“M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships (CalBears.com)” plus 2 more |
- M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships (CalBears.com)
- LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: Alabama gymnastics team remains No. 1 heading into regionals (Montgomery Advertiser)
- Gold Country Gymnastics sends 12 to state meet (The Grass Valley Union)
| M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships (CalBears.com) Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:58 PM PDT March 30, 2010
BERKELEY - After a a three-week break from competition, the No. 8 California men's gymnastics team heads to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, April 3. At the meet, which is hosted by No. 2 Oklahoma, the Bears will face off against No. 1Stanford, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 12 Air Force and No. 11 Nebraska. The Bears won their last meet, in a 354.650-344.300 upset against then-No. 6 Penn State. Ishino Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week Thanks to Ishino's score, Cal hit a 2010 high on horse with a 58.200, above its previous season best of 56.950 and just short of its all-time best of 58.250. Ishino soared to a first-place finish on vault with his 15.850 to push the Bears to a 62.450-61.850 win on the event. On high bar, Ishino tied for first, scoring a 14.950, helping Cal set a new 2010 best with its 59.400 on h-bar, above its previous high of 58.100. Because Geri Said So To read this week's blog, as well as all past entries, please click here. Bears Boast Top Parallel Bars Team To see the video, please click here. Last Time in the Gym Bears Soar to New Heights, Records Cal was not through setting new highs, however, and the Bears took home the high bar title, 59.400-56.800. Bunthuwong and Ishino tied for first, each scoring a 14.950, while sophomore Raion Sabo took third with a 14.800 - a new season and career best. Mannhart's 14.700 for fourth place was a new career high and Haeussler had a 2010 best of 14.350. Cal set a new 2010 best with its 59.400 on h-bar, above its previous high of 58.100. The Paparazzi Next Time in the Gym Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 30 Mar 2010 02:14 AM PDT The Alabama gymnastics team remained ranked No. 1 going into the NCAA regionals. The Crimson Tide has been the top-ranked team for five weeks in a row. The rest of the top five remains the same from a week ago with Oklahoma and UCLA at second and third respectively, while Florida and Georgia are fourth and fifth. Alabama will compete as the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Central Regional on April 10 in Lexington, Ky. COLLEGE BASEBALL: Troy completes sweep of BrownTroy junior Adam Bryant set the tone for Monday's series finale against Brown when he launched a homer in the first inning. The blast was the first of many for the Trojans, and the first of two for Bryant, as Troy (12-11) rolled to a 26-3 victory at Riddle-Pace Field. Troy hosts Auburn on Wednesday night. COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Hawks sweep Talladega CollegeHuntingdon won its season-high third straight game on Monday, as it defeated Talladega College 6-1 and 6-5 at the Huntingdon Softball Field. Kayla Bratcher pitched a four-hitter in the opener for Huntingdon (9-13). Mary Lawren Hill drove in two runs and Ashley Blocked had two hits and two runs scored. In the finale, the Hawks trailed 5-2 heading to the bottom of the seventh inning, but plated four runs on three hits for the win. Hill, who had two of the Hawks' six hits, drove in the game-winning run with a bunt single to second base, scoring freshman Sarah Solomon, who had a double earlier in the inning. Melissa McClure got the win. Huntingdon plays a doubleheader at Great South Athletic Conference rival La Grange on Wednesday. BAMA'S MORGAN HONORED: Alabama All-American Charlotte Morgan was named one of 10 NCAA student-athletes who excel both on and off the field and were tabbed as finalists for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the softball division.
