Hudsonville cheer takes second in Comstock Park

by Advance Newspapers

Tuesday December 18,
2007, 9:05 AM

The Eagles showed last Saturday that they could be a surprise in the
O-K Red this season.

Hudsonville took second in Pool B at the Competitive Cheer Coaches
Association (CCCAM) Scholarship meet at Comstock Park
High School. The Eagles
took second in Pool B with 718.948 points, right behind Jenison's
first-place tally of 724.530.

"I was extremely happy," said Hudsonville coach Amanda
Cooper on her team's performance in a meet that featured many of the O-K Red
cheer powerhouses. "Definitely Hudsonville is having a building season
this year. Competing in the O-K Red day in and day out is really tough. But
our team had the highest round three score of all 22 teams
that were there, so that was a huge accomplishment for us."

The Eagles started by earning a 212, up from 204
in the morning's preliminary rounds. In round two, Hudsonville also improved
from their morning performance with a 208, and the Eagles had a 302.5 in
round three for the best performance of any team in the critical final round.

As for leaders on the floor, Hudsonville's seniors stepped up.

"Our senior leadership came through for us," said Cooper.
"We're quite a young team, and they're doing a good job pulling in the
underclassmen and making them feel part of it. I'm
really happy with our senior leadership."

The Eagles next compete at Grandville on January 5 and the first conference meet on January 9 at home.

"I'm really happy with how we did on Saturday," said Cooper.
"This is the most hard-working and self-motivated group of girls I've
ever had in my eight years of coaching. I'm very excited about seeing how far
this team can grow and how well they can do."