Chesaning's
competitive cheer team second in state

By The Argus-Press

Saturday, March 11,
2006 11:12 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS - Chesaning's
competitive cheer team scored 728 points Saturday at the Class B cheer
finals, but it was only enough for second place. Remus Chippewa Hills claimed
the state title with 733.5 points at the Deltaplex
in Grand Rapids.

While the Indians finished 5.5 points behind rival and state champ Chippewa
Hills, Chesaning coach Rachel Stehlik was happy
with how her team performed.

“We're not
disappointed at all,” Stehlik said.
“There were a lot of good success stories. Yeah, we didn't win, but at
least we didn't finish last.”

Last year in the state finals, the team was heavily penalized in round two
and finished at the bottom of the competition.

Ironically, it was the
second round this year that earned Chesaning the most praise. The Indians
scored 222 points in round two, more than any other Class B team.

“When we came off the floor after round two, the whole gym was cheering
for us,” Stehlik said.

Earlier, Chesaning
scored 196 points in the first round and finished with 310 points in round
three.

The competition Saturday was the last for four Indians seniors, Stacey Maslowski, Lindsay Aldrich, Nicole Reiber
and Kacey Lister.