
Cheerleaders from Vandercook Lake High School react after hearing they finished fourth at the Division 4 district at home Saturday.
Photo by Emily Heim, JTV Sports
Three area teams punched their tickets to Michigan High School Athletic Association regional tournaments after finishing in the top four at various district tournaments.
Hanover-Horton, Michigan Center, and Vandercook Lake will move on next Saturday at regional tournaments. The top four teams at regionals advance to the MHSAA state finals Feb. 28 and March 1 at Central Michigan University.
Here are results from Friday and Saturday during district tournaments.
Division 2 at Adrian: Northwest High School finished 11th (602) and Western 13th (581) at the Division 2 district at Adrian High School.
Division 3 at Grosse Ile: Michigan Center finished third overall to qualify for the regional tournament next Saturday. Columbia Central finished ninth at 637. The Cardinals advance to the Hartland regional next Saturday at 5 p.m.
Division 4 at Jonesville: Hanover-Horton won the district with a season-high 768. The Comets advance to the regional tournament next Saturday at Michigan Center beginning at 10 a.m.
Division 4 at Vandercook Lake: The Jayhawks used a little home cooking to qualify for the competitive cheer regionals. Vandercook Lake finished fourth – the final regional qualifying spot – with a score of 640 at home Saturday. Grass Lake was sixth (614), Napoleon was fourth (608), Springport placed ninth (593), and East Jackson 12th (508). VCL advances to the 12-team regional next Saturday at Michigan Center beginning at 10 a.m. The top four teams advance to the Division 4 state finals Friday, Feb. 28, at Central Michigan University.















