Cheer squads win district
titles

February 23, 2009

BERKLEY -- The St. Clair competitive
cheer team turned in a strong performance Saturday at the Division 2 district
tournament at Berkley High School.

The Saints received 747 points and finished first at the
12-team tournament.

Coach Amanda Lipke's squad
earned a trip to the regionals Saturday at Carleton Airport High School.

The top four teams at the regional advance to the state
finals March 7 in Grand Rapids.

Richmond captured its Division 3 district
title, while Croswell-Lexington took second.

In Division 4, Brown City qualified for regionals
by placing fourth.

Also qualifying for the regional was St. Clair Shores
Lakeview, Warren Woods-Tower and Farmington.

The Saints finished second by 10 points to Utica in the Macomb Area Conference
White Division.

St. Clair's all-district first-team selections were Rylie Joachim, Karly Danhausen, Hannah Quick, Kaitlyn
Ecarius, Chelsea Steffy
and Danielle Doering.

Allie Danhausen, Alicia Laurain and Lindsay Cantrell were second-team
all-district. Honorable mention picks were Amber Arant,
Jenna Gamber and Amanda LaCroix.