Bobcats
place third in CCCAM meet

December 20, 2007

The Houghton
Lake varsity cheerleaders competed
in their first Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan scholarship
meet in Mt. Pleasant Dec. 15, placing third out of
six teams.

The Bobcats scored
645.617, behind Pewamo-Westphalia (655.370) and Chippewa Hills (693.666).

"This is a new
format for the team," Coach Celeste Kubiak
said.

All of the teams competed
in a scrimmage in the morning, she said, which was divided into pools based
on class or division. Teams performed Round 1 and Round 2, and then all
scored were tallied and the teams placed in new pools according to their
scores.

Following the morning
scrimmage, Houghton lake was placed in the top pool for its division, facing
some of the best teams in the state, Kubiak said.

The Bobcats were strong
in Round 1, scoring 203.5 points. They were third going into Round 2.

"Round 2 was a little shaky due to a couple of injuries," Kubiak said, "but the team retained their third place
status. The girls took the mat for Round 3 and performed exceptionally well.
Round 3 was amazing."

After a Round 2 score of
176.117, the Bobcats had their highest score overall for Round 3 (266) and
finished in third place.

"We hit every stunt
and every tumbling pass with high energy," Kubiak
said. "I was very proud of our first outing and I know we can continue
to improve."