Photo gallery of the 23rd annual Wyandotte Competitive Cheer Invitational

For the second time this winter, Roosevelt High School served as the host for a high school competitive cheer meet with the Wyandotte Invitational making its annual return.

One of its bigger renditions in recent memory, the 23rd running of the Wyandotte Invite featured a total of 22 varsity and junior varsity programs as part of its morning session. Among the near two dozen teams on hand were nine from the Downriver area.

Locally speaking, joining the host Bears from Roosevelt, were their Downriver League rivals from Allen Park, Gibraltar Carlson, Southgate Anderson, Taylor, and Trenton, along with a trio of Huron League programs in Flat Rock, New Boston Huron, and Riverview.

After around three hours of competition, it was the two-time Division 2 defending state champions from Allen Park turning in another top performance, emerging as the overall winner with a final three-round score of 791.80.

The host Bears from Roosevelt also earned themselves a first-place finish, pacing the pack of seven D1 programs with a final score of 775.82, while Flat Rock bested their Huron League rivals from Monroe Jefferson in the D3 pairing.

Photo gallery is courtesy of Alexander Muller.