Reeths-Puffer
wins GMAA competitive cheer title

Local reports, February
25, 2009

Go out in
style.

That was
the goal of Reeths-Puffer competitive cheerleading coach Erin Wilks and her seniors on Wednesday night.

The Rockets
finished strong and edged rival Mona Shores in their final meet
of the season to win the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association competitive
cheerleading meet at Fruitport High School.

R-P
finished with 704.580 points, while the Sailors were second at 693.730. North Muskegon, Fruitport,
Montague, Holton and Muskegon wrapped up the
seven-team county field.

"It
was a great finish for our girls and a nice way to end the season," said
veteran R-P head coach Erin Wilks, whose team
finished fifth in the district meet last weekend. "We've been pretty
close with Mona Shores all season."

Some of the
veteran performers for the Rockets included flyer Taylor Young, Markaya Townsend, Mackenzie Young and sophomore Brandi
Mullen.

"We
added some more girls into the rounds this week and got back to where we
started," said Wilks. "We pulled the
numbers down with injuries, but to win with 14 was really nice."

The
Reeths-Puffer head coach is also excited about the future of the sport along
the Lakeshore with a solid turnout on Wednesday.

"More
and more teams are getting involved and I'm really excited to see what the
teams will have in their programs for next year," Wilks
said.