Bobcats cheer to second place

January 18, 2007

The varsity Bobcats cheered to second place in
competitive cheer action at Meridian Jan.
11. The ’Cats earned 583.3 points, down from the previous week’s
score of 647.

“The scores were lower,” Bobcat Coach Celeste Kubiak
said. “The judges seemed to be tougher.”

Houghton Lake placed second behind the Class A
Midland Dow Chargers, who scored 627.5, for the second week in a row.

“We cleaned up our Round 3, Kubiak said,
“but there were still some minor errors that we need to fix.”

The ’Cats perform a multi-base stunt in Round 3, Kubiak
said, that requires all three stunt groups to raise their individual flyers.
Then, the two outer bases hand off the flyers’ feet to the inside
bases, who end up holding two different flyers,
before switching back.

The Roscommon Bucks placed fifth at Meridian,
scoring 419.2 points, down from 552.5 at the previous meet.

Houghton Lake JV
placed second in their division with 484.4 points, behind Midland Dow JV.

Final scores in the varsity competition were: Midland Dow, 627.5; Houghton Lake,
583.3; Meridian, 580.8; Harrison,
557.5; and Roscommon, 419.2.

JV scores were: Midland Dow, 511.5; Houghton Lake,
484.4; Harrison, 453.1; and Meridian,
376.2.

The Bucks will host the next competitive cheer meet tonight (Thursday).