Tigers win 10th
LCAA championship

By Josh
Evans

Feb 13, 2009

By Linda Campbell

Members of the Hudson competitive cheerleading team perform a stunt
during Thursday’s meet. Hudson recorded its 10th league title at the
meet.

HUDSON, Mich. -

It
was a special night for the Hudson High School competitive cheerleading squad
as it cruised to a Lenawee County Athletic Association title on Thursday in
the Hudson Cheer Jamboree.

The Tigers earned their 10th LCAA title on parents night and head coach Kelly
Bailey’s birthday.

“It is awesome,” Bailey said. “Our 10th title, every one
has worked very hard and we have steadily improved this season.”

Hudson jumped out to an early lead after posting a score of 229.5 in the
opening round of the competition. The Hudson faithful stayed energized as the
Tigers earned a second-round score of 231.184 after every member of the team
nailed a backtuck at the perfect time.

“We have been working very hard,” Bailey said. “We know the
second round is going to be key for us. We have a great opening and a great
ending so we have been working really hard to better our second-round
routine.”

The Tigers closed the meet by posting a 311.4 in the final round to earn the
victory. After the meet, four Hudson cheerleaders were named to the All-LCAA
team. Sammy Flores, Nicole Smith, Mariah Kelley and Meaghan Price were
First-Team selections, while Jennifer Adams earned honorable mention.

“I’m very excited,” Bailey said. “Our girls were a
little bit nervous at the beginning of the meet but we settled down and put
on a good show for our home audience.”

Ida placed second in the meet earning a 682.229, nearly 100 points behind
Hudson. The Bluestreaks also finished second in the LCAA behind Hudson.

The Madison Trojans earned a third-place finish after scoring a 193.5 in the
first round. The Trojans scored 192.37 in the
second round.

“I think we did pretty well tonight,” Madison coach Emily Gafford
said. “There were some inconsistencies in the scoring that we did not
like but overall we did well.”

Madison then scored a 274.7  in the final round to leap frog the Clinton
Redskins for third place. After the meet Gafford was impressed with the
Hudson cheer team.

“I am excited every time I see Hudson,” Gafford said. “They
have a phenomenal program and will probably be state champs, but our team
knows what we have to work on to get ready for districts and that is what we
are focusing on.”

Clinton finished in fourth place, just 2.1 points behind the Trojans. The
Redskins scored a 205.6 in the opening round before scoring 182.056 in the
second round to put themselves in third place and within striking distance of
second place.

In the third round the Redskins faltered and earned a 270.3 to finish in
fourth.

“They did awesome,” Clinton coach Tiffany Voll said of her team.
“Compared with our home meet last week we looked great. We made some
changes and it paid off. Our scores went up tremendously this week and I am
excited to see what we can do these last few weeks of the season.”

A young Onsted team made a strong showing in Thursday’s meet. Onsted
started the night with a 202.1 and were in fourth place, but second-round
struggles plagued the Wildcats as they scored 188.06. Onsted then managed a
233.0 in the final round but fell to fifth in the standings.

The Wildcats had Rita Lambes and Tiffany Lesley named to the First-Team
All-LCAA squad, while Kelsey Williams earned honorable mention.

"It has been one heck of a week," Onsted coach Jenn Getner said.
"We had some girls break their wrists and others came down with the flu.
I'm happy with our team today, we have pretty much all sophomores and we just
want to improve the rest of this year and hopefully the girls work all summer
and we can compete for an LCAA title next year."

The Blissfield cheer team finished in sixth place overall. The Royals scored
171.9 in the first round, followed by a 160.865 in the second. The Royals
scored a 237.2 in the final round. Blissfield’s Brook Lendel earned
First-Team All-LCAA honors, and teammate Andrea Ellison was named to the
honorable-mention team.

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