Merrill’s competitive cheer team had its best performance at a state meet at the Deltaplex in Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 1, and the reward for the Vandals was the Division 4 state runner-up trophy.
Michigan Center for the fourth straight season won the meet. But for the first time in three seasons, Pewamo-Westphalia was not runner up. P-W did not qualify this time for the state meet and Merrill took advantage during competition at the Deltaplex in Grand Rapids
Michigan Center was first at 745.12 while Merrill was a close second at 743.12. Hudson was third at 734.52, Vandercook Lake fourth at 730.928, Breckenridge fifth at 725.96, Houghton Lake sixth, Manistique seventh and Munising eighth.