Houghton Lake fourth at invite
after nearing record at home

February 09, 2006

Houghton Lake varsity and JV competed at an
invitational hosted by the Mt. Pleasant Oilers
Saturday, placing fourth out of six Class B teams. The Bobcats scored a total
580.2 points, 257.5 of which were earned in Round 3.

While some of the ’Cats’ stunts fell in the third
round, Coach Amy Fornusek said, “I thought
they performed it well.”

Chippewa Hills earned the top spot with 714.2 points. Chesaning placed second
with 683.1 points. Beating out Houghton
Lake for third was
Mason with 663.9 points. Fifth place, with 567.6 points, went to Central Montcalm. Rounding out the Class B competition
was Tri-County with 477 points.

Houghton Lake JV
mirrored their varsity team, placing fourth with 423 points in the Class
B-C-D Division. First through third spots went to Chippewa Hills JV,
Ovid-Elsie JV and Meridian JV, respectively. Central Montcalm JV and St.
Johns JV tied for fifth with 402 points, and Tri-County JV placed last with
291.2 points.

Feb. 2 at home

Houghton Lake varsity’s invitational
performance followed an almost record-breaking show at home Feb. 2. The
Bobcats scored within 8.1 points of their cheerleading record of 669
Thursday. Total for the evening was 660.9, placing Houghton Lake
firmly in first place.

As promised, Coach Amy Fornusek performed a
tumbling run after competition, as the girls had challenged her to tumble for
them if they hit the 650 mark.

The ’Cats’ opening round score of 186 was not their best (they
earned 189.5 in Round 1 Jan. 5), but their Round 2 score of 187.4 was their
best so far this season. In Round 3, they bested themselves with 287.5
points.

Placing second were the Roscommon Bucks, with 395.9, down about 39 points
from their Jan. 12 score. The varsity Bucks had earned 212.9 by the end of
Round 2, as well as a penalty in the second round. Their Round 3 score was
183, 1.5 points more than their last competition.

Rounding out the meet were the small Charlevoix and Gaylord St. Mary’s
teams, with 340.1 and 278.5 points, respectively.

Alone in the JV division, Houghton
Lake scored their best
of the season, 547. They earned 173 in Round 1 and 151 in Round 2. Their
Round 3 score was also their best, 223.

©The Houghton Lake
Resorter 2006