Bobcats’ ‘best’ show garners 49 fewer points

January 19, 2006

Even though Houghton Lake’s
competitive cheerleading score Saturday at Farwell
was 49 points below their Thursday score, the girls were at the top of their
game so far this season, according to Coach Amy Fornusek.

“It was the best they performed so far,” Fornusek said. “The judges were tough this
time.”

The ’Cats performed at Farwell’s “New Year Cheer for
Stephanie,” a benefit meet for a former Mustang cheerleader who has
cancer. Houghton
Lake placed first in
Class B against the Alma Panthers, who posted 334 points.

Houghton Lake JV
was the only junior squad to compete and earned 402.5 points.

Jan. 12, Roscommon

The Bobcats increased their competitive cheerleading score Jan. 12 since
their first home meet, but it was not enough to topple the Meridian Mustangs
at Roscommon.

The Bobcats’ total score for the evening was 653.4, just short of the
Mustangs’ 655. The Roscommon Bucks placed fifth, ahead of Charlevoix,
435.2-357.7.

“I thought the girls looked great,” Bobcat Coach Amy Fornusek said. “We need to clean up our third round
some, but I was very happy with their performance. Their goal is to beat a
score of 669, which was obtained a few years ago. They are not far from it
and I think we can do it this year.”

Placing third and fourth, respectively, were Brethren and Farwell, with 534
and 513.8.

In the JV division, Meridian
earned the top score, 512. Houghton
Lake was close behind
with 505. The Farwell and Roscommon JV teams came in third and fourth,
respectively, with 457.6 and 188.3.

Houghton Lake
and Roscommon compete tonight (Thursday) at Meridian.