Colon cheers on

Nick
Buckley • The Enquirer • February 25, 2009

The Colon competitive cheer team may be on
its way to its seventh consecutive state final appearance after winning a
district championship this week. The Magi, ranked No. 3 in Division 4, topped
the field at the district at Climax-Scotts with a final score of 699.7120. Colon now advances to the regional
round at Sparta on Saturday.

Also in the district at
Climax-Scotts, the host Panthers just missed out on regionals
with a fifth-place score of 623.8300. In the first year the MHSAA instituted
a district round, the top four teams advance to regionals.
Climax-Scotts was followed by Athens in sixth (583.1880), Union City in seventh (578.9750), Homer in
ninth (513.0480) and Bronson in 11th (479.4870). In other Division 4 action
at Hudson, Quincy placed 12th (568.1520).

In the Division 1 district at Rockford, Battle Creek Central finished eighth
(676.2400). In Division 2 at Mattawan, Gull Lake placed fifth (695.7260), while
Lakeview was 12th (607.2860). In Division 3 at Otsego, Delton Kellogg placed
seventh (629.0200), Maple Valley placed 11th (581.4560) and
Pennfield placed 15th (581.4560).