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Cheer team takes 6th at Oxford Invite

Casey Curtis

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Ashley VanAtten
(left) and Stacy Smith lead the crowd in a cheer. Photo by Casey Curtis.

January 18, 2006 - Oxford's
Competitive Cheer Team may have come out in 6th place at last Saturdays Oxford Cheer
Invitational at the high school, but coach Alanna Stockley isn't deterred.

"I can't ask anymore from the girls because
they're getting better every day," she said.

The team scored 169.5 in the first round, 178.2
in second and 224.5 in third and competed against nine other teams like Lake Orion,
Troy Athens and Chesaning.

Basic cheer routines, stunting and high spirits
got the gym roaring with proud parents and fans.

Stockley said the team is still working with a couple of injured girls
and hopes tonight's Flint-Metro League competition at the high school will
see even better results.