Evert’s cheerleader squad focus on tough competition
EVART – The region’s competitive cheering teams are back in action this week, including the Evart wildcats who have a very busy schedule ahead.
Coach Marty Pattee got his daughters back to practice this week. Evart had an appointment on the Wednesday before the start of the vacation in Marion. The next schedule is January 12 in Marion and January 15 in Beal City.
The home matches are scheduled for January 19 and 29. The Highland Conference meeting will take place in Evart on February 7th.
Pattee has 15 daughters on her college team. The first round focuses on jumps, the second on compulsory and the third on mounts.
The training took place in the high school cafeteria but moved to the primary school multipurpose room. The wrestling team was in college for training but moved to the high school cafeteria to allow them better access to the nearby weight room
Pattee also said she will retire as a competitive cheering coach after 32 years on the job. She retired as a teacher at the end of the 2020-21 school year after serving at the primary and secondary level. Pattee said her current assistant, Taylor Bryant, will return to the competition’s incentive program when she retires.
“I taught everything from grades one through eighth,†Pattee said.
Big Rapids, Pine River, and Chippewa Hills are other schools that have college competitive cheering programs. The teams will face off at district meetings on February 18 and 19 in hopes of advancing to the regional round on February 26. The National Finals will be held March 4 and 5 at the Delta Plex in Grand Rapids.