Allegan
finishes second to Gull
Lake league cheer

By Jason Wesseldyk

Sports Editor

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 10:33 AM EST

OTSEGO-There were very
few surprises at the Wolverine Conference competitive cheer tournament in
Otsego Saturday.

Gull Lake and Allegan have been the top two
teams throughout the season, and that was once again the case as the Blue
Devils placed first with a 730.4 and the Tigers were second at 709.9.

The lone change from the regular-season standings came in the third and
fourth positions, where Otsego scored a 678.3 to move ahead of Plainwell,
which had a 661.5. The Bulldogs and the Trojans tied for third place in the
overall standings.

Three Rivers (642.9), Vicksburg
(611.9) and South Haven (545.9) rounded out the tournament finishers, each
placing in the same position it did during the regular season.

As has been the case so often for Allegan this season, the Tigers led after
two rounds, compiling a 417.4 as compared to 412.9 for Gull Lake.
But as has also so often been the case, round three was the difference as Gull Lake
received a 317.5 to Allegan's 292.5.

Otsego also scored better than Allegan in the third round, getting a 303.5.

"It was the same
scenario for us," Allegan coach Pam Ingles said. "We were ahead of Gull Lake
going into the third round, but they went first in round three and had an
amazing round. At that point, I knew we were pretty much taken out of first
place. We would have had to score a 314 in order to beat them, and we haven't
come close to that this year."

Next up is regional action, which will be in Otsego Saturday, March 4, at 6
p.m. Allegan, Otsego and Plainwell will all be included in the 15-team field,
with the top two finishers advancing to the Class B state finals Saturday,
March 11.