by Malcolm Butler
The Cedar Creek boys and girls powerlifting teams will be competing in the state championships Wednesday and Thursday at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.
Both teams departed from the school Tuesday morning and headed south.
The boys weighed in last night and will compete today starting at 10 a.m. as the Cougars are looking to repeat as the Division V state champions. The Lady Cougars will weigh in tonight and will compete on Thursday, looking for their fourth straight state championship title.
“The girls will be in the stands watching the boys all day Wednesday, and the boys will do the same for the girls on Thursday,” said Angevine.
Angevine said he is excited about seeing his two teams compete and is confident they will perform at the top of their ability, despite both teams graduating a number of key lifters from last year’s state title teams.
“We have a great shot,” said Angevine. “We have a great group of kids who have been making great strides in the weight room the last couple of weeks. We lost a lot of seniors last year and have had to have other competitors step up.”
The girls team lost five competitors who finished first in their respective weight classes last year and two more that were state runner-ups.
“The girls knew there were huge shoes to fill, but we have had some girls come out that hadn’t powerlifted before this year that have really surprised us,” said Angevine. “We have a shot to win both. It’s going to be very competitive.”
The top competition on the girls side will most likely come from Sacred Heart (Ville Platte), and Holden, while the boys side will Ascension Catholic and Sacred Heart (Ville Platte).
“I think it will be a three-horse race on both sides,” said Angevine.
