Thursday, February 10, 2005

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Freshmen cheerleaders shine

Ending the season with a win is always a bonus. Two wins is even
better. This is exactly what South Lyon’s freshmen cheerleading squad
did, topping Howell by a score of 324-301.5 on Feb. 2 for its first win of
the season and then winning by default on Monday. The young squad had gotten
off to a tough 0-3 squad before coming on strong toward the end.

“The girls are really excited,” South
Lyon freshmen coach Lindsay Brodie
said. Going into the season, only three of Brodie’s
girls had any high school cheerleading experience; those three had cheered
during the squad’s non-competitive fall season at football games.
Winter is when the squad actually competes against other cheer teams, and
when the season started. Brodie had her three
returnees and six new faces.

“They’d cheered before in the community Panthers
(program), but things are a little different in high school,” Brodie said. “They just don’t get it at
first.” They soon came around. And Brodie was
proud of what she saw by the end of the season. “We have a really
difficult league,” she said. “Hartland and Brighton
are top-15 teams.” Now that these cheerleaders have their freshmen
season under their belts, who knows what next season will bring?

John Mueller is a sports reporter for the South Lyon Herald. He
can be reached by phone at (248) 685-1507 ext. 25 or by e-mail at
[email-masked].