Sunday, February 28, 2010

“Kid Sports Digest: Gymnastics, Football, Hockey, Girls Jr. Biddy (The Nashua Telegraph)” plus 3 more

“Kid Sports Digest: Gymnastics, Football, Hockey, Girls Jr. Biddy (The Nashua Telegraph)” plus 3 more

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Kid Sports Digest: Gymnastics, Football, Hockey, Girls Jr. Biddy (The Nashua Telegraph)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 05:10 AM PST

Gymnastics

NSG competes

The Nashua School of Gymnastics' Level 7 & 8's participated in the Little Bigger Invitational at Gym and More in Woburn, Mass., on Feb. 20. The Level 8s took fourth place as a team.

Individual results as follows:

Level 7 (Intermediate Division)

Abby Guilfoil had an all-around score of 32.525, a 9.125 on vault (first), a 6.60 on bars, an 8.2 on beam, and an 8.60 on floor.

Level 8 (Child Division)

Alanna Murphy had an all-around score of 34.675, she had an 8.05 on vault, an 8.50 on bars (fifth), a 9.15 on beam (second) and an 8.975 on floor (fifth).

Skyler Goss had an all-around score of 33.40, she had an 8.375 on vault, a 7.85 on bars, an 8.40 on beam and an 8.775 on floor.

Level 8 (Junior Division)

Megan Middlemiss had an all-around score of 33.925 (second place) she had an 8.15 on vault, a 7.95 on bars, an 8.90 on beam (first) and an 8.925 on floor (second).

Level 7 gymnast Deanna Poirier participated in the Sectional held at Tri-Star Gymnastics on Feb. 21 and had an all-around of 32.45 with a 9.25 (first) on vault, 7.75 on bars, 6.80 on beam and 8.85 (second) on floor.

Football

Nashua Elks Crusaders registration

Registration for participants in the Nashua Elks Crusaders youth football and cheerleading prorgams are set for April 7 (for returning participants) and April 14 (for new participants). Both registrations will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Club, 34 High St., in Nashua.

Spirit competitors are for children ages 7-15 (as of July 31). Football players must be ages 7-14 (as of Dec. 31 of this year). More information can be found at www.nashuacrusaders.com or by contacting Tracey Brackett (football) at 438-6250, tlhlane@yahoo.com, and Chuck Magras (spirt) at 891-8361, charles.magras@comcast.net.

Merrimack Cardinals seek coaches

The Merrimack Cardinals football And spirit program seeks head coaches for the Fall season. Those interested in coaching football should contact Steve Anderson, Football Coordinator, at football@merrimackcardinals.org on or before March 24. Those interested in coaching cheerleading should contact Kitt Rondeau, Spirit Coordinator, at spirit@merrimackcardinals.org on or before March 24.

For more information about the Cardinal program go to www.merrimackcardinals.org.

Hockey

Panthers undefeated for month

The Nashua Panther Bantam II youth hockey team remained undefeated in February with a 3-0 victory over the Back Bay Indians and a 3-3 tie with the Methuen (Mass.) Rangers.

On Feb. 19 the Panthers won their final Granite State League regular-season game over Back Bay. Ben Hadley, Brett Estrella and Alkim Dato each scored for Nashua with Stevie Barton, Ben Woodward, Jake Fagan and John Butler assisting. Brad Lyman, Declan Stone, Vinny Silvestri and Fagan were solid on defense, helping goalie AJ Bender earn his eighth shutout of the season.

Nashua will enter the Tier IV Bantam State Tournament as the No. 1 seed with a 21-1 record.

On Feb. 20 the short-handed Panthers skated to a 3-3 tie with Methuen in Valley League action. After falling behind 2-0, Barton cut the deficit with a blast from the face-off dot, assisted by Estrella and Woodward. After the Rangers regained their two-goal advantage, the Panthers battled back to tie the game. Silvestri got the Panthers within a goal when he picked up the rebound of a Tim Trudel shot and slid a backhander into the net. Nashua tied the game in the final two minutes when Woodward made a nifty move and finished off a short-handed break away.

Nashua Squirt Majors

Nashua Squirt Majors finish regular GSL season with a tie and a loss in NEHL action.

The Nashua Squirt Majors finished their Granite State season with a 1-1 tie against the Concord Capitals on Feb. 20. Goalie Curtis Wirbal was very strong throughout the game, while the offense manages one goal scored by Jeff Gerhard, assisted by Brendan Martin and Joey Paige. This tie clinched third place for the Majors heading into the playoffs. Later that day, with Majors faced the Monarchs and just could not get anything going in a 7-0 loss.

In game three of the weekend, the Majors topped the Seacoast Spartans AA, 9-3. The Majors had seven different goal scorers. Joey Paige earned the hat trick and had an assist. Brendan Martinhad a goal and two assists, Nathan Newton, Quinn Tucker and Jeff Gerhard each had a goal and an assist, while Owen Hastings and Ryan Fitzgerald also scored. Other assists were credited to Eric Langley (two) and Michael Zogin.

Yegor Bublik had one of his best games between the pipes.

Flames win

The Sports Arena 1996 AAA Manchester Flames enkoyed a come-from-behind 8-7 victory over the Connecticut Lazers. Both teams scored three in the opening period. Flame goals came from Noah Duplessis, Mike Donlan and Connor Powell with assists went to Parker Anderson, Tim Tetrault and Josh Roy.

The Lazers took the lead in the second period, 6-5. Donlan added his second goal off a nice setup by Duplessis and Tetrault. Powell also scored his second of the game with assists going to Andrew Putney and Roy.

The Lazers scored early in the third to take a two-goal lead before the Flames roared back. Donlan scored his third of the game off a Tetrault setup. Roy scored off a Powell pass to even the sc ore at 7-7 late in the third. The game-winning goal was scored by Putney off a Roy pass.

Ian Beliveau and Mitchell Schirch shared goaltending duties for the Flames.

Girls Junior Biddy

Warriors to face Jets

A 43-23 quarterfinal-round win over the Braves and a 35-17 decision over the Lakers carried the Warriors into the city championship game Tuesday night at 6:15 against the undefeated Jets at Sunset Heights Elementary School. Abby Coy, Hannah Fortin and Lindsay Murch led the Braves.

Abbie King led the Warriors over the Braves with 12 points while Alana Choate and Makena Leazer had eight points apiece. Kaelyn Heffernan, MIshka Legatova and Saphira Brooks all played outstanding defense. Mikhela Choate scored 10 points in the win over the Lakers. with Marissa Gaudette adding eight. Kendall Bush, Marlee Kastens, Victoria Gates, Grace Wilson and Haley Lawrence led the defensive effort. Ariana Motivala, Emma Branquinho and Danielle Upton led the Lakers.

