Three cheers! Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum notch first-place finishes at competition PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Anyone who thinks cheerleading hasn’t evolved light years from the rah-rah-red-kick-’em-in-the-head days might have been surprised to watch Saturday’s multi-team cheer competition at the Lea County Event Center in Hobbs. Surprised at all the different types of competitions, at how much more co-ed the sport has become, how …

Three cheers! Hobbs, Lovington, Tatum notch first-place finishes at competition PETER STEIN/NEWS-SUN Anyone who thinks cheerleading hasn’t evolved light years from the rah-rah-red-kick-’em-in-the-head days might have been surprised to watch Saturday’s multi-team cheer competition at the Lea County Event Center in Hobbs. Surprised at all the different types of competitions, at how much more co-ed the sport has become, how …