Published March 9, 2008

Competitive cheer

GRAND RAPIDS - The DeWitt
competitive cheer team finished third in the Division 2 state finals on
Saturday. The team had a score of 220.5 in the first round and 222.546 in the
second round for a subtotal of 443.046. They recorded a 310.5 in the third
round to finish with a final score of 753.546.

Team members include seniors Jourden Ashi, Ashley Carter, Hayley Chestnut, Kristina DeSira, Jessica Fuller, Ellie Hundt,
Samantha Ruiz, Cassie Russell, Kimberly Sears, Kimberly Tate, Elizabeth
Waterhouse, Casey Spedoske and Ashley Wilson;
juniors Allyson Chase, Andrea Coon, Amanda Deak,
Andrea Martin, Brittany Martinson, Calley Rivard, Randi Smith, Ashley Ward, Sydney Watkins and
Stephanie Wickham and sophomore Kailee Graham. They
were coached by Deb Rambow.

The Ovid-Elsie and Lansing Catholic teams finished seventh and
eighth in the Division 3 finals, respectively. Ovid-Elsie scored a 215 in the
first round, but faltered in the second with a 185.343. They received a 287.5
in the third round.

Team members for Ovid-Elsie include seniors Brooke Coleman,
Holly Burkett, Katelyn Willard and Stevie Davis; juniors Jordan Betz, Morgan Chapko, Devan Greenhoe, Jamie Pontack and
Jessie Reha; sophomores Whitney Bernat,
Tara Erickson and McKayla Miller and freshman Kim
Fox. They were coached by Sara Stewart.

Lansing Catholic scored 208.5 in the first round, 188.512 in the
second and finished with a 281 in the third round. Team members include
seniors Tessa Albright, Andrea Bartlett, Samantha Bartlett, Alex Boland, Alex
Drouillard, Ashley Haddad, Autumn Langford, Hannah Lindman and Gina Murdoch; juniors Melanie Corey, CJ
Courter, Jordan Garvie and Sarah Swiderski and sophomores Chelsea Bridson,
Jessica Hospodar, Mackenzie Mohr, Jessica Poke,
Audrey Prieto, Rachel Schumacher and Hallie St. Marie. They were coached by Jodi Boehringer
and assistants Stephanie Miller, Tiffany Wahl, and Alisha Yingling.