Monday, February 02, 2009

STATE DRILL

The State 4A/5A Drill Team Competition was on Friday, January 30 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. We were very excited for the competition, especially since we were going in as a first place team. Our placement in each of the three categories was near the end. They start out with the 4th, 3rd, places and then move on down to the first place teams.

The Daily Herald, a local newspaper, had called me a few days before and interviewed me over the telephone. They were also going to come and interview team members and take some pictures at State. They were highlighting local Utah valley teams that were competing. We felt very honored to be chosen as one of the teams they were highlighting.

This is one of the pictures they took as we were waiting to compete in the dance category. Scott says that I look like I am asleep or else praying!

This is a picture during the dance routine.
This picture was on the front page of the sports section of the Daily Herald on Saturday.

You can view the article and the pictures online at http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/298142/140/
There is also a video clip of all of the local teams and it shows my team during their prop routine.
The Paysetters did their best with each routine, but unfortunately, we didn't place in the top 5. Our best placing was 7th in the Prop category. The team worked hard and we were excited just to be there among the top drill teams in the state. It is not always about who wins the battle, but who puts up the best fight!



1 comment:

JJWright said...

No matter how those judges saw it...I thought the Paysetters looked awesome when I saw them and the choreography was great. I heard alot of very good comments when they performed in Nephi. You do a great job and you should be very proud.