CD Panthers win big for Seattle’s Central District
Nov 8, 2021, 3:53 PM | Updated: Nov 9, 2021, 9:07 am
(CD Panthers Football & Cheer)
(CD Panthers Football & Cheer)
Seattle’s Central District community is celebrating this week after several victories by the CD Panthers over the weekend.
Omari Salisbury of Converge Media tells KIRO Radio’s Hanna Scott that two football teams — the 7U and 11U — won their championship games. Also, the CD Panthers cheer team won their sixth straight championship. Three more youth football teams were in championship games.
Salisbury said the call went out after shootings in the neighborhood to help support the CD Panthers as some of the players were affected by the violence.
“Throughout the season, people have been showing up and showing up to practices,” he said. “This is one of these things where when something bad happens and there’s a positive outcome. It doesn’t always happen here for us and our community, but this is definitely an example of it where our community came together and rallied around these young people and created a sense of safety and a sense of community.”
Salisbury added that the CD Panthers are a good example of ground-level prevention where young players are learning responsibility, teamwork, accountability, and hard work.
Find out more about the CD Panthers and how you can help on their Facebook page.
Remember that #CDPanther youth football and cheer program based in the #CentralDistrict I been talking about? Well the young ladies just won their 6th straight NWP Cheer Championship. Our children have value, our children matter. Our children have futures too. #CDorSeeMe pic.twitter.com/m8eqbPTJRv
— Omari Salisbury (@Omarisal) November 7, 2021
KIRO Radio’s Hanna Scott contributed to this report.
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