Rockford
Cheerleaders place fifth at Regionals

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Newspapers, March 02, 2009

Rockford competitive cheerleading coach
Kathy Jo Resseguie had no complaints about how her
team performed at Saturday's Division 1 Regional competition.

The Rams narrowly missed
a berth in the state finals by placing fourth at Saturday's regional meet,
with the top-4 teams earning a spot in the state finals. Grandville took
first place with 799.5 points, followed by East Kentwood (793), West Ottawa (791.9), Lake Orion (789.9) and Rockford (781.5) in fifth.

Resseguie said that her team ended the 2009
season with a their best performance of the year
against the toughest competition in the state.

"The girls had a
great day," said Resseguie. "We had three
solid strong rounds, which was one of our goals on the day. I'm so proud of
the performance they put forth on the floor."

Resseguie said that the Rams had struggled
with their round one earlier in the season, but that was certainly not the
case on Saturday. The Rams had a much-improved round one performance and
scored 221.6 points, followed by strong showings in the second (246.1) and
third (313.9) rounds.

The Rams, who placed
fourth in the O-K Red this year, finished the regular season by taking third
at the post-conference meet at Rockford High School. Resseguie
said she will have plenty of experienced and talented juniors coming back
next year to replace her seven seniors.

"All our seniors
were great leaders on our team," said Resseguie.
"This has been a season like no other in the 15 years I've coached. This
was a total team effort, and the seniors have done a really good job in
motivating and leading the team.