COMPETITIVE CHEER TEAM CAPSULES

Below are the girls competitive cheer team capsules for the high schools
in the Rochester-Troy-Auburn Hills zone of the Observer Eccentric Newspapers
/ HomeTownLife.com coverage area. Not all schools submitted information.

AUBURN HILLS AVONDALE

HEAD COACH: Peggy
McConnell.

2006-07 RESULTS:
Division 2 regional; (seventh, 593.6): OAA-IV Jamboree No. 1 (first); OAA-IV
Jamboree No. 2 (second); OAA Division IV League Championships (second,
620.5); MCCA Grand Championships (third in D-II, 581.6).

AUBURN HILLS OAKLAND
CHRISTIAN

NOTABLES: First-year
program.

ROCHESTER

HEAD COACH: Sue Wood,
27th season.

2006-07 RESULTS: CCCAM
(first); League Jamboree No. 1 (first); League Jamboree No. 2 (first); OAA-I
League Championships (first); Division 1 regional (first, 757.4); MHSAA
Division 1 state finals (first, 750.1).

2007-08 ROSTER-MEET
THE FALCONS: (Returning) Crystal Berry, sr.; Aislinn
Candido, jr.; Amanda Consolo, sr.; Katelynn Cowling,
sr.; Tiara Dean, sr.; Kelsey Doucet, sr.; Erica Hamling, sr.; Liz Handler, sr.; Allison Hawes, jr.; Kate Hillbert, sr.; Emily Kmiec, jr.; Julia Musialowski, jr.; Chelsea Stange, sr.; Carly Szurek, jr.; Heidi Weber, jr.; Alyssa Yamarino, sr.;
(new) Allison Acciaioli, soph.; Lindsay Allen, sop.h; Amanda Brubaker, jr.;
Zoe Eickholdt, jr.; LAura Erikson, sr.; Nicole Gerych,
jr.; Katelyn Kapanka,
soph.; Stephanie Marek, jr.;
Alex McFee, jr.; Kristen
Miller, sr.; Katelynn Niester,
soph.; Megan Ross, jr.; Samantha Sobie, soph.

NOTABLES: Winners of
11 state tiles in the 15-year history of the MHSAA tournament and 15 state
titles overall, the Falcons are the state's premier program; team has not
finished lower than third at a state final, MHSAA and MCCA combined, since
taking fifth in 1988; Falcons are currently ranked No. 1 in Division 1
(formerly Class A); Rochester has won 14 straight regional titles.

ROCHESTER ADAMS

HEAD COACH: Courtney Kezlarian, eighth season (16th overall).

2006-07 RESULTS:
League Jamboree No. 1 (first); League Jamboree No. 2 (first); OAA-II League
Championships (second, but overall league champions); Division 1 regionals (fourth, 673.9).

2007-08 ROSTER-MEET THE
HIGHLANDERS: Desmarie Anter,
sr.; Lauren Chamberry, jr.;
Chelsea Dietlin, sr.; Rachel Harris, sr.; Lauren
Howard, jr.; Wesley Johnson, sr.; Emily Kipke, sr.; Janelle Mirch, sr.;
Lisa Palaian, jr.; Racehl Roncelli, jr.; Shauna Weiss, sr.; (new) Natalie Brenders,
jr.; Jenna Brown, soph.; Amanda Dietlin,
jr.; Heather Huntley, soph.; Erica Little, soph.;
Lindsay Maitre, soph.; Devin Olmack, soph.; Amanda
Sutherland, soph.; Lauren Wood, fr.

NOTABLES: In their
first season since the MHSAA-MCCA merger last winter, the Highlanders did
extremely well in the three-round competitions, winning a league title and
placing fourth at the regional level; this season with 11 experienced
athletes, the team will look to improve and see where they fall come regional
weekend; the top two teams in each region qualify for the MHSAA state finals.

ROCHESTER STONEY CREEK

HEAD COACH: Tricia
Williams, sixth season.

2006-07 RESULTS:
Division 1 regional (third, 719.2).