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Brown University Gymnastics Earns Second at Ivy Classic (Brown University Athletics)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 01:52 PM PST

Providence, RI- For the second consecutive year, the Brown University gymnastics team earned second place at the Ivy Classic. Hosted at Brown's Pizzitola Sports Center, Cornell University earned first place with a score of 192.550, and was followed by Brown (189.675), University of Pennsylvania (189.550) and Yale (187.500).  Brown's Victoria Zanelli was the only Bear to earn a title this afternoon, as she posted a personal record of a 9.775 on the beam.  Carli Wiesenfeld did an outstanding job for the Bears today setting personal records on almost every event.  Her stellar performances earned her a silver medal in the all-around with a  38.225.

On the bars, Penn's Dana Bonincontri and Cornell's Bethany Neczypor tied for first place with a 9.675, but Brown freshman Julia Meyer was next in line with a 9.650 for second place. Brown's next finisher was senior Izzy Kirkham-Lewitt in 10th place with a 9.400, followed by Wiesenfeld in 11th with a 9.350 and rookie Emily Lutfey in 12th with a 9.300. Rounding out the scores was freshman Lauren Hall with a 9.025 for 15th place. The Bears placed second overall in the event with a team score of 46.875, just behind Cornell's 47.900.

Brown's Zanelli earned the gold on the beam with a personal record of 9.775, and Cornell's Melanie Standridge placed second with a 9.725. In third place was Brown's Meyer with a 9.700 and in fourth was sophomore Carli Wiesenfeld with a 9.675. In tenth was Kirkham-Lewitt with a 9.475 followed by a 9.100 by Lutfey for 14th.  Junior Chelsey Binkley finished the scoring with a 9.0 to help Brown to a score of 47.725 to place second overall behind Cornell's 48.050.

Brown's best event of the afternoon was the floor, as the squad tallied a 47.875. Leading the team was Binkley's fifth place score of 9.700, followed by Goddard's sixth place score of 9.625. In eighth place was Lutfey with a 9.600, and earning a personal record with a 9.525 for 10th was Wiesenfeld.  Also posting solid scores were freshmen Nicole Abdo (9.425) and Hall (9.150).

Wiesenfeld continued her great scores onto the vault, where she earned Brown's top finish and another personal record with a 9.675 for the bronze. Following behind was Lutfey with a 9.500 for seventh, Goddard with a 9.450 for ninth and Binkley turned in a 9.375 for 11th place. Also doing well for Bruno was Abdo, who posted a 9.200 for 14th. Brown earned a 47.200 to place second overall on the event, as Cornell once again earned the top spot with its 47.950.

Yale's Brigitte Kivisto won the all-around competition with a total score of 38.500, but Brown's Wiesenfeld came in second place with a personal record of 38.225. Lutfey finished fourth overall with a 37.500 and Binkley was sixth with a total of 37.250.

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Gymnastics finds inspiration from other coaches (The State Press)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 12:42 PM PST

ASU gymnastics coach John Spini wants one thing and one thing only.

"I'm trying to figure out what's going to get us to a national championship," Spini said.

The coach has even brought in a few Sun Devil colleagues to help drive home his points.

"We've had almost every head coach come in here and speak to us," Spini said. "We've had [ASU softball coach] Clint Myers in here and he's an amazing speaker. I just want the kids to understand what other athletes and coaches are saying."

Other guests have included women's soccer coach Kevin Boyd and women's golf coach Melissa Luellen.

It looks like Spini has made some friends over the past 30 years as a head coach at ASU.

"This is a program where we've struggled the last couple years with injury," Spini said. "Now we have a group of healthy kids on the floor, and I want them to get that right feeling."

The ASU women's gymnastics team will try to take the advice they've been given and transform it into a Friday night upset of No. 7 Oregon State.

The No. 22 Sun Devils (2-7) are coming off their best performance of the season in a 195.900-196.675 loss to now-No. 6 Stanford.

"We will put it all out on the floor and see what happens," Spini said. "I definitely am anxious to see if we can keep this momentum going."

In each of the past four weeks, ASU has improved its score over its previous outing.

ASU sophomore Callie Price is confident the Sun Devils will reach the 196-point milestone this week for the first time this season.

"We keep improving each week, so I think we'll get it," Price said. "We've just got to keep our motivation going and our energy up in the gym."

Price is a vault specialist and has been one of the team's most consistent performers all season.

"I'm just hoping to nail my vault and put up a high score for the team," Price said.

ASU hasn't beaten the Beavers (9-2) since 2006.

OSU boasts fourth-ranked senior all-arounder Mandi Rodriguez.

"I do have some concerns," Spini said. "Because usually a team that's building like this is going to have some 'Oh, are we going to keep going forward, or are we going to plateau and step back a little bit?'"

The Friday night contest will be a co-ed meet as the ASU men's gymnastics club team will take on the Air Force Academy at the same time.

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Rogers advances to state gymnastics tourney (North Crow River News)

Posted: 28 Feb 2010 09:11 AM PST

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Rogers' Hoover wins Class AA individual gymnastics state title (Pioneer Press)

Rogers' Hoover wins Class AA individual gymnastics state title (Pioneer Press)

Rogers' Hoover wins Class AA individual gymnastics state title (Pioneer Press)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 10:23 PM PST

A move up in class in Minnesota high school gymnastics had no effect on Rogers junior Sabrina Hoover, who remains one of the state's dominant performers.

Rogers was a Class A school last year when Hoover won the state all-around championship. The Royals joined Class AA this season, and Hoover completed the transition with another all-around state title Saturday night at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.

Hoover posted a score of 38.575 to become the second consecutive gymnast to win back-to-back all-around championships. Roseville's Anna Gleason won Class AA titles in 2008 and 2009.

"I didn't know what I was doing last year," Hoover said. "I had so much more confidence this time. I knew I had to work a lot harder because the competition was a lot better all season."

Last year was Hoover's first season of high school competition after coming up with club teams. The adjustments to different rules and scoring made Saturday's title even more satisfying. She won the balance beam with a score of 9.70 and finished third on the uneven parallel bars (9.6750), fourth on the vault (9.60) and fifth in the floor exercise (9.550).

"She worked hard earlier in the season to clean some things up, and it paid off for her," Rogers coach Jennifer Bartlett said. "She learned what she needed to do to hit her routines. She's a very diligent worker, and we saw the results of that tonight."

Bloomington Jefferson junior Natalie Merrifield won the vault with a 9.75

and finished second all-around with a 38.325. She and Hoover likely will go through their final high school seasons as the top Class AA all-around competitors.

