Bobcats second at Merrill

January 15, 2009

Houghton Lake's
Varsity cheerleaders placed second in Merrill in Michigan High School
Athletic Association action Jan. 10.

The Bobcats scored 659.1872 against Bullock Creek's 702.6.

"Our first round cheer was basically solid, with only a couple of
minor mistakes," Coach Celeste Kubiak said.

Houghton Lake
placed third after the first round behind Chesaning and Bullock Creek, with
a score of 212.6.

"Round two was exciting for [us] as this is the first time we have
ever attempted team standing back tucks," Kubiak
said. "The tucks are something we will have to continue to work on,
but I'm very proud of the girls for throwing them."

Houghton Lake's
Round 2 score was a little lower (181.9), Kubiak
said, because the tucks are not clean yet.

"Round three is still new and we had some concentration and
execution errors that were reflected in our score," she said.

The Bobcats scored 264.7 in the third round.

Chesaning did not compete in Round 3 as one of their cheerleaders had an
injury during their warm-up. Bullock Creek came out strong in each round,
and Kubiak said they are looking very good this
year.

"We are working to clean up every round and hope to continue to
improve," she said.

The other four teams competing ended the meet with the following scores:
Meridian, 623; Swan
Valley, 616.1; Birch Run, 541;
and Chesaning, 418.