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Belding cheerleaders eyeing a higher finish in Thursday meet

BY JOHN RAFFEL

DAILY NEWS SPORTS EDITOR

January 11, 2006

BELDING — Dannielle Garlick and Emily Venneman are in their senior seasons of competitive cheer
at Belding. When Garlick, Venneman
and their teammates have a home meet Thursday, they’ll be looking to
show improvement from Saturday’s season debut at Central
Montcalm.

The Redskins finished second behind Central Montcalm
in Division 2 at the Hornet 2006 New Year Cheer.

“It fell apart for Round 3, but rounds 1 and 2 were fine,” Venneman said. “We lost one of our girls who had
quit last week so we had to adjust.”

“We definitely need to improve on our stunts,” Garlick said, referring to Round 3.

Both seniors are four-year varsity cheerleaders.

“In previous years we had different people,” Venneman said. “We lost some from last year but a
lot are returning so we have an advantage.”

On Thursday, “we’re hoping to finish ahead of Central Montcalm this time,” said Garlick.

Daily News/John Raffel

Dannielle Garlick,
left, and Emily Venneman are smiling after
Saturday’s secondplace finish at Central Montcalm.