Michigan
Center runner-up in regional, qualifies for state

Sunday,
March 05, 2006

Citizen
Patriot staff reports

The Michigan Center
High School competitive
cheer team advanced to the state meet for the fourth year in a row after
placing second at its Class C-D regional Saturday with 645.3 points.

The state meet will be held at 2
p.m. Saturday at the DeltaPlex in Grand
Rapids.

Sixth-ranked Michigan Center (73-6) was fifth at the 2004 finals and ninth last
season. Hudson, which has beaten Michigan Center four times this season, won the
regional with 683.3 points. Leslie placed third (575.2), Napoleon fifth
(567.5), Grass Lake
seventh (504.4), Addison eighth (471.7), Springport ninth (470.0) and Vandercook Lake 10th (446.7).

·  Columbia Central regional: Onsted advances
to the Class B state finals Saturday at the DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids after winning with a scored of
677.5.

Columbia Central finished sixth
with 593.3 points, Stockbridge placed seventh with 574.9 points, East Jackson
was 10th with 546.1 points, Albion was 11th with 522.3 and Western finished
13th with 511.8