Harrison Cheer does well at
invitational

By Kortny
Hahn on Jan 9, 2009

Members
of the Harrison competitive cheer team worked
well together, earning more points than any of the other three teams at the
invitational.

The
2009 Harrison varsity competitive cheer squad
is made up of five seniors, 10 juniors and four sophomores, who compete
well together and get better with every practice.

HARRISON- Four varsity, one junior varsity
and two middle school teams competed at the Harrison Hornet Invitational
Competitive Cheer competition Tuesday, Jan. 6.

Harrison, Farwell, Meridian and Marion all sent teams to the invitational,
all showing a lot of talent and strength, performing in several rounds of
competition.

“My team did better in round one and round three,” Harrison coach Tammy Carlstrom
said. “Round two was not as strong. I am very proud of my team. It is
hard to come off from Christmas Break and be ready that quick.”

Carlstrom said the team’s stunting was better
at this competition and all of their practice really did pay off.

Harrison was the only junior varsity team
to compete at the invitational. The team earned a score of 151 points.

Farwell and Meridian sent their middle school teams to
the competition. Farwell earned a score of 351.876 points. Meridian scored 302.412 points.

The four varsity teams all competed well. Harrison earned a score of 636.9968
points, Marion earned 539.9856 points, Meridian scored 528.9652 points and
Farwell had a score of 505.9802 points.

Teams earn points based on several different areas, including difficulty and
variety, vocals, floor mobility, team coordination, execution and general
impression.

The Harrison varsity squad has three captains,
Amanda Dorman, Teri Hect and Kayla Lincoln.

“Each one of them brings something different to the team which makes a
real good blend,” Carlstrom said. “I
have five seniors and they are very determined this year.”

Other members of the team include Jessica Gross, Hillary Doyle, Samantha
Beavers, Amanda Hect, Kellen
Campbell, Mercades Bailey, Anita Cullen, Paige Withorn, Nicole Huntington, Nicole Shepherd, Emily
Scanlon, Hailey Peabody, Jacque Bourdon, Ashley Terry, Chelsae
King and Brittany Haskin.

Carlstrom said there are still some skills the team
needs to work on.

“Getting our tumbling all together ad of
course, hitting all of our stunts,” Carlstrom
said. “We just keep getting better every time we practice.”

Harrison’s next competitive cheer
competitions are scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 15 in Roscommon and Saturday,
Jan. 17 in Farwell.