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Central Montcalm cheerleaders confident
after first place effort

BY JOHN RAFFEL

DAILY NEWS SPORTS EDITOR

January 10, 2006

STANTON —
This marks the third year of competitive cheer for Central
Montcalm’s
varsity. Juniors Erin Bailey and Taryn Powell both
have high expectations for the Green Hornets. Saturday’s first place
showing in the Hornet 2006 New Year Cheer has both of them confident as they
prepare for Thursday’s seven team nonleague
meet at Belding.

“We just put our new stunt group together so we’re still
working on it,” Bailey said. “In Round 2 (the compulsory round)
we pulled it together.”

“Our vocals were good and loud,” Powell said. “ I think we have the potential to be even
better.” Saturday’s meet was Central’s season debut. Both
Bailey and Powell anticipate vast improvement as the season progresses over
the next two months.

“We need to improve on our skills and vocals,” Bailey said.
“I’m looking for a lot of improvement in all our rounds,”
Powell said.

“We especially need to improve in Round 3,”
Bailey said of the round that features stunts and mounts.

“We have to work together.” Powell said the Hornets hope to be
competitive with Central State Activities Association (CSAA) powers
Breckenridge and Ovid Elsie.

Competitive cheer “is a more physical sport,” said Powell,
also a softball player. “You have to get along with everyone in order
for your stunts to work out right.”

Daily News/John Raffel

Central Montcalm’s Erin Bailey, left, and Taryn
Powell are both all smiles after their team’s firstplace
effort Saturday.