Bobcats inch closer to record with ‘cheer on the
lake’ win

February 24, 2005

The Houghton Lake Bobcats kicked things up a
notch Saturday at the Cheer on the Lake
Invitational at home,
earning 663.5 points in the Class A/B Division, just 5.5 points short of
their all-time record from last year.

The Central Montcalm Hornets and Midland Dow Chargers were on
the heels of the Bobcats through the first two rounds. The Hornets were only
two points behind in Round 1 and the Chargers tied the Bobcats in Round 2. Houghton Lake stayed ahead of the pack and by
the end of Round 2 lead with 370.5 points.

“They had the cleanest toe touches ever in Round 2,” Coach B.J. Maass said.

The Houghton Lake girls wrapped up the competitive
cheer meet with clean execution in Round 3, scoring 293 points. Maass said they intend to make some changes in Round 3
for the Breckenridge invitational Saturday and to further clean up their
execution.

The Roscommon Bucks finished a strong fourth in the six-team A/B Divison with 521.5 points.

Placing second with their unique Round 3 flyer flips and elevator stunts was Central Montcalm. Midland Dow came in third, having
earned just 10 fewer points than Houghton
Lake in Round 3. The
Chargers "Dow pride" cheer included multiple one-leg extensions and
double twist basket tosses.

Rounding out Class A/B were Traverse City West with 457.5 points (fifth), and
Frankenmuth with 396.5 points (sixth).

In Class C/D, the Munising Mustangs, who traveled from the Upper Peninsula
the night before the competition, out-cheered Meridian 622-606. Munising’s Round 3
featured a three-group elevator and extension opener and complicated flyer
flips. Placing third was the four-girl Rudyard Bulldog team with 384 points.

In the JV/freshmen division, Midland Dow JV took home the top trophy by
scoring 559 points. Following behind Houghton Lake
JV (520.5 points) were
the Dow freshmen (462.5). Meridian JV placed fourth, scoring 457.5.

In two-round sideline cheering action, Gaylord varsity cheered to first in
Class A/B (322.5) over strong contender Harrison (318). Placing third through
fifth was Kalkaska (211), Cheboygan (200) and Perry (198.5). In Class C/D,
Manistique (297), Marion (291.5) and Brethren (286) placed in the top three,
followed by Bellair, East Jordan, Evart, Atlanta, Suttons
Bay, Whittemore-Prescott, Boyne City,
Lutheran Northwest, and Atlanta.

In the JV Division, Harrison earned top
honors with 224.5 points. Evart and Gaylord were close behind, with 223 and
222.5 points, respectively. Cheboygan placed fourth with 199.5.

The varsity Bobcats will travel to Breckenridge Saturday while the JV team
heads to Ovid-Elsie.

The Bobcats and Bucks will then head to Coopersville, near Grand Rapids, March 5 for Class B regionals.

©The Houghton
Lake Resorter 2005