Stevenson qualifies for state cheer championship

The Stevenson competitive cheer team qualified for the Division 1 state
finals after winning the regional competition on March 1 at Troy Athens
High School.

The Titans had a
three-round total score of 769.793 points (218.500, 233.793, 317.500). Second-place Troy Athens had a total of 761.840.
The top two teams in each region advance to the state finals, which were
slated for Friday, March 7, at Delta Plex in Grand Rapids.

Ford II, which
advanced to the state finals last year, just missed qualifying this year,
placing third in the Troy Athens regional with a total of 758.770. Utica finished fifth
with a score of 718.567. Sterling Heights also
competed at Athens,
finishing 17th with a score of 525.989.

In regional
competition at Lake
Orion, Eisenhower and
Romeo were fourth and fifth in the 16-team field with respective scores of
739.720 and 716.370. Rochester
(799.096) and Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (780.116) were the top-two
finishers.