Lintemuth has Holland
Christian cheer on right track

Monday,
January 24, 2005By Cris Greer

The Grand Rapids Press

Through all of her
success, Holland Christian competitive cheer coach Peggy Lintemuth has kept
it very simple.

"My goal for these
kids is to see each one of them feel like they've given their best and to
have fun," said Lintemuth, in her 18th year of coaching, third with the
Maroons. "Wherever that takes them, that's fine
with me."

Last year, the Maroons
won the O-K Rainbow Conference Tier II in only their second year of
existence. And things are looking good again. They won a 10-team invitational
at Gull Lake and their first conference meet
at Cedar Springs.

"We're off to a
really good start," Lintemuth said. "We had a pretty good win by
about 30 points. That was such a huge boost for my kids; we've been telling
them how much potential they have."

Lintemuth coached both
sideline and competitive cheer at Fowlerville from 1986-95. Her team was the
sideline state champions in Class B in 1992 and 93.

They also were runners-up
in competitive cheer in 1994 and 95.

Last fall, she was named
Coach of the Year by the Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan.

"It was very
nice," Lintemuth said. "It's quite an honor to have your peers
select you for something like that. When they called and told me, I was
shocked, surprised and honored."

The Maroons have 15
returning members from last year, many of whom started as freshmen and
sophomores.

"My team is one of
the most dedicated, hard working groups of girls that I've ever
coached," Lintemuth said. "I've got several outstanding athletes in
terms of how hard they work."

The Maroons Invitational
was snowed out on Saturday, but they'll resume their schedule Wednesday at
Kenowa Hills and Saturday at Comstock
Park.

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