"I'll keep training the way I always do," Hoover said. "I've learned how to handle my emotions and stay poised more. I know what I need to do to stay successful."

Hoover has additional motivation to repeat. If she wraps up her career with another all-around victory, she would become the first gymnast in 17 years to win three consecutive titles. Mahtomedi's Mindy Myhre dominated the Class A all-around competition from 1991 through 1994.

"She definitely has the talent to do it again," Bartlett said of Hoover.



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Friday, February 26, 2010

“Utah beats BYU in gymnastics (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)” plus 3 more

“Utah beats BYU in gymnastics (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)” plus 3 more

Utah beats BYU in gymnastics (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:02 PM PST

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PROVO,Ut (ABC4 Sports)-Utah beat BYU in women's college gymnastics Friday night in Provo. The Red Rocks topped the Cougars 195.925 to 194.375.

Utah was not extremely sharp, and had to count some falls, but they were strong enough to power past BYU.

Kyndal Robarts scored 39.375 to win the all-around, edging teammates Daria Bijak and Jamie Deetscreek.

The Utes will be home next Friday when they host Nebraska, and that meet can be seen on a tape delay on ABC 4 on Sunday, March 7th.

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Gymnastics: Doerr and Krenz prep for state meet (Stillwater Gazette)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:09 PM PST

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The Stillwater gymnastics team will be represented by sophomore Alicia Doerr and senior Kristina Krenz in Saturday's individual Class AA state gymnastics meet at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.

Doerr is making her first trip to state and will compete in the beam and floor exercise while Krenz is competing at state for the fifth time in her six-year varsity career while competing in the bars.

"My hope is that they can have a good day, hit their routines and feel good about their performance," Ponies coach Traci Swenson said. "I'm not really sure what kind of potential there is for placing, but I think if either of them ended up in the top six it would be a nice surprise."

While Krenz is a familiar face at state, Doerr wasn't sure what to expect in her first season with the Ponies.

"It was a goal, but I wasn't really expecting it," Doerr said. "I didn't know how I would do. I just want to have fun and do the best I can. I'm a little nervous, but also excited. I just want to go in with a good attitude and have fun and not worry about it."

Krenz finished 21st in the bars and also competed in the all-around a year ago. She also advanced to state as a seventh-grader before placing third and second in the beam as a freshman and sophomore. Regardless of what happens on Saturday, she will end her career as one of the program's top gymnasts, but that is just part of the story.

"Her awards for gymnastics and the numbers of all-conference, all-section and all-state is amazing - and the years to get all-conference and all-state in the years she's been a part of this conference and section is doubly amazing," said Swenson, who spent 12 previous seasons as an assistant before taking over as head coach this winter. "She's probably one of the best leaders we've ever had and has really done an amazing job. We have a lot of younger girls on the team, two seniors and just one junior, and she's just really done an amazing job of showing those girls what it means to be a part of a team and support everybody and deal with disappointment in a really great way. We are going to miss her terribly."

It hasn't been easy, as Krenz has overcome numerous injuries during her prep career, including a minor concussion and torn ligaments in her foot this season. The torn ligaments diagnosis was actually positive news for someone who competes with a screw in her foot after breaking a bone in the same foot twice in the past. A year ago she was also severely limited by a stress fracture in her back, which prevented her from any offseason training.

"She's amazingly tough," Swenson said. "She's a really strong competitor and very determined."

Doerr appreciates having a familiar face on the floor for her inaugural state meet.

"I think it will be nice to have somebody there for support and to cheer you on," Doerr said. "I always feel better with somebody there."

"They're just really excited and we're excited for them," Swenson added. "I just hope they have a really good day."

The Ponies, who finished fourth with a season high score of 141.575 at the section meet, will also watch conference and section rival Roseville try to win its fifth straight state title in what is expected to be a competitive battle in Friday's team competition.

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Chinese may forfeit 2000 gymnastics bronze (MSNBC)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - China should be stripped of its bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics because one member of the squad has been found to be underage, international gymnastics officials said Friday.

Dong Fangxiao was 14 during the Sydney Games, according to an investigation by the International Gymnastics Federation. Gymnasts must be 16 during the Olympic year to compete.

"Young gymnasts cannot be manipulated," FIG president Bruno Grandi said. "Athletes must be protected."

A second gymnast on the 2000 squad, Yang Yun, also was suspected of being underage. But there was insufficient evidence her age had been falsified, and the FIG said it was giving her a warning.

The FIG has "cancelled" all of Dong's results from Sydney and forwarded its investigation to the International Olympic Committee. Because the case involves the Olympics, it is up to the IOC to decide if China should lose any medals.

The IOC has said previously it would take "necessary measures" if any gymnasts were found to be underage.

"We can confirm that we have received the ruling from the FIG in the case concerning Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun, and we take due note of their decision," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "Clearly, we need to take time to consider the findings before the Executive Board can consider the matter. We would like to thank the FIG for their work and we would refer further inquiries to them."

The United States was fourth at the Sydney Games.

"I'm happy to know that justice is being served," said Dominique Dawes, a member of the 2000 squad. "There are rules in place and, if they are broken, there should be penalties."

China must pay the costs of the investigations "for not having adequately controlled the birth dates of the gymnasts," the FIG said. The investigation included two days of hearings in December at the FIG's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Zhang Haifeng, the Chinese Olympic Committee's press attache at the Vancouver Games, called the decision an "old story."

"That was in 2000. Now is 2010," he said. "This was 10 years ago."

The U.S. Olympic Committee declined to comment. Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics, praised the FIG's investigation.

"This is an extremely hard issue to try to address," Penny said. "The FIG has done a very responsible thing."

Questions about Dong and Yang's eligibility arose during the FIG's investigation into the eligibility of members of China's team that won the gold medal at the Beijing Games. The 2008 gymnasts eventually were cleared after documentation was provided showing all six gymnasts were old enough to compete, but the FIG said it wasn't satisfied with "the explanations and evidence provided to date" for Dong and Yang.

Dong's accreditation information for the Beijing Olympics, where she worked as a national technical official, listed her birthday as Jan. 23, 1986. That would have made her 14 in Sydney — too young to compete. Her birth date in the FIG database is listed as Jan. 20, 1983.

Dong's blog also says she was born in the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac, which dated from Feb. 20, 1985, to Feb. 8, 1986. Dong has not denied that, but she declined to answer any questions about her age, telling The Associated Press, "I've left the gymnastics team."

Yang, who also won a bronze medal on uneven bars in 2000, said in a June 2007 interview that aired on state broadcaster China Central Television that she was 14 in Sydney.

