Bobcats ‘shake the room’ with first at Rosco
invite

February 16, 2006

Topping their Feb. 4 score of 580.2, the
Houghton Lake Bobcats took home the first-place competitive cheer trophy at
the “Shake the Room at Rosco” invitational Saturday with a score
of 627.5.

The Bobcats came out strong in Round 1, scoring 181 points. By
the end of Round 2, they were firmly in first place with a subtotal of 354.5.
Trailing in second and third, respectively, were Traverse City West (241.5)
and Grayling (220.8).

St. Louis, which had been in fourth place at the end of the second round,
with 214.5 points, managed to slide into second place ahead of Grayling, with
a total of 422.5. Traverse City West did not perform in Round 3, and their
subtotal of 241.5 stood, dropping their placement to fifth. Grayling ended
the competition in third with 401.8 points.

The Roscommon Bucks, whose first and second rounds were not up to par with
their Feb. 2 performances, bounced back in Round 3, earning 189 points over
their previous 183. They ended the meet with 381.5 points, to take the fourth
spot.

Houghton Lake’s junior squad (consisting
of all freshmen) competed against themselves, but slid slightly from their
Feb. 2 showing. Their Round 1 effort earned them 135.5 points, and in Round 2
they scored 116.5. Their subtotal score of 252 by the end of the first two
rounds was 72 points below their last meet. A Round 3 score brought their
meet total to 437.

The Bobcats and the Bucks will square off again Saturday at Houghton Lake’s
Cheer on the Lake, featuring sideline and
competitive cheerleading. In Class A/B, Houghton
Lake will host Hemlock, Traverse
City West, Elk Rapids, Roscommon, Kalkaska, Oxford,
Central Montcalm and Lakeview.