Cheerleading: Titans, Devils rule

News-Herald Cheerleading titles go
to state-ranked squads

By David Komer,
The News-Herald

PUBLISHED: January 26,
2005

Photo by E.L. Conley

The Grosse
Ile competitive cheerleading team captures the attention of the audience
during Saturday's News-Herald Cheerleading Invitational.

Anderson and Grosse Ile
both rolled to News-Herald Competitive Cheer crowns on Saturday at Grosse Ile.

The Titans took the Class A division
championship with 660 overall points, while the Red Devils scored 678.5 points
to take the Class B division title.

Both fields were smaller than usual, as
five teams from out of the area failed to come due to the snowy weather.

Each winning team is currently ranked among
the state's best. Anderson
is eighth in Class A and Grosse Ile is eighth in Class B.

Saturday, in the Class A division, Anderson
scored 179.5 points in round one, 190.5 in round two and 290 in round three.

Second place went to Allen
Park (592) and third was won by Roosevelt
(548.5).

Livonia Ladywood was fourth (503.5) and
Woodhaven fifth (430).

With the win, the Titans wrapped up their
third title in a row.

The Anderson
team is: Alicia Kernan, Heather Delgado, Crystal Rauser, Chelsea Foucher, Megan Ludke, Brittany Adams, Kristie Dupuie, Stacey Shaw, Heather Boley,
Nicole Valentine, Kelly Stevenson, Danielle Mitchell, Amber Mayville, Christina
Kernan, Shannon Garvin, Danielle Makely,
Chelsea Riley, Caitlin Orr, Jenna Taylor.

In Class B, Grosse Ile scored 185.5 in
round one, 202.5 in round two and 290.5 in the third.

Carlson finished second (649) and Dearborn
Divine Child was third (633).

Trenton placed fourth (580) and Riverview was fifth (539).

"Saturday was a big win for us,"
Devils Coach Liz Kazik said. "The team has been working hard and it's a
good feeling when things start clicking."

The Grosse Ile team is: Monica Cole, Jaclyn
Davis, Chrissy Dudash,
Megan Hazzard, Laura Hickman, Jayme
Judd, Andrea Kaczmarek, Ashley Kowalski, Emily Lehmann, Michelle Maci, Kendra MacMackin, Sarah Pelts, Melissa Schwandt
and Julia Wangen.