2025 Texas State Pageant Winners - Beginner Pageant

Hello Texas Twirl Fans! 

Today we continue to celebrate our Texas State Pageant title holders! To do this, over the next few weeks, we will be recognizing them here on the blog. Congrats to all of these talented twirlers on their success at State, and good luck to all those representing the Lonestar State at AYOP next month! Go #TeamTexas! 

Today we will be recognizing the 2025 Texas State Beginner Pageant Winners!

Senior Beginner Pageant Winner 

Faith Zaverl

Faith is from San Antonio, TX, where she is the Feature Twirler at Harlan High School. She is a member of the Heart of Texas Twirlers and is coached by Mary Ann Pozzi. Her favorite memory from State was cheering on her teammates while they performed. This summer at AYOP she is really excited to meet twirlers from around the country and try the famous pretzels.

Junior Beginner Pageant Winner 

Braley Hansen

Braley is from Marion, TX, where she is the Feature Twirler for Marion High School. She is a member of the Twirling Sweet Sensations where she is coached by Michele Pangrac and Caroline Reed. Her favorite memory from State was catching her five-spin on the floor. This summer at AYOP she is looking forward to having a great time with her twirling team!

Preteen Beginner Pageant Winner 

Annie Addison

Annie is from Cedar Park, TX, where she is the Feature Twirler at Stiles Middle School. She is a member of Twirl ATX where she is coached by Whitney Coons as well as Ashley Wood and Jassandra Sadler. Her favorite memory from state was hanging out with her Twirl ATX teammates, Hazel and Raylin, and getting to recreate a photo from the Texas State competition three years ago. This summer she is looking forward to attending her first AYOP and meeting all of the twirlers in her pageant category from different states.

Juvenile Beginner Pageant Winner 

Sophia Shoemaker

Sophia is from Cypress, TX, and she is coached by Kelley McCormick. Her favorite memory from State was when she only had two drops in my solo! "That’s the best I’ve ever done because I usually get at least five or more drops. I felt really proud of myself, even though I didn’t catch my biggest trick — my toss illusion. I know I’ll get it next time!" This summer at AYOP she is looking forward to just being able to attend. "This is my very first year going to AYOP, and I’m super excited! I can’t wait to make new friends from all over the country and watch some of the best twirlers in the nation. It’s going to be so much fun!"

CONGRATS TO ALL OUR STATE BEGINNER PAGEANT WINNERS!

2025 Texas State Pageant Winners - Basic Skills

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

Can you believe we are only a few weeks away from the National Baton Twirling Championship - AYOP! We know our Texas Twirlers will do an amazing job in South Bend, and we want to make sure before national's season kicks off that we celebrate our State Pageant Winners and say thank you to our wonderful State Directors, Bethany & Amanda Tolley, and their team.

To celebrate our Texas State Pageant title holders, over the next few weeks, we will be recognizing them here on the blog. Congrats to all of these talented twirlers on their success at State! Go #TeamTexas! 

Today we will be recognizing the 2025 Texas State Basic Skills Pageant Winners!

Senior Basic Skills Pageant Winner 

London Bentley

London is from Odessa, TX, where she is a majorette at Permian High School. She is coached by Naticia Dodson and Pam Brewer from the Odessa Twirl Elite. Her favorite memory from State was being awarded the Texas Novice Basic Skills Title winner. "It was an incredibly meaningful experience for me, representing the culmination of dedication, passion, and countless hours of preparation. Receiving this title is a moment I will always treasure!"

Junior Basic Skills Pageant Winner 

Beatrice Williams

Beatrice is from Oak Ridge North, TX, where she is the Feature Twirler for Oak Ridge High School. She is coached by Sue Young of the Texas Twirlers. Her favorite memory from State was when her name was announced for first place. "I just stood there for a second like, ‘Wait… what?!’ Then I realized I actually won state and my heart was racing. All the practices made this totally worth it. It felt like everything finally paid off and I couldn’t stop smiling the rest of the day."

Preteen Basic Skills Pageant Winner

Cecilee Gaston

Cecilee is from San Antonio, TX. She is coached by Michaele Pangrac with the Twirling Sweet Sensations. Her favorite memory from State was having her first no-drop solo at a competition!

Juvenile Basic Skills Pageant Winner 

Payton Zapalac

Payton is from Wharton, TX. She is coached by Amanda Warncke of the Lacey's Ladybugs School of Twirling. Her favorite memory from State was hearing her name called as the winner of the Basic Skills Pageant.... "My first title!" Later this summer she will be attending the Junior Olympics and is looking forward to trying to medal in the all-around and she if she can win any Jr Olympic gold! 

Little Basic Skills Pageant Winner 

Keelyn Thomas

Keely is from Rowlett, TX. She is coached by Sheila Payne Rigelsky with the Texas Touch of Class. Her favorite memory from state was getting to be with her team and meeting friends from other teams. 

CONGRATS TO ALL OUR STATE BASIC SKILLS PAGEANT WINNERS!

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it. 

2025 Fall Twirler Announcements - Houston Christian University

Hello Texas Twirl Fans!

It is that exciting time of year where twirlers are auditioning for twirling spots for the Fall. This blog hopes to help spread the excitement by announcing the selections for the lovely twirlers we will see on the field very soon in Texas or representing out of State. If you have an announcement for new twirler selections for 2025-26, please email texastwirlcontact@gmail.com so that we can help spread the word!

Today's we announce the new 2025-2026 Houston Christian University Feature Twirler!

Houston Christian University (HCU) is located in Houston, Texas, and is the home of the Huskies! This coming fall it will also be the home of Texas Twirler, Chloe Robinson!

Chloe, who is from Ingleside, Texas, is the newly crowned 2025 Senior Intermediate Texas State Pageant Winner. Previously she was the Feature Twirler for Arlington Heights Christian School. She is a member of the Texas Elite based out of Corpus Christi and is coached by Keely Davis and Paige Farah as well as Kaitlyn Boyer and Alexis Tanner. 

We asked Chloe what brought her to HCU, and she said it was a perfect fit of education and twirling. "HCU had my Social Work Degree plan, and offered me Academic, Band, and Talent scholarships totaling over $200,000!" While there has not previously been a twirler at HCU, Chloe was excited to find out that the band director was very interested in having her as a part of their program. "If a university you're interested in doesn't have a twirler, Ask! I approached HCU, and Dr. Lamm emailed me back to come tryout in person, and it worked out great!"

We cannot wait to follow along with Chloe as she brings twirling to the HCU campus, and we know that she will be an amazing addition to the Husky Game Days. Congrats Chloe!

We hope you have enjoyed this blog post. We are always looking for great new stories about Texas twirlers. Do you have an idea or some information we could use to help highlight our sport? Contact us at texastwirlcontact@gmail.com and we would love to hear more about it.