Gobles cheer team
finishes 5th at Grand Rapids
tourney

By: Matthew Day

02/18/2008

The Gobles cheer team competes at the
DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids
last weekend.

The Gobles Competitive Cheer team made the trip north to Grand Rapids for the PR
Cheer Tournament held at the Delta Plex. With 21
teams split into two separate divisions in their pairing the Lady Tigers put
in a great performance earning a fifth place finish.

The Tiger Cheer team was put in a
Division of teams that they do not normally see at competition. In rounds one
and two the girls demonstrated why they have gone to the State competition
the last two years. Scoring an impressive 362.304 put the Lady Tigers firmly
in fifth place.

The Tigers then had a long wait before
their third and final round. Gobles put up two strong stunt groups with two
tumblers making passes in front of, behind and in between the two stunt
groups.

Coach Michelle Brovold,
in her first year as varsity coach at Gobles, said she was pleased with how
her girls are doing this year. She said, "the girls are hard workers and
are dedicated to their team."

"We did amazing! We beat our third
round goal." The team had set a target score for the third round of 256;
the Lady Tigers' actual score was a 264.

They accredited their success to the
team's "cheer angel," a small stuffed angel that travels with them
to competitions. Before each third round, the cheer angel must be kissed by
every member of the team.