Hartland,
Brighton cheer teams on to finals

Originally published March 5, 2007

DAILY PRESS & ARGUS

BRIGHTON — The Hartland and Brighton
competitive cheer teams qualified for the Division 1 state meet after
finishing in the top two in Saturday's regional at Brighton High School.

Hartland finished first
with 715.5 points. Brighton was second with
669.3

"We were very
pleased," said Hartland coach Paula Cunningham. "It was a good day.
The girls performed well."

The Bulldogs had to make a last-minute lineup
change when one of the team's fliers, Janice Sietz, was injured over the
weekend. She was replaced by freshman Amy Zwald.

"For the circumstances,
and the pressure we were under, we did real well," Brighton
coach Kim Klaus said. "Amy did very well."

Both teams qualified
for Friday's Division 1 state championship at the Deltaplex
in Grand Rapids.

"It's always good
to get there," Klaus said. "It's going to be a new experience, to
be sure. Normally, the big cheer events are on Saturdays. But I think it's
going to be a good expereince for the girls, and if
we do well, we can enjoy the rest of the weekend."

Pinckney finished sixth
overall, 1.3 points ahead of Howell. Milford
was third overall, while South Lyon was ninth and Lakeland 10th.

Another Kensington
Valley Conference team, Novi, also qualified
for the state meet after finishing second at its regional.

"The KVC is going
to be well-represented," Klaus said. "It speaks a lot as to how
strong the league is.

In Division 2,
Fowlerville finished fifth at its regional in Mount Pleasant.