All-Time Competitive Cheer State Finals Appearances

Since Michigan High School Athletic Association recognized Competitive Cheer as a sport in 1994, a total of 120 schools will have participated in the State Finals at seasons end.  While many schools have only qualified on one occasion, there are several schools which have graced the State Finals in the majority of the 16 years the Finals have taken place. Some of those schools are:

Grandville - 16 appearances
Rochester - 16 appearances
Pewamo-Westphalia - 15 appearances

Breckenridge – 14 appearances
Chesaning – 12 appearances

Southgate Anderson – 12 appearances

Brighton – 11 appearances

Lake Orion – 11 appearances

Gibraltar Carlson – 10 appearances

Hudson – 10 appearances

Otsego – 10 appearances

Allen Park – 9 appearances

Grosse Ile – 9 appearances

Hartland – 9 appearances

 

The most consecutive playoff appearances in history are as follows, with current streaks denoted with an asterisk (*)

 

16 – Grandville (1994 - 2009)*

16 – Rochester (1994 – 2009)*

14 – Breckenridge (1994 – 2007)

11 – Pewamo-Westphalia (1999 – 2009)*

9 – Chesaning (2000 - 2008)

9 – Grosse Ile (2001 – 2009)*

9 – Hudson (2001 – 2009)*

8 – East Kentwood (2002 – 2009)*

8 – Lake Orion (1996 – 2003)

7 – Michigan Center (2003 – 2009)*

7 – Southgate Anderson (2003 – 2009)*

 

Here is a complete alphabetical list of the competing schools in the history of the MHSAA Competitive Cheer Finals:

 

Adams (2) – A, 1996–97

Airport (5) – B, 2001-02-03-05-06

Allegan (5) – B, 1999-00-04-05-06

Allen Park (9) – A, 2000-01-02-03-05-06; Div 2, 2007-08-09

Allendale (1) – C-D, 2001

Armada (4) – C, 1995-06-07; C-D, 1998

Atlanta (1) – D, 1997

 

Bad Axe (3) – C, 1994; B, 1995-98

Beal City (3) – D, 1994; C-D, 2001-02

Bishop Foley (7) – B, 1994-95-96-99-00-05; Div 4, 2008

Blissfield (4) – C, 1994-06-07; C-D, 1998

Bloomingdale (1) – Div 4, 2008

Brandon (2) – Div 2, 2008-09

Breckenridge (14) – C, 1994-95-96-97; C-D, 1998-99-00-01-02-03-04-05-06; Div 4, 2007

Brighton (11) – A, 1994-95-96-98-99-01-02-05-06; Div 1, 2007-08

Brown City (8) – C, 1995; C-D, 2001-02-03-04-05-06; Div 4, 2008

 

Capac (1) – C, 1994

Cardinal Mooney (4) – D, 1994-95-96; C-D, 1999

Centerville (7) – C 1994-95-97; C-D 1999-00-01-02

Central Montcalm (1) – B, 1994

Chesaning (12) – B, 1996-97-98-00-01-02-02-04-05-06; Div 3, 2007-08

Chippewa Hills (5) – B, 2005-06; Div 3, 2007-08-09

Clawson (1) – Div 3, 2009

Climax-Scotts (3) – C-D, 2003-04-05

Coloma (1) – B, 2005

Colon (6) – C-D, 2004-05-06; Div 4, 2007-08-09

Comstock Park (6) – C, 1995; B, 1999-02; Div 3, 2007-08-09

 

DeWitt (3) – B, 2003; Div 2, 2007-08

Divine Child (2) – B, 2004, Div2, 2009

Dryden (3) – D, 1995-96-97

 

East Jackson (1) – C, 1995

East Kentwood (9) – A, 2002-03-04-05-06; Div 1, 2007-08-09

Eaton Rapids (1) – B, 1997

Edwardsburg (2) – B, 1994-95

 

Flat Rock (6) – C, 1995-97; C-D, 1998-99-00-06

Fowlerville (2) – B, 1994-95

 

Gaylord (2) – B, 1994-95

Gibraltar Carlson (10) – B, 1994-95-96-97-98-99-06; Div 2, 2007-08-09

Gladstone (1) – Div 2, 2007

Gobles (2) – C-D, 2006; Div 4, 2007

GR Catholic Central (8) – B, 1995-97-98-99-00-01-04; Div 3, 2009

GR Christian (2) – Div 2, 2008-09

GR Forest Hills (3) – A, 1994-95; B, 1998

GR West Catholic (1) – B, 1996

Grandville (16) – A, 1994-95-96-97-98-99-00-01-02-03-04-05-06; Div 1, 2007-08-09

Grass Lake (1) – D, 1994

Grosse Ile (9) – B, 2001-02-03-04-05-06; Div 3, 2007-08-09

Gull Lake (7) – B, 1996-97-98-03-04-05-06

 

