Lansing State Journal

Published
March 11, 2007

Prep
cheering: DeWitt cheer team places 2nd in state

GRAND RAPIDS - The DeWitt
competitive cheer squad finished second with a three-round total of 712.8
(192, 208.3, 312.5) in the competitive cheer state finals on Saturday at the
Grand Rapids Deltaplex.

The Panthers finished
runner-up to Holland Christian's three-round total of 722.3 (197.5, 213.8,
311).

"Our whole goal was
to get them to have fun with the sport and to take the floor and own the
floor," DeWitt coach Deb Rambow said.
"They took the floor and showed that they wanted to win. The desire was
there.

"We
just want them to sell the cheer, and that's what they did. Their voices,
faces and motions, they were just on."

Team
members who competed on the floor Saturday were: Jourden
Ashi, Ally Chase, Hayley
Chestnut, Annie Coon, Kristina DeSira, Ellie Hundt, Monica Lee, Andrea Martin, Ashley Neybert, Calley Rivard, Samantha Ruiz, Cassie Russell, Kim Sears, Tayler Shinabery, Kimberly
Tate, Stephanie Wickham, Ashley Wilson, Alisha Yingling.