Saturday, March 10,
2007

Competitive cheer: State finals

Rochester secures its 11th championship

Cris Greer / Special to The
Detroit News

GRAND
RAPIDS -- Rochester won its third
straight Division 1 competitive cheer title and 11th overall Friday at the
DeltaPlex.

The Falcons scored 750.10 overall to grab the championship,
followed by rival Grandville (737.40) and Southgate Anderson (722.20).

Heading into the final round, Rochester, with senior captains Holly Mihelic, Shannon Marconi, Sarah Tilden and Stephanie
Chun, built an 11-point lead, which proved large enough.

"It's very exciting to have that much of a lead," said
Rochester
coach Susan Wood, in her 27th season. "We're usually a little bit closer
than that going into round three. It really did help take the pressure
off."

Said Grandville coach Julie Smith-Boyd: "Our round three
was only one point different than theirs, but it's hard to make up that many
points."