Hamtramck St. Florian (1) – D, 1994

Hartland (9) – A, 1996-00-01-03-04-05-06; Div 1, 2007-08

Henry Ford (1) – Div 1, 2007

Holland Christian (4) – B, 2005-06; Div 2, 2007-09

Houghton Lake (2) – B, 1996; Div 3, 2008

Hudson (10) – C-D, 1999-01-02-03-04-05-06; Div 4, 2007-08-09

 

Ida (1) – C-D, 2001

Iron Mountain (2) – Div 4, 2007-08

Ithaca (1) – Div 4, 2009

 

Jenison (2) – A, 2003-04

 

Kenowa Hills (2) – Div 2, 2008-09

 

Ladywood (2) – A, 2000-02

Laingsburg (1) – Div 4, 2009

Lake Fenton (3) – C, 1994-96-97

Lake Michigan Catholic (4) – D, 2995-96-97; C-D, 1998

Lake Orion (11) – A, 1996-97-98-99-00-01-02-03-06; Div 1, 2007-09

Lansing Catholic (1) – Div 3, 2008

Lapeer West (1) – A, 1995

Leslie (2) – C-D, 2000-03

 

Manistique (1) – Div 4, 2009

Marysville (5) – B, 1996-97-98-99-00

Mason (2) – A, 1996; Div 2, 2009

Mattawan (3) – B, 2000-02; Div 2, 2007

Memphis (1) – C-D, 2000

Merrill (2) – Div 4, 2007-08

Michigan Center (7) – C-D, 2003-04-05-06; Div 4, 2007-08-09

Milford (1) – A, 1994

Montague (2) – C-D, 2004-06

Mt. Pleasant (7) – D, 1995; A, 2003-04-06; Div 2, 2007-08-09

Munising (1) – Div 4, 2007

 

North Muskegon (6) – D, 1994-95-96-97; C-D, 1998-02

Norway (2) – Div 4, 2008-09

Novi (3) – A, 1997-04; Div 1, 2007

 

Okemos (3) – A, 1998-99-00

Olivet (2) – C, 1996-97

Onsted (6) – C, 1994; B, 1998-99-22-06; Div 3, 2007

Otsego (10) – B, 1994-96-96-97-98-01-02-04; Div 3, 2007-08

Our Lady of the Lakes (2) – D, 1994-95

Ovid-Elsie (7) – B, 1994-97-03-04-05; Div 3, 2008-09

Oxford (1) – Div 2, 2007

 

Pewamo-Westphalia (15) – C, 1994-95-96-97; C-D, 1999-00-01-02-03-04-05-06; Div 4, 2007-08-09

Plainwell (5) – B, 1999-00-01-02-03

Portage Central (1) – A, 1999

Portage Northern (2) – Div 2, 2007-08

Potterville (1) – D, 1994

 

Richmond (3) – Div 3, 2007-08-09

Rochester (16) – A, 1994-95-96-97-98-99-00-01-02-03-04-05-06; Div 1, 2007-08-09

Rockford (4) – A, 1999-01-05-06

Royal Oak Shrine (1) – C-D, 2004

 

Sacred Heart (2) – C-D, 1998-99

Sandusky (1) – C-D, 1999

Sanford-Meridian (1) – C-D, 2000

Schoolcraft (2) – C, 1996, C-D, 2003

Stevenson - SH (2) – Div 1, 2008-09

Shelby (5) – C-D, 2003-05-06; Div 4, 2007; Div 3, 2008

Southgate Anderson (12) – A, 1994-95-97-98-99-03-04-05-06; Div 1, 2007-08-09

Southgate Aquinas (1) – C, 1996

Sparta (5) – B, 2001-04-05-06; Div 2, 2007

St. Clair (5) – B, 2001-02-03; Div 2, 2007-08

St. Johns (2) – A, 1995-97

St. Joseph (3) – B, 0003-04; Div 3, 2008

Stoney Creek (3) – A, 2005; Div 1, 2008-09

Swartz Creek (1) – A, 1994

 

Three Rivers (1) – Div 3, 2007

Troy (2) – A, 1996-97

Troy Athens (5) – A, 1994-98-04; Div 1, 2007-08

 

Webberville (2) – D, 1994-96

West Ottawa (8) – A, 1998-00-01-04-03-04-05; Div 1, 2009

Whitmore Lake (7) – D, 95-96; C-D, 2000-02-03-04-05

Woodhaven (1) – A, 1995

Wyandotte Roosevelt (1) – Div 1, 2008

Wyoming Park (2) – B, 2003; Div 3, 2007