"At the time I was only 14," she said in the interview, done in Chinese. "I thought that if I failed this time, I'll do it again next time. There's still hope."


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Northfield ends Roseville's bid for fifth straight Class AA gymnastics title (Pioneer Press)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:53 PM PST

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Northfield's girls gymnastics team completed warm-ups for Friday night's team competition in the Class AA state meet, then huddled together for a few minutes to have a chat. The girls felt they needed it to calm their nerves.

At the other end of the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion was Roseville, a powerhouse looking for its fifth straight state championship. Apparently, Northfield's pre-meet conversation was a good idea.

Northfield showed enough composure to fight off Roseville and win its first Class AA title. When Northfield's team members learned that Roseville had come up short, the composure turned into tears of joy.

"A lot of us couldn't help it," Northfield sophomore Meaghan Howell said of the emotional reaction. "We were just so excited. It was such an amazing feeling to know that we had won it."

Howell was one of the standouts for Northfield, which posted a score of 148.325 to end Roseville's championship streak. Roseville finished with 146.225 after making a late push with a strong effort in the vault.

Roseville posted a 37.150 in the vault, the team's final event, but Northfield had too much of a cushion with quality scores in the floor exercise (36.625), balance beam (37.175), uneven parallel bars (36.600) and vault (37.925).

Howell scored 9.4 or better in all four events, including a season-high 9.7 on the vault.

"Meaghan catches on to things pretty quick," Northfield coach Melissa Bernhard said. "She works on new ideas right

away. When she's on her game, she's very capable of hitting high scores."

Howell had a 9.475 in the floor exercise, a 9.525 on the balance beam and a 9.450 on the bars.

Northfield also got solid scores from sophomore Sveta Mason: 9.275 (floor), 9.550 (beam), 9.450 (bars) and 8.8 (vault).

"I didn't see any intimidation in the girls at all," Bernhard said. "The state title was kind of way out there for us coming in here, but we've got a team with guts and talent. After the way we started off, we felt it was within reach."

Cambridge-Isanti finished third with a score of 145.450. Lakeville North, which led heading into the seventh rotation, fell to fourth at 145.225. Lakeville North, aiming for its first Class AA title, stumbled on the bars (35.675) and beam (34.250).



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Thursday, February 25, 2010

“W. Gymnastics. No. 16 Auburn Gymnastics Entertains No. 4 Florida (Auburn Tigers)” plus 1 more

“W. Gymnastics. No. 16 Auburn Gymnastics Entertains No. 4 Florida (Auburn Tigers)” plus 1 more

W. Gymnastics. No. 16 Auburn Gymnastics Entertains No. 4 Florida (Auburn Tigers)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:47 AM PST

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Feb. 25, 2010

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AUBURN- The No. 16 Auburn gymnastics team (2-4, 2-3 SEC) returns to action after a week off to host the No. 4 Florida Gators Friday, Feb. 26, at Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum. The meet will be tape-delayed by Fox Sports South (FSS), with Brian Drebber and Lori Strong Ballard on the call, and will air on March 6 at 4 p.m. Magnetic sculptures will be given away to the first 300 fans courtesy of Anders Bookstore, while the meet will be followed by a team autograph session.

"We're excited for another great meet. We've hosted some of the top teams in the country at our place this year, and this meet against Florida on Friday just adds to it," said head coach Jeff Thompson. "We're going to go out there and put on a show. They're an awesome team, one of the best in the country, so we're going to go out there and do our best."

Friday's meet marks the 58th all-time meeting between the Gators and Tigers, with Florida holding a 45-12 advantage in the series. Florida has defeated Auburn in 11 consecutive meets, as Auburn last defeated Florida on Feb. 13, 2004, 197.00-196.900 in Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum.

Last season, the No. 4 Auburn Tigers were defeated by No. 1 Florida by a narrow 196.500-196.250 margin in Gainesville. Auburn then fell to the Gators at the SEC Championships, 196.750-196.350.

Florida enters the meet after edging Georgia, 197.25-197.15 on Feb. 19 in what was a season-high mark for the Gators and the first time Florida has cracked the 197 point barrier since 2008.

A pair of Gator freshman earned SEC honors for their performances in the Georgia meet, as Ashanee Dickerson was named SEC Gymnast of the Week and Marissa King was named SEC Freshman Gymnast of the Week.

Dickerson earned the honor as she tied her collegiate-best of 9.925 of floor, and a pair of 9.95's on vault and beam to earn her fourth all-around title with a 39.625. King earned the freshman of the week after scoring season-bests on bars (9.875), floor (9.85) and beam (9.825). She totaled a collegiate best in the all-around with a 39.425 to place second in the meet behind Dickerson.

Dickerson will enter the meet at the No. 3 all-around competitor in the country, while King is ranked No. 16. Dickerson ranks fifth on vault, No. 19 on beam, and fourth on floor. Miranda Smith ranks in the top 20 on vault as she is No. 17, as well as bars where she is No. 18. A pair of other gymnasts, Nicole Ellis and Liz Green also find themselves in the top 20, as Ellis is No. 17 on bars while Green is No. 19 on beam.

The Gators rank in the top 6 in the country in all team events, as they are No. 3 on vault (49.27), No. 4 on floor (49.135), No. 5 on bars (49.075), and No. 6 on beam (48.96).

Live stats and video for Friday's meet can be accessed via AuburnTigers.com, while live updates can be found by following AU_Gymnastics on Twitter.


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State gymnastics: Tech among contenders for 1st place (St. Cloud Times)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:40 PM PST

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MINNEAPOLIS — You're not going to pin down Joel Stark-Haws on how the St. Cloud Tech/Cathedral gymnastics team is going to do today.

It's anywhere from first to seventh.

"My hope for the next two days is, like always, I'd like for us to go 20-for-20 in our routines," said Stark-Haws, in his first season as Tech/Cathedral's head coach. "If we do what we can do, it's hard to say: Anywhere from seventh to — I hate to say it — first.

"But you never know."

The Class 2A team competition, which begins at 6 p.m. today at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavillion, is wide open.

Defending champion Roseville is ranked seventh and No. 1-ranked Elk River/Zimmerman/Rogers was split up before section competition. Only Rogers made the state team tournament and it advanced with a 144 score.

"It is kind of open," Stark-Haws said.

Competing at 11 a.m. today is the Class A team championships, which includes fourth-ranked Becker and fifth-ranked Melrose. Defending state champion Perham is No. 1-ranked and the overwhelming favorite.

The tournament concludes Saturday with the individual competition. There are 19 area athletes competing, including Annandale's Anna Woelfel, who is the defending state Class A champion in the vault.

