her were not 1, but 2, trips to the Middle East. Before even trying out to make the squad for a second straight season, she was part of a group that visited troops in Kuwait and Iraq. Despite a couple of problems on that trip (lost her equipment bag for a few days and hit herself on the head with a gun), she signed up for a 2nd trip. This trip took her and some of her squadmates to Afghanistan and, happily, there were no reported mishaps. She's been cheering for 11 years and it's hard to imagine her stopping anytime soon as she enjoys the opportunities she's gotten as a member of the Buffalo Jills so far. You can read more about Stefanie at http://buffalojills.net/bios/stephaniej.html

2008 Junior Bandettes Team

The Buffalo Bandettes are now looking for girls to participate in the 2008 Junior Bandettes Dance Team.

The program features four clinics taught by the Buffalo Bandettes, two game day tickets and the opportunity to perform at halftime on April 19 as the Bandits take on the Chicago Shamrox at HSBC Arena.

Girls from the ages of 7-17 years old are eligible, and no previous dance experience is necessary.

More info at http://www.bandits.com/newsarchive.cfm?id=596

Registration form at http://www.bandits.com/content/documents%5Cpdf%5C2008JuniorBandettes.pdf