Catholic Central young, improving

Wednesday,
January 24, 2007

The Grand Rapids Press

The Catholic Central
competitive cheer team placed fourth in Division 3-4 at the Holland Christian
Invitational on Saturday.

The Cougars had a
three-round total of 571 in their third competition of the season. They also
competed at the Grandville and Gull
Lake invitationals earlier this month.

"We had a rough round
three on Saturday, but our scores went up in rounds one and two, so we were
happy with that," first-year coach Tara Hickey said. "Our goals are
to improve each week and just stay consistent."

The team has eight
sophomores, three juniors and two seniors, Kailey
Forbes and Brittany Boman.

"We have a young
team, but they have positive attitudes and they push each other hard,"
Hickey said. "We have five girls returning from last year, and they've
helped to lead."

The Catholic Central
Invitational is Feb. 1.