Tech/Cathedral enters today's competition with only two members of its 12-person contingent with state-meet experience: seniors Anna Heine and Steph Strandberg.

Heine competed last year when Tech/Cathedral finished second for the fourth straight season. Strandberg competed with Tech/Cathedral as a sophomore, but didn't compete last year because of a knee injury.

The lack of experience at the state level is why Stark-Haws isn't sure how the Tigers will do.

"This group really wasn't in the limelight until this season," he said.

The Class 2A meet is indeed close. Four teams have hit a 147 in competition, including second-ranked Cambridge-Isanti, third-ranked Northfield/Cannon Falls, fifth-ranked Lakeville North and seventh-ranked Roseville.

Fourth-ranked Tech/Cathedral is one of three teams to have scored a 146 or better.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

“Enthusiastic fans, gorilla give women’s gymnastics team hometown advantage (The Daily Nebraskan)” plus 1 more

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Enthusiastic fans, gorilla give women’s gymnastics team hometown advantage (The Daily Nebraskan)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:04 PM PST

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Having a man in a gorilla suit in the crowd may not sound like much of an edge to some people, but for the Nebraska women's gymnastics team, its fans give it an advantage when the Huskers compete at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

After three straight away meets, the No. 11 Cornhuskers are happy to be home this weekend for the Masters Classic on Sunday against No. 20 Arizona, No. 18 Denver and No. 25 West Virginia.

Junior Maria Scaffidi summed up the advantage of a home meet in three words: "family, friends, fans."

The crowd is the biggest difference between a home and an away meet because of the noise the fans create and the way they help get the gymnasts excited about competing, senior Kylie Stone said.

A "psych-up tape" set to Jay-Z and Rihanna's "Run This Town" shows video of the Huskers competing on the big screens before home meets. Stone said the pre-meet video, along with hearing the crowd and the PA announcer, help her get pumped up for competitions.

"I always get chills," Stone said. "It is an honor to compete at the Devaney."

Having the same fans there for every meet is also encouraging for the team. Stone mentioned the young girls from the Huskers kids club, one particular fan who always starts the "Go Big Red" chant, and of course the man who has started wearing a gorilla suit to all home meets as important parts of the home meet advantage.

Coach Dan Kendig said he always feels proud to be the coac h at Nebraska when he coaches at home because of how knowledgeable and respectful the fans are about the sport.

"The only thing that I wish we had is more fans, because the fans that we do have are awesome," Kendig said.

Another important advantage of being at home is that the Huskers are familiar with the equipment in the Devaney Center.

"For the most part, everything is the same; we are just more used to our equipment," Scaffidi said. "It is pretty much the same as what we practice with."

When the Huskers posted their lowest score of the season on beam last week at North Carolina State, the beam was different from what most of the gymnasts were accustomed, Stone said.

While it is important to be comfortable with the equipment in the building, Kendig said the advantage for the Huskers is more mental than physical.

"You have a feeling of 'this is our house' mentality," Kendig said. "We are going to hold serve on our home turf."

Even though many of the team members enjoy seeing the rest of the country, the team is ready for a home meet.

"I love traveling. It's fun and it's different, but sometimes you just want to stay home and have a home meet," Scaffidi said. "For a while, we had three home meets, and I couldn't wait to go and travel, but now I am ready to be home and get a good meet in."

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Gymnastics: Stillwater finishes fourth at section meet (Stillwater Gazette)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:25 AM PST

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OAK PARK HEIGHTS - The Stillwater gymnastics team crushed its previous season-high team score while placing fourth at Saturday's Section 4AA Meet at Stillwater Area High School.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

“Sports briefs: Women's gymnastics regains No. 1 ranking (The Oklahoma Daily)” plus 2 more

“Sports briefs: Women's gymnastics regains No. 1 ranking (The Oklahoma Daily)” plus 2 more

Sports briefs: Women's gymnastics regains No. 1 ranking (The Oklahoma Daily)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:04 PM PST

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Women's gymnastics regains No. 1 ranking

The OU women's gymnastics team regained its No. 1 ranking this week, marking the first time a Big 12 program has been ranked in the top spot for multiple weeks in one season.

Redshirt freshman Natasha Kelley was named Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

Kelley, who is competing with a torn ACL, led the Sooners to their highest road score of the season against Missouri with three routines of 9.85 or higher and a career-high 9.9 on vault.

Ricketts named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week

Freshman pitcher Keilani Ricketts was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week and USA Softball's National Player of the Week, and senior infielder Amber Flores received Big 12 Player of the Week honors.

Ricketts pitched 19 innings last week and recorded a 0.37 earned run average. She pitched two complete-game shutouts in her four appearances.

Flores earned conference player of the week honors for the sixth time in her career. She batted .573 in Las Vegas over the weekend, scoring eight runs, five RBIs and three home runs over the Sooners' five games.

Men's track & field climbs up rankings

The OU men's track and field team jumped four spots in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Association rankings released Tuesday.

The Sooner men are now ranked No. 12 in the nation. They were boosted by K.P. Singh, who is now eighth in the nation after breaking his own school record at the Sooner Open over the weekend.

Other top-10 OU teams and athletes include the men's 4x400-meter relay, Ronnie Ash and Malcolm Anderson who are ranked second and sixth respectively in the 60-meter hurdles.

The Big 12 Indoor Championships begin Friday in Ames, Iowa.

-Daily Staff Reports

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Coldwater to compete in gymnastics state tourney (Battle Creek Enquirer)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:52 AM PST

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Many of us don't see the determination, hard work, and sacrifice that define what it means to compete in high school gymnastics.

But Kim Nichols, of the Coldwater High School gymnastics program, assures that it's all there.

"It's not as popular as football and basketball. We know that." Nichols said. "But we're a very hard working team and we're starting to see the fruits from that work."

Nichols has been the head coach of the Cardinals gymnastics program for three years, watching her girls every flip and tumble toward success.

And this season, success means performing well at the upcoming Michigan High School Athletic Association gymnastics team regional finals next week starting on Feb. 26.

Coldwater is the only area team that competes in the MHSAA gymnastics state tournament and one of less than 60 schools in the state that have the sport.

"We are just performing phenomenal right now," Nichols said. "The skill level for the team has grown over the years so we're now able to put together routines faster. It's so exciting to see the seniors who have grown up with me doing so well."

To earn a spot in the team regionals, a team must accumulate 120 points at least four times throughout the year. Coldwater made that mark in its first five meets.

"I think that's one of the main reasons why we're doing so well this year," Nichols said. "After we got that taken care of, it really took a lot of pressure off the girls so they could focus on developing better routines for late in the season."

