The Oak Harbor High School competitive cheer team just missed posting a state-qualifying score at the Harbor Cheerfest at Gig Harbor High School Saturday, Jan. 10.

The Wildcats, competing against 10 other schools in the non-tumbling division, scored a 51.5. A score of 59 is needed to automatically qualify for the state tournament.

However, regardless of the total, the top 50 scores in the state qualify for the Washington finals, coach Kimberly Cherry said, and the Wildcats are currently on that list.

“The girls did great,” Cherry said. “The things that we liked about the performance was that they hit a very solid, clean routine. Not many teams go out and hit every stunt in their first competition of the year, and we hit everything.”

To up their score, the Wildcats need to add more difficulty to their routine, Cherry said.

Oak Harbor will shoot for a qualifying score at the Wintercheer Classic at Sammamish’s Skyline High School Saturday, Jan. 17.