02/21/2026
To past and present Orting Junior Cardinal Football & Cheer families:
In recent weeks, we received communication that a new football and cheer program was going to be formed in Orting. In full transparency, we were not asked to meet to discuss how we might merge together to best support the future of the program and ensure all our athletes and families success.
While this is certainly not the way we hoped our program would transition into new leadership, the athletes of Orting will always be our first priority.
We are continuing to work out details with the new program but the Orting Junior Cardinal Football & Cheer organization will cease to exist. Given this, please direct all questions to the Orting Football & Cheer Association:
Email: [email protected]
FB: Orting Football & Cheer Association
We have so many people we want to thank. Thank you to all of our families who trusted us with their kids and cheered them on every game day. For those who volunteered in countless ways, thank you for partnering with us to support the success of the program. From the Fishers endless hours slinging those Cardinal Burgers at concessions to Sandy Shirley from the Wayside giving us her special Cardinal Burger recipe to all the coaches who gave hundreds of hours drafting up play schemes or new cheers to make us stand out - THANK YOU!
To the Orting School District for working with us to secure facilities and move things around last minute due to weather or high school athletics - thank you for your partnership!
To the Orting Lions Club, you have been a tremendous partner to us and we are so grateful. From field usage that went from Summer to deep Fall to the Snack Shack - many, many memories were made at the Lions Field and you are certainly to thank.
To our Board and Staff, there are not enough words to thank you for all the late night meetings or phone calls, 12 hr days at the stadium for home games, countless hours on the phone with vendors, and everything in between. Your passion for the program and making it the best for Orting athletes was the heart and soul of OJC.
Our accomplishments outnumber the hardships, and we have many to be proud of:
* Undefeated seasons and NJFL Championships
* Earning a bid to the National Football Hall of Fame Championship
* Cheerleaders earning All American, performing in Disney World and college bowl games
* Shout outs providing sponsorships for kids to be able to play football and cheer on the sidelines
* Athletes going on to play at the high school and college level
And there are so many more!!! As we step into this new chapter, we will always be huge fans of Orting athletes and are proud of what they’ve already accomplished and will in the future.
