Panther cheer second at Delta Plex

by Advance Newspapers

Monday February 11,
2008, 4:02 PM

Comstock Park's competitive
cheerleaders made a strong showing on one of the state's biggest stages last
Saturday.

The Panthers finished second overall in the Division
3 competition at the PR Cheer-Delta Plex
Tournament, which is viewed by many as an unofficial preview of the state
finals. CP took second with 691.276 total points, finishing behind Chippewa
Hills' 727.352. Grosse Ile came in third with 689.736 points.

CP coach Kathy Felty was pleased with how
well her team performed against some of the top cheerleading teams in Michigan.

"Overall, it was a great day. Coming in second against a lot of
tough teams that were there, it's like a mini state finals," said Felty. "It's exciting to come in second. I wouldn't
say we had our best day out, but it just shows how much better we may be by
the end of the year.

"We hope to win regional. Right now we're the favorite in our
region. We're looking forward to that day and hope to place in the top-3 at
state.

The Panthers scored 211.5 in round one in what Felty
said was her team's best round of the day. CP had 194.276 in round two and
finished the day with another solid performance in round three (285.5, behind
Chippewa Hills' 298.0). Leaders on the team included senior Erica Yeomans, junior Brittni May,
sophomore Alexa Keene and freshman Kelsey French.
All four of those girls perform in all three rounds for the Panthers.

CP will compete in an O-K Blue conference meet on Wednesday at
Coopersville. Then the Panthers will travel to Shelby on Saturday.