Otsego
repeats as conference cheer champs

By Jason Wesseldyk

Sports Editor

Wednesday, February
18, 2009

It was a repeat
performance for Otsego at the Wolverine Conference competitive cheer finals
on Saturday, Feb. 14.

The Bulldogs compiled a score of 731.4544 to claim their second straight
league championship. Gull Lake finished runner-up
with 716.3472, while Plainwell place third (673.342).

As the coach of the host school, Plainwell’s Sara Mejeur
thought the event ran smoothly.

“Overall I feel like the meet went really well,” Mejeur said. “Our conference is one of the
strongest in the state, and each team really has worked hard and improved
this season. Gull Lake and Otsego really
fought hard for the title this season, and both teams finished
strongly.”

Otsego held a slim two-point lead (432.8544-430.2472) over Gull Lake through two rounds.
In the third round, though, the Bulldogs posted a 298.6-286.1 edge to seal
the victory.

Freshman Taylor Stone and sophomore Dani Diller
were among the standouts for Otsego. Stone filled in for the injured Chelsie Johnson during round two, while Diller took
Johnson’s place in round three.

Johnson sprained her
knee while snowboarding earlier in the week.