Cardinals' cheer squad takes leap for state title

Friday,
March 11, 2005

By Zeke
Jennings

Staff
Writer

· The Michigan Center team finished fifth at last year's
meet, and thinks it can do better.

A group of girls from Michigan Center hopes that the third time is the
charm.

The competitive cheer squad
at Michigan Center
High School will make its third
consecutive appearance in the Class C-D state finals at 2 p.m. Saturday at the
DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids.

The Cardinals placed fifth
at the state meet last season, and coach Jessica Trefry believes the team has a good shot to improve.

"This year could be the
tightest race in our division that it's ever been," she said.

Breckenridge and
Pewamo-Westphalia are the top-ranked teams in Class C-D, but Trefry said the top 10 teams should all be competitive.

Michigan Center
already has seen plenty of tough competition, including third-ranked Hudson at the regional on
Saturday.

The Cardinals also competed
against Pewamo-Westphalia earlier this season.

"All we can do is our
absolute best." Trefry said.

Michigan Center was ranked fifth in the final coaches association poll on Feb. 28.

-- Reach reporter Zeke
Jennings at [email-masked].

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