South Lyon falls in cheer opener

December 25, 2008

South Lyon High School seniors Megan Brown, Kelsey
Delaney, Amanda Delgado, Jessica Gould, Kelsey Kiernan, Gabby Stenger and Amber Washko began
their final season of competitive cheerleading on Dec. 11 as the Lions'
varsity and junior varsity squads matched up against perennial powerhouse
Livonia Stevenson.

After the opening round the
varsity squad was trailing host Stevenson by less than 10 points, while the JV
ladies were ahead by less than 10 points. Round two, the precision round, saw Stevenson's experience work to its advantage as
both squads established a lead just short of 20 points.

Both JV squads elected to forego
the longer third round and finished with a score of 338.5 to 357.36 for
Stevenson.

South Lyon's varsity out-performed Stevenson
in the third round, but it wasn't enough as Stevenson gained a 700.64-682.7
victory.

Both South Lyon squads will next compete against
South Lyon East on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at South Lyon High.

- Submitted to the Herald