Falcons fligh high at Comstock Park

by Advance Newspapers

Tuesday December 18,
2007, 8:26 AM

East Kentwood's cheerleaders made a little team history last Saturday
at Comstock Park.

The Falcons earned their best score ever and took second place in Pool
A at the Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan's (CCCAM)
Scholarship meet. E-K finished with 721.84 total points, second to
Grandville's 738.948.

"I was thrilled," said East Kentwood
coach Stacy Sheler on her teams' overall
performance in the first meet of the season. "I think that's the highest
we ever did at CCCAM. It was nice to go out and do a little better than we've
done there. It's nice to start out the season a little stronger."

The Falcons started out the afternoon's
championship pool by improving from their morning performance with a 216 in
round one. Kentwood
scored a 222.84 in round two and performed well, with coach Sheler looking for her girls to improve their backtucks. The Falcons closed out with a 283 in round
three following an eight-point penalty and a couple of falls.

Still, it was a great way to start the season for the Falcons.

"We have the fourth highest scores in the state right now,"
said Sheler. "To start out fourth in the
beginning is huge for us. We're just going to get better and better."

Sheler noted the exceptional
performances of seniors Kelsie Clark and Lynzi Zuk, who provided strong
leadership throughout the meet.

The Falcons will host the East Kentwood Invitational on January 3
before going to Hudsonville for their first O-K Red conference meet on
January 9.