RUNNING: Oasis 5K run set for Saturday in MillbrookThe Oasis 5K Run begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the parking lot of Millbrook First United Methodist Church at 3350 Edgewood Road in Millbrook. The course is mainly flat with a few challenging hills. Each runner will receive an official Oasis 5K T-shirt ... a chance to win door prizes ... plenty of after-race food, music, a Tot Trot, plus a closing awards ceremony. Proceeds from this race will benefit the missions and outreach programs of the Oasis Youth Ministry of Millbrook FUMC. For registration information, call 285-4114 or search Oasis 5K at www.active.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Gold Country Gymnastics sends 12 to state meet (The Grass Valley Union) Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:55 PM PDT
The gymnasts of Gold Country Gymnastics in Grass Valley proved they've got a good thing going — especially going head over heels — sending seven boys and five girls to the state gymnastics meet this month with many landing on their feet with near-perfect finishes. And now several of the Gold Country Gymnastics competitors are headed to Long Beach to take part in the regional competition. The most-experienced gymnast on the boys team is 19-year-old Seth Nix, who graduated from Nevada Union High School in 2009, competes in level 10, the highest level of competition. Nix began his gymnastics journey when he was 2 years old, thanks to his mom, who was his coach. And to this day, he can still be found in the gym from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. five days a week. "Each age group has its own levels," Gold Country's boys coach Jeff Jenkins said. "The higher the level, the more complicated the skill. Level five is harder than level four and each level builds on the one before." Nix has trained under Jenkins for 11 years and finished 13th in the all-around at the state meet by placing fifth on vault, ninth on the high bar. "He is the oldest guy in the gym. Others look up to him," Jenkins said. "He is a good team leader. He tries to motivate the younger ones and sets a good example." He has qualified to compete in the regional meet every year since he was 9, the exception was in 2008 when he broke his back in a car accident. He's back and has set a goal to compete at the nationals in Knoxville, Tenn. "I've got to score a 78 or higher in all six events at regionals," said Nix, who will compete in the floor, pommel-horse, rings, vault and parallel bars. "I cannot fall and have to be near perfect to make it." Nix is in his final year of competition in the USA Junior Olympic system and if college's don't come calling, he wants to coach. "I'll probably give back to the gym (GC) and the little guys," Nix said. Among some of the young gymnasts he has already given back to is 14-year-old Ben Kaput, who was crowned the level 7 champion in the vault along with fourth place on the floor exercise, sixth on parallel bars and ninth in the all-around. Steven Whittlesey, 13, finished the Level 8 state meet in 13th place in the all-around, and Kaden Love, 11, finished in 10th place in the same parallel bars division at the state meet. "I want to challenge the guys, so I moved them up two levels," Jenkins said. "I don't want them to win everything, so I move them up. I want them in the middle of the pack competing, so when they get older they are at a level that college coaches will look at them." Colton Wood, 10, a level 7 gymnast, finished in 12th position in the all-around at the state championships for Gold Country. Nathan Hunt, an 11-year-old level 7, finished in 10th place in the all-around with a fifth place in thefloor exercise. The youngest member of the boys' team is Jeremy Hunt, a 10-year-old who finished 10th in the all-around by taking third place in the pommel horse and the high bar, while competing in level six. "He has a lot of natural talent and does not have any fear," Jenkins said. " He will try anything. He has won several meets this year and even though he did finish 10th in the state, he did not do as well as we thought he would." Jenkins feels that Jeremy's greatest achievement so far has been his seventh place finish in the all-around at the Stanford Open. "It's (Stanford Open) bigger than state," said Jenkins. "Competitors come from all over the country and it has college recruiters." "He is good in all six events and we have high hopes for him." Jeremy Hunt who is a fourth grader at Deer Creek Elementary feels his greatest achievement was his third place finish in the pommel horse at the state meet because he never places in that event. "(Jenkins) reminds me to kick big on the p-horse and to open my hips," Hunt said. The girls of Gold Country, who are coached by Shelly Jones, were not left out of the fun at the state meet. Jones was a student in 1993 at the very same gym she coaches at today, after joining the staff in 1996. "I have been with this group of girls for the last five years," Jones said. The Gold Country girls are led by Mikaela Lujan, 12, who attends Pleasant Valley Elementary School, represented GC at the state meet has been with training at the gym for seven years. "I did well," Lujan said. "I ended with 35 of 40 points. Thirty four qualified me for regionals." Lujan finished 11th in the all-around with a third on the uneven bars and she also competed in vault, beam and floor exercise. "I do a run, hurdle, round-off, Arabian, and a punch-front-flip," Lujan said of her floor routine. "I'm good at this (gymnastics) because I work hard and have a good work ethic." Kristina Cena, 13, is a seventh grader at Lyman Gilmore school who placed in the top 10 at the state meet by finishing fourth on the beam and sixth on the uneven bars. "She is a very hard worker, she is determined and dedicated to the sport," Jones said. "It is a great accomplishment to qualify for regionals her first year competing in level eight." Lilly Pruett, 12, is a sixth grader at Magnolia Intermediate School. She also finished in the top 10 at the state meet. "Her age division is the hardest at that level (seven) in the state meet." Jones said. Also competing in level seven is 12-year-old Isabella Cambra, who competed at that level for the first time and she finished 15th in the all-around. "I can't live without gymnastics. It's my life," Cambra said. "I will get all tens next year." Lastly, 14-year-old Katherine Magill, a freshman at Nevada Union High School, has battled back from a broken foot and a back injury over the last two seasons. "I have been at level nine for three years," Magill said. "My first year was trial and error. It was a tough year because it is a big jump from (level) eight to nine. The skill requirements are much harder for nine." This year's injury occurred a couple of weeks before the state meet. "She sprained her ankle and tore a muscle in her foot," Jones said. "She still placed fifth on the bars at states." Scott P. Hopper is a sports writer for The Union. Contact him via e-mail at sphopper@theunion.com or by phone at 477-4231.
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