Kenowa Hills cheers its way into first

by Advance Newspapers

Monday February 25,
2008, 2:41 PM

The Kenowa Hills cheer
team did it again. The Knights outdid themselves by
breaking their overall record and clinching the O-K White title.

In the
O-K White tournament, the Knights scored a first round 213.500 and 216.450 in
the second. They went on to top their own record in the third round by
scoring 311.500 for an overall total of 741.450. Prior to the tournament,
Kenowa placed first in all three of the conference meets, taking first by one
point on Wednesday at the final meet.

"It's just been a
really exciting year," said Kenowa coach Brenda Looks. "They just
keep getting better and better. It's amazing how they continue to outdo
themselves.

"We switched a few
things around. We worked on our skills and made our tucks stick," she
said. "Round three we had amazing execution. It was a very clean
routine."

The team is made up of
one senior, 10 juniors, five sophomores and eight freshmen.

"They have all been
wonderful," said Looks. "We have a very young team. They all
accomplished it together and all work very hard. Every person is equally
important."

The Knights will travel
to Grand Rapids Christian on Tuesday and then prepare for the regional.
Kenowa will host the regional tournament on Saturday.

"The top two move
on," said Looks. "We are working for the regional. There are some
tough teams there with us, Cedar Springs, Sparta and Holland Christian."