Oxford in cheer finals

OXFORD

THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST
EDITION

Saturday,
March 10, 2007

JOURNAL
SPORTS WRITER

Oxford's competitive cheerleading team
hasn't been the best squad in the Metro League the past three years.

That honor belongs to
Lapeer West, which captured its third consecutive title this winter.

The Wildcats, however, are
doing something today that no Metro team has ever done.

Oxford is competing in the Michigan High
School Athletic Association Division 2 state meet at the Deltaplex
in Grand Rapids.
Action was slated to begin at 10 a.m.

The Wildcats are the first
Metro competitive cheer team to qualify for the state finals since the sport
was recognized by the MHSAA in 1994.

"It's the most
amazing experience the girls have ever been part of," Oxford coach Alanna
Stockley said. "I hope it becomes a
tradition."

Oxford advanced to the state finals by
winning its own Division 2 regional meet on March 3. It was the first
regional championship in the program's 11-year history.

The Wildcats finished in
first place with 654.4 points, 16.4 more than second place St. Clair. The top
two teams in each regional advance to the state meet.