Saturday, March 1, 2008

Four
local teams hit regionals

The bottom line - CHEER

Staff report

Four local competitive cheer teams compete in MHSAA regional
competition today across West Michigan.

The top
teams in each region advance to the March 8 state finals.

Holland
Christian, the defending Division 2 state champion, ranked seventh in the
Division 2 coaches poll, joins Zeeland East at the
Division 2 regional at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills. The 18-team, three-round
meet begins at 10 a.m.

No. 8 Cedar
Springs and No. 9 Kenowa Hills are also regional title contenders.

In Division
1, No. 10-ranked West Ottawa heads to East Kentwood
for its 10 a.m. regional.

Second-ranked
East Kentwood, No. 3 Grandville, No. 6
Rockford and No. 8 Jenison are also in the field.

Zeeland
West is in the Division 3 regional at Otsego that begins at 5 p.m.