Oilers win regional
cheer title; Chippewa Hills, Ithaca also advance

Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Mt. Pleasant High
School competitive cheer team advanced to the Division 2 state finals for the
fourth consecutive season Saturday afternoon as it placed first in the
Caledonia regional with 764.74 points. Grand Rapids Christian placed second
with 744.76 points.

“We performed well and had three solid rounds,” Oilers coach
Kristi LaFleur said. “Now that we have
achieved three of the four goals we set before the season, there is only one
more out there and that is to win states.”

Mt. Pleasant scored 215.7 points in round one, 234.04 in round
two, and 315 in the third round en route to the regional title.

The Oilers, who finished fourth at the state finals last season, will take to
the mat Saturday at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids.

The
Division 2 state finals are scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Chippewa Hills advances

COOPERSVILLE — The Chippewa Hills High School cheer team advanced to
the D3 state finals via a third-place finish at the Coopersville regional
Saturday.

The Warriors, who won the D3 state title a year ago, finished with 746.29
points on the day.

Comstock Park won the title with 800.51 points
while Holland Christian was second with 768.53 points.

The Warriors posted a first-round score of 223.3 before hitting for 227.4 in
the second round. They then hit for 298 points in the third.

The Warriors compete in the state finals at the DeltaPlex on Saturday. Start
time is 7:30 p.m.

Ithaca moves on in D4

MASON — The Ithaca High School competitive cheer team finished third at
Saturday’s Division 4 regional held at Mason High School.

With the showing the Yellowjackets advance to
Saturday’s D4 state finals at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids. Action begins at noon.

The Yellowjackets finished with 726.17 points on
the day. Hudson won the D4 regional crown with
765.53 points while Michigan Center was second with 738.23.

“The team did what it needed to,” said Ithaca competitive cheer coach Jill
Davenport. “They gave their best performance to earn this trip to the
state finals.”

Ithaca posted 210 points in the opening
round before hammering out 212.77 points in round two.

From there they posted 303.4 points in the final round to secure a spot in
the season finale.