Sunday, February 27, 2005

Sports

Cheers fuel Red Hawks' performance at invitational

Troy Athens' competitive cheer team grabbed first-place honors
Wednesday at the Lahser Invitational, totaling a team-leading 663 points and
out-distancing Allen Park
with 640. Rochester Stoney Creek came in third with 623, Novi was fourth with
619.5 and Troy
rounded out the top five with 618.

"This
was a big win for our team,'' Athens
coach Stephanie Brosky said.
"We've had an outstanding season and this was just the push we
needed to fuel our momentum heading into regionals
next week.''

Red Hawk
senior Jessica Rumsey agreed.

"This
win continued to boost our confidence heading into regionals,''
Rumsey said. "We've
seen regional competitors week after week and have come out on top more times
than not.

"We've
been working hard all season to prepare for this competition,'' Rumsey went on. "It's about
practicing harder and mentally preparing because we know how close we are to
our goal. We want to finish in the top two and put our best performance of
the season out on the mat.''