2007-08 ROSTER-MEET
THE COUGARS: Sarah Angeli, jr.;
Bryana Bailey, fr.;
Hannah Botkin, sr.; Danielle Cook, sr.; Laura Derling, sr.; Kaylee Egerer, sr.; Riley Frenak,
soph.; Angela Gaabo, sr.; Stephanie Hill, jr.; Shannon Martin, soph.; Hailey Mancuso, soph.; Lauren
McIntosh, jr.; Bianca Medici, jr.;
Courtney Merlo, fr.; Lindsay Neville, jr.; Samantha Ottolini, soph.;
Nicole Pascaretta, jr.;
Caroline Raffa, jr.; Maddie Reader, soph.; Laura Ritchie, jr.;
Lindsay Robinson, sr.; Abby Schrode, soph.; Kelley
Skinner, sr.; Carolyn Solomon, sr.; Laura Szatkowski,
sr.; Brittany VanderBeek, jr.

NOTABLES: In just
their sixth season of existence, the Cougars have done extremely well; they
have qualified for the state finals once and have consistently been a top-15
team in the rankings the past couple of years; team is currently ranked 10th
in D-1: Cougars missed state berth last season by just 14 points.

ROCHESTER HILLS LUTHERAN NORTHWEST

HEAD COACH: Danielle Katner.

2006-07 RESULTS:
Division 4 regional (10th, 516.5).

TROY

HEAD COACH: Beth
Campbell, eighth season.

2006-07 RESULTS:
League Jamboree No. 1 (fifth, 623.6); League Jamboree No. 2 (fifth, 631.6);
OAA-I Championships (fourth, 700.9); Division 1 regionals
(620.8).

2007-08 ROSTER-MEET
THE COLTS: Britney Reinkensmeyer, sr.; Nicole Hart,
sr.; Maggie Blake, sr.; Essance Ellis, sr.; Staci
Strickland, jr.; Caitlin Hallahan,
jr.; Samantha DeGrosky, jr.; Amanda Krich, jr.; Shanitra Thomas, jr.; Allison Murphy, jr.; Ally Kosteniuk, jr.; Abby Murphy, jr.; Alexandra Jump, soph.; Anna Wendzinski,
soph.; Stephanie Collins, soph.; Angie Kelly, soph.; Ashley Webb, soph.;
Jenna Przeslawski, soph.; Nicole Stencel, fr.; Heather
Strickland, fr.

NOTABLES: Troy has a
blend of experience and youth as it tries to improve upon last season; The
Colts, who graduated 10 athletes, were honorable mention in the polls last
season and one of the favorites in their regional, but had an off day and
field to qualify; Coach Campbell believes this may be the most gifted team in
her eight years at Troy, as the team has put in extensive time to improve its
tumbling along with strength and conditioning.

TROY ATHENS

HEAD COACH: Stephanie
Brodsky, seventh season.

2006-07 RESULTS:
League Jamboree No. 1 (fourth, 642.5); League Jamboree No. 2 (fourth, 658.7);
OAA-I League Championships (third, 713.8); Division 1 regionals
(first, 695.7); Division 1 state finals (670.6); CCCAM Invite (fifth, 659.9);
LCN Invitational (third, 665.3); Northville Invite (first, 673.7); PR Cheer
Tournament (seventh, 674.1); MCCA Grand Championship (seventh, 643.5).

2007-08 ROSTER-MEET
THE RED HAWKS: (Returning) Johnna Barringer, jr.; Lauren Black, jr.; Megan Bondar, jr.; Kristin Haffman, soph.;
Mary McLaughlin, jr.; Ashley Michaels, sr.; Liz Ostergaard, sr.; Cloryssa
Pennington, sr.; Christina Richardson, sr.; Jannessa
Silcock, jr.; Jesse
Simms, jr.; Hanna Smeekens,
sr.; (new) Eboni Carter, soph.; Brittany Durant, fr.; Carson Hamel, jr.; Jackie Heikkinen, soph.; Lisa Hurst, jr.;
Emily Marsden, jr.; Dana Soucek,
jr.; Veronia Varela, jr.;

NOTABLES: Athens was a
top-10 team most of last season and proved that by winning a regional title
and placing ninth in the state; with several returning athletes and tons of
experience, the Red Hawks have set goals of repeating as regional champs and
climbing higher at the state level; team is currently listed as honorable
mention in the Division 1 coaches polls.