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IS LOOKING FOR HIM. LOCAL CHEERLEADERS ARE GIVING BACK IN THE NAME OF ONE OF THEIR TEAMMATES. MOLLIE: LILLIANA SCHALCK DIED SUDDENLY AT A COMPETITION IN COLUMBUS. NOW AS HER TEAM ENDS ITS SEASON, HER FRIENDS ARE HONORING HER LIFE. THE GYM AT PREMIER ATHLETICS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY IS MISSING ONE OF ITS SHINING STARS, BUT LILLIANA SCHALCK HAS NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN. >> IT’S BEEN GOOD. IT’S BEEN A GOOD SEASON, AND THIS IS ALL FOR HER. SO, L’S UP. MOLLIE: L’S UP FOR THE 13-YEAR-OLD, WHO DIED SUDDENLY IN FEBRUAR NOW AT THE SEASON SENDOFF, TEAMS PERFORM FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH LILLIANA TOP OF MIND. >> UNFORTUNATELY THIS SEASON, PART OF OUR END OF THE SEASON SENDOFF WAS TO CELEBRATE LILLIANA SCHALCK’S LIFE. WE WANTED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HER. OUR SENIOR ROUGE 5 WILL CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN HER NAME THE MUSIC WAS CHANGED TO CELEBRATE HER LIFE AND EVERYTHING SHE STOOD FOR MOLLIE: AFTER HER DEATH, A SCHOLARSHIP WAS SET UP IN LILLIANA’S NAME. AND NOW, A NEW AWARD WILL GO T AN ATHLETE WHO EXEMPLIFIES WHAT LILLIANA STOOD FOR. HER PRESENCE ON THE TEAM MISSED BY HER FELLOW COMPETITORS. >> IT’S BEEN TOUGH. YOU’RE WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOO KIDS THAT DON’T EXPERIENCE A LOT OF TRAGIC THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAVE HAPPEN. -- THAT HAVE HAPPENED. THE WO I HAVE BEEN USING IS RESILIENT. THEY’VE PUSHED PAST IT. THEY RELLY TRY TO HONOR HER, REMEMBER HER, AND DO THE THINGS SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED THEM TO DO. MOLLIE: HER FATHER HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT HER TEAM. THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL FAMILY, ON THE FLOOR AND OFF. >> TODAY, WE JUST WANTED TO BRING HER WITH US ON THIS JOURNEY. MOLLIE: THE 13-YEAR-OLD HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST EIGHTH GRADERS TO

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A 13-year-old Northern Kentucky cheerleader died suddenly as a result of a strep infection, a coroner confirmed Friday.Lilliana Schalck, a Highlands Middle School student, died suddenly in February while participating with private cheerleading team Premiere Athletics at a competition in Columbus.She fell ill during the competition, and was taken to a nearby hospital. That's where her condition quickly deteriorated.A newly released coroner's report said the 13-year-old died of a disseminated bacterial infection as a result of Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus."Apparently, an underlying Strep infection overwhelmed her immune system with little or no warning, and catastrophic results," a statement from Schalck family said. "We knew this report was coming and honestly have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand it changes nothing for us. But, on the other hand, we wouldn't wish this nightmare on anyone and maybe this report might help prevent a similar outcome for someone else. Lilliana would surely help if she could, and this is just an extension of that spirit."Lilliana Schalck made history with Highlands athletics, the first of two eighth-graders to make the varsity cheerleading team this year. She also cheered on two teams at the competitive cheerleading gym Premiere Athletics."I wanted to support her, so we'd have something to talk about," her father, Dan Schalck, said. "You know, it's kind of quiet driving five hours from an event if there's nothing to talk about."Her father was a proud cheer dad and certainly had a lot to be proud of."She found her natural calling and took off with it," he said. "She put in the work. She put in the hours. We've been in the gym 20 hours a week for I don't know how long."Dan Schalck said he did not notice any warning signs or anything out of the norm for his daughter. She was healthy and in top shape. She had been complaining of a nagging hamstring injury. She also caught a little cold last week, but her father thought she had fought it off.Then, minutes before she was set to perform, her coach found Dan Schalck and told him his daughter was not acting like herself.Now, as her teammates end their season, her friends are honoring her life.After the teen's death, a scholarship fund was created in her name. A new award will go to an athlete who exemplifies Schalck's values.