Nichols said she has also been pleasantly surprised at some of the other accomplishments the team has had this season.

"Our success is kind of unexpected," Nichols said. "We hit 130 points in early January and I done think the school hasn't done that for 20 years."

However, Nichols also is mindful that the team's success won't mean much without a stellar performance at regionals and admitted that the team has struggled in recent year on that stage.

"Now I really hoped that we can peak at regionals," she said. "I think part of the reason why we hadn't done so well was because we struggled to make it there. We didn't have to do that this time."

Another unique note about the team is that Marshall High School junior gymnast Bailey Redman trains and travels with Coldwater, but competes as an individual representative of the Redhawks.

The Coldwater gymnastics team, active since 1979, competes in the South Central Gymnastics League (SCGL) which, in addition to Coldwater, includes Tecumseh, Saline, Adrian and Parma Western.

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Gymnastics: Stillwater finishes fourth at section meet (Stillwater Gazette)

Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:10 AM PST

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OAK PARK HEIGHTS - The Stillwater gymnastics team crushed its previous season-high team score while placing fourth at Saturday's Section 4AA Meet at Stillwater Area High School.

The Ponies (4-5 SEC, 4-6) easily eclipsed the 140-point mark while posting a score of 141.575 - bettering their previous high score of 138.825.

Four-time reigning state champion Roseville repeated as section champion with a score of 147.375 - more than four points ahead of runner-up Mahtomedi (143.15) and third-place White Bear Lake (142.925).

Stillwater will be represented by senior Kristina Krenz and sopohomore Alicia Doerr at the individual state meet, which will be held on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion on Saturday.

This will be the fourth trip to state for Krenz, who advanced with a third-place showing in the bars after scoring a 9.475. Doerr will make her first trip to state after placing fourth in the beam and tying for fourth place in the floor exercise.

Doerr (37.0) and Krenz (36.9) also placed fifth and sixth in the all-around to narrowly fall short of qualifying in that event. Krenz and Abby Skaar, who competed in the vault, were the lone seniors from Stillwater's section lineup.

"The section meet is often difficult for seniors, as they can easily get caught up in the emotions of finishing their careers," Swenson said. "It was wonderful to see Abby and Kristina have wonderful routines. Kristina had some disappointments during the day, but I was so proud of how she graciously dealt with the small errors and how she supported her teammates and congratulated her competitors at the end of the day. She's truly a class act and a role model for the younger gymnasts on our team."

Krenz competed at state in the bars and all-around a year ago and placed as high as third and second in the beam as a freshman and sophomore.

Doerr led the Ponies in the floor exercise with a tie for fourth place at 9.45. The top four finishers automatically advance and in the case of a tie for the fourth spot it is the superior judge score that determines the qualifier. In this case, Doerr also matched superior judge score of Mahtomedi's Allie Bartholomew so they both advance.

Krenz finished seventh in the event with a score of 9.35 while Sami Matschi (8.575) and Sidnee Ronsberg (8.375) completed the scoring.

"Sidnee had one of her best routines of the season," Swenson said. "As the first routine of the meet, her score was a bit conservative, but her performance was outstanding. Sami followed with another lovely routine. She has clean lines and great dance and her tumbling has improved all season.

"Alicia had her best floor performance of the season. Her first tumbling pass was done as well as I have ever seen her perform it. She had so much height on her front-full, she was able to step out easily into her front handspring. Her dance was sharper than she has performed it and she had great landings on her other skills."

Prior to Saturday, Krenz had been unable to compete in the floor since tearing ligaments in her foot on Jan. 28.

"She had amazing height on her first tumbling pass and, unfortunately, had a step out of bounds for a .1 deduction. Her dance series was much improved and the rest of her routine was clean. She showed how tough she is, coming back so quickly from her injury to compete on all four events at the section meet.

Stillwater's team score of 35.75 in floor was its highest of the season.

Doerr led the Ponies in the vault with a score of 9.225, which was good enough for eighth place in the individual standings. Ronsberg followed with an 8.95 for the Ponies while Krenz (8.775) and Skaar (8.55) weren't far behind.

"Abby finished her gymnastics career with the best vault of her career," Swenson said. "She has been working on a handspring-full vault all season and she completed the full twist on both her vaults with solid landings.

"Alicia anchored our vault as she has all season. Her second vault was outstanding, scoring 9.225 from a start value of 9.4."

Krenz received a score of 9.475 to finish third and qualify for state in the bars while Doerr followed in seventh place at 8.925. Ronsberg (8.225) and Sami Matschi, who finished 13th in the all-around with a score of 33.875, were next for the Ponies in what was their lowest scoring event of the meet at 34.775.

"Sidnee had her best routine of the season," Swenson said. "She successfully completed her drop-kip combination at the start of the routine, which was very exciting. She finished with a great uprise combination and a great landing on her dismount. Alicia followed with another strong routine. She made a change to the start of her routine, allowing her to eonnect her routine more cleanly, without touching the floor on her low bar.

"Kristina finished our set with her best routine of the meet and her best bar routine of the season. She had some struggles with her routine on Friday in practice, but there was no evidence of that in the meet (Saturday). All of her connections were clean and solid and her form was exceptional. She has improved so much with her consistency on bars through the season."

Doerr's performance in the beam earned her another state entry after placing fourth with a score of 9.4 in her final event.

"She finished her meet with a confident performance on beam," Swenson said. "Her combinations were solid and her execution was exceptional."

Krenz wasn't far behind in sixth place with a score of 9.3, good enough for sixth place, and Matschi turned in a score of 8.8 while placing 11th. Kaleigh Eason also contributed to Stillwater's team score with an 8.05.

"Kristina's routine had only one error - a .2-.3 wobble on her dance combination - otherwise she was outstanding," Swenson said. "She has been so consistent with her beam routine in practice and the error was unfortunate, making the difference in placing."

n There were additional honors awarded on Saturday, including Section Academic awards for Doerr and junior Kelly O'Neill. The Section Academic Award is for gymnasts who rank in the top five percent of their class. The Ponies were also honored with an Academic Silver award for a grade point average of 3.74 based on 60 percent of the team.

n Stillwater's Dusty Dennis was also selected the Section Assistant Coach of the Year. Dennis, who also coaches tennis and soccer, has been with the Ponies the past few years.

"It was exciting to see him honored for his contributions to our team," Swenson said.

n The Ponies also enjoyed hosting the section meet, which Swenson said went smoothly thanks to the efforts of many.

"It was very exciting to have our culminating meet of the season at home," Ponies coach Traci Swenson said. "All of our team parents did an outstanding job to make the meet possible and successful for all of the gymnasts. Their efforts were extraordinary."

Team Score

1. Roseville 147.375; 2. Mahtomedi 143.15; 3. White Bear Lake 142.925; 4. Stillwater 141.575; 5. North St. Paul 132.475; 6. Tartan 123.4; 7. St. Paul Central 118.875; 8. St. Paul Johnson 108.675; 9. St. Paul Como Park 93.525.

Individual results

State qualifiers (top 4)

Vault (Stillwater 35.5) - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.5; 2. Emily Pascavis (Ros) 9.4; 3. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.4; 4, tie, Amber Payne (Ros) 9.375 and Diana Albrecht (Tar) 9.375; Alicia Doerr (St) 9.225; Sidnee Ronsberg (St) 8.95; Kristina Krenz (St) 8.775; Abby Skaar (St) 8.55; Sami Matschi (St) 8.35.

Uneven bars (Stillwater 34.775) - 1. Allie Bartholomew (Mah) 9.6; 2. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.55; 3. Kristina Krenz (St) 9.475; 4. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.35; Alicia Doerr (St) 8.925; Sidnee Ronsberg (St) 8.225; Sami Matschi (St) 8.15; Maddie Steffl (St) 7.75.

Beam (Stillwater 35.55) - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.6; 2. Kalli Anderson (Mah) 9.425; 3. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.4; 4. 4. Alicia Doerr (St) 9.4; Kristina Krenz (St) 9.3; Sami Matschi (St) 8.8; Kaleigh Eason (St) 8.05; Olivia Wyffels (St) 7.8.

Floor (Stillwater 35.75) - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.65; 2. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.625; 3. Emily Pascavis (Ros) 9.55; 4, tie, Alicia Doerr (St) 9.45 and Allie Bartholomew (Mah) 9.45; Kristina Krenz (St) 9.35; Sami Matschi (St) 8.575; Sidnee Ronsberg (St) 8.375; Leia Felicilda (St) 7.6.

All-around - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 38.3; 2. Katie Quigley (Ros) 37.775; 3. Emily Pascavis (Ros) 37.625; 4. Allie Bartholomew (Ros) 37.575; 5. Alicia Doerr (St) 37.0; 6. Kristina Krenz (St) 36.9; 13. Sami Matschi (St) 33.875.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

“Sports News for Kids: Gymnastics World gymnasts do well in Chicago-style meet (Naples Daily News)” plus 3 more

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Sports News for Kids: Gymnastics World gymnasts do well in Chicago-style meet (Naples Daily News)

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 09:00 PM PST

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Gymnastics World of Fort Myers Level 8 and 10 gymnasts excelled in their respective age divisions at last weekend's IGI Chicago Style meet. The meet is the world's largest and drew more than 4,300 gymnasts.

Level 10 gymnast Jamie Shisler, a Naples resident, placed fifth in the all-around, earning third on vault, fifth on bars and beam and sixth on floor.

Level 8 gymnast Callie Longo placed seventh overall, taking third on bars, fifth on beam and ninth on floor. Marissa Nychyk placed ninth in her Level 8 all-around, earning sixth on bars and vault.

Also in Level 8, Cathryn Baxter earned fourth on vault. Trisha Hughes also competed at the event

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Collier County Parks and Recreation is host the inaugural Summer Camp Expo from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. March 20 at North Collier Regional Park's Exhibition Hall. The Summer Camp Expo will feature agencies such as the City of Naples' park system, Collier County Parks and Recreation, Boys and Girls Club and more.

Some vendors will offer lower costing camps, partial day camps, while others such as the City of Naples and Collier County will offer full length summer camps. Kids have their choice of themes this summer of short-term summer camps including general sports, soccer, flag football, tennis, environmental oriented camps and theater.

For parents needing full-week summer camps, several agencies will be showcasing their longer term summer camps, most of which include field trips and some of them include lunch. Several agencies also offer Therapeutic Recreation Summer Camp for special needs campers.

Collier County's full summer camp averages out to $66 per week per child. For more information, call 252-4060.

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Calendar

ATHLETICS

YOUTH STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CLASS

Info: Put on by Magic Benton and 24/7 Sports. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $30.

Contact: Brian Dodd 277-0700, brian247sports@yahoo.com.

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BASEBALL

HAMMERHEADS

Info: 14-and-under travel team looking for players for spring season.

Contact: Rene Zafra 200-1941.

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NAPLES INDIANS

Info: 12U team looking for two dedicated and talented players to add. Team plays in FPBL and monthly tournament, and will go to Cooperstown.

Contact: Danny Maestu 601-8661, www.eteamz.com/naplesindians

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NAPLES MUSTANGS

Info: Travel team looking for experienced 12-year-old player for spring season.

Contact: Pete Denove 253-9609, pdenove@arthrex.com.

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NAPLES TSUNAMI

Info: 14-and-under travel team has two openings for spring season.

Contact: Tim Stamm 269-0910

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NORTH NAPLES LITTLE LEAGUE

Info: Now accepting registrations for 2010 spring season. Players ages 5-14 who live within NNLL boundaries are eligible to register. League age, player's age as of April 30, 2010. T-ball ages 5-6, $100; all other leagues, $150. Draft process late January/early February.

Contact: www.northnapleslittleleague.com

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BASKETBALL

FLORIDA GULF COAST ELITE

Info: Tryouts for 14-, 15-, 16- and 17-and-under elite girls exposure teams are from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Estero High. Those interested in trying out should complete the registration form found on the Winning Ways web site before the tryouts.

Contact: Tom Kayne 357-3020, tom@winwaysinc.com, www.winwayshoops.com

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FLORIDA PHENOMS

Info: Boys traveling team looking for fourth- and fifth-grade players.

Contact: Chris Moore 784-3740, hoppap@aol.com

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FOOTBALL

NAPLES GATORS

Info: Online registration now open for 2010 season. Spring practice starts April 20 at Fleischmann Park and is free with fall registration. Ages 5 to 15 for football and cheerleading.

Contact: 537-5443, www.naplesgators.com

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K6 SPORTS SPRING FLAG FOOTBALL

Info: For boys and girls in grades 1 through 6. Season runs March 6 to May 1. Cost is $80. Games on Saturdays at Barron Collier.

Contact: Bill Carufe 290-3430, Willie Brice 784-7701.

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GYMNASTICS

NAPLES PROGRESSIVE

Info: New session runs Feb. 22 to April 16. Ages 4 and under go from 9 a.m. to noon for $30. Ages 5 and older can come 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. for $30 or the whole day for $45. Extended open gym is 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 26 and costs $20, which includes pizza and a drink. Family open gym is 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 26 and is $10. Regular open gym is 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26 and costs $10.

Contact: 598-3700

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LACROSSE

COLLIER COUNTY LACROSSE ASSOCIATION

Info: Registration now open online. Open to boys and girls 6 to 14. Season runs Feb. 10 to May 6 with practices every Wednesday at Vineyards Community Park. Games are Thursdays at North Collier Regional Park. Cost $100.

Contact: collierlax.com

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ROLLER HOCKEY

YOUTH LESSONS

Info: Lessons for ages 4 to 6, 11 a.m. to noon Sundays at Veterans Community Park. Six weeks costs $60.

Contact: 566-2367

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SOCCER

EAGLE SOCCER LEAGUE

Info: Registration now open for ages U5,U7,U9, U11, U13 and U15. Registration open until March 19. Games on Mondays at Golden Gate Community Park. Cost is $25 (U10 and Younger) and $30 U11 and older. Teams or individual players accepted.

Contact : Luis Orellana at 239 200 5333 or fernando@eagle-soccerclub.com

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GULF COAST YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE

Info: Registration now open for ages 4 to 14 league. There also is a high school seven-on-seven league. Registration open until March 13. Youth league runs March 6 to May 29. Cost is $55 for 12 weeks of games, camps. Games on Saturdays at North Collier Regional Park. High school league (including graduating eight-graders) is March 8 to May 7. Cost is $45 for eight weeks of games, at North Collier Regional Park on Thursdays between 6 and 9 p.m. Registration for both Feb. 27 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at North Collier Regional Park.

Contact: Register online at www.gcysl.com or e-mail Dwight Morgan at admin@gcysl.com

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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA UNITED SOCCER ACADEMY

Info: Registration open until May 1 for First Kicks Academy (ages 4-7), Junior Academy (8-12) and Senior Academy (13 and up). First Kicks Academy, eight-week training, boys and girls, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m., begins March 16.; Junior Academy, 14-week training, boys and girls, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., begins March 16; Senior Academy, 14-week training, boys, Mondays, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., begins April 5, girls, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., begins April 6.

Contact: Register online at www.swflunited.com or contact Dwight Morgan at info@swflunited.com

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SOFTBALL

TROPIC WAVE FAST PITCH

Info: Tryouts and clinics for 10-, 12- and 14-and-under teams have started at St. John Neumann.

Contact: Andrea Peterson 269-4280, tropicwavefastpitch@yahoo.com

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SWIMMING

GULF COAST SWIM TEAM

Info: Now holding registration for winter season. Ages 5 and up. Practices at FGCU Aquatic Center.

Contact: 949-6671, www.gcst.org, gcst@comcast.net.

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WRESTLING

BEAR WRESTLING CLUB

Info: Sign-ups from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Palmetto Ridge High School's cafeteria. Ages 5 to 18. Cost is $100.

Contact: David or Michele Parmenter 353-0265.

To have a youth activity listed in the calendar, mail it to Naples Daily News, Kids Calendar, 1075 Central Ave., Naples, FL, 34102. You can fax info to 239-263-4816 or e-mail sports@naplesnews.com. E-mail preferred by 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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Photo galleries: Weekend prep sports roundup (Addison Press)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:21 PM PST

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Check out the weekend's area high school sports action, including state gymnastics, state wrestling, sectional swimming and basketball.

Click on the links to the right to view the different photo galleries.

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Gymnastics: Stillwater finishes fourth at section meet (Stillwater Gazette)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:55 PM PST

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OAK PARK HEIGHTS - The Stillwater gymnastics team crushed its previous season-high team score while placing fourth at Saturday's Section 4AA Meet at Stillwater Area High School.

The Ponies (4-5 SEC, 4-6) easily eclipsed the 140-point mark while posting a score of 141.575 - bettering their previous high score of 138.825.

Four-time reigning state champion Roseville repeated as section champion with a score of 147.375 - more than four points ahead of runner-up Mahtomedi (143.15) and third-place White Bear Lake (142.925).

Stillwater will be represented by senior Kristina Krenz and sopohomore Alicia Doerr at the individual state meet, which will be held on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion on Saturday.

This will be the fourth trip to state for Krenz, who advanced with a third-place showing in the bars after scoring a 9.475. Doerr will make her first trip to state after placing fourth in the beam and tying for fourth place in the floor exercise.

Doerr (37.0) and Krenz (36.9) also placed fifth and sixth in the all-around to narrowly fall short of qualifying in that event. Krenz and Abby Skaar, who competed in the vault, were the lone seniors from Stillwater's section lineup.

"The section meet is often difficult for seniors, as they can easily get caught up in the emotions of finishing their careers," Swenson said. "It was wonderful to see Abby and Kristina have wonderful routines. Kristina had some disappointments during the day, but I was so proud of how she graciously dealt with the small errors and how she supported her teammates and congratulated her competitors at the end of the day. She's truly a class act and a role model for the younger gymnasts on our team."

Krenz competed at state in the bars and all-around a year ago and placed as high as third and second in the beam as a freshman and sophomore.

Doerr led the Ponies in the floor exercise with a tie for fourth place at 9.45. The top four finishers automatically advance and in the case of a tie for the fourth spot it is the superior judge score that determines the qualifier. In this case, Doerr also matched superior judge score of Mahtomedi's Allie Bartholomew so they both advance.

Krenz finished seventh in the event with a score of 9.35 while Sami Matschi (8.575) and Sidnee Ronsberg (8.375) completed the scoring.

"Sidnee had one of her best routines of the season," Swenson said. "As the first routine of the meet, her score was a bit conservative, but her performance was outstanding. Sami followed with another lovely routine. She has clean lines and great dance and her tumbling has improved all season.

"Alicia had her best floor performance of the season. Her first tumbling pass was done as well as I have ever seen her perform it. She had so much height on her front-full, she was able to step out easily into her front handspring. Her dance was sharper than she has performed it and she had great landings on her other skills."

Prior to Saturday, Krenz had been unable to compete in the floor since tearing ligaments in her foot on Jan. 28.

"She had amazing height on her first tumbling pass and, unfortunately, had a step out of bounds for a .1 deduction. Her dance series was much improved and the rest of her routine was clean. She showed how tough she is, coming back so quickly from her injury to compete on all four events at the section meet.

Stillwater's team score of 35.75 in floor was its highest of the season.

Doerr led the Ponies in the vault with a score of 9.225, which was good enough for eighth place in the individual standings. Ronsberg followed with an 8.95 for the Ponies while Krenz (8.775) and Skaar (8.55) weren't far behind.

"Abby finished her gymnastics career with the best vault of her career," Swenson said. "She has been working on a handspring-full vault all season and she completed the full twist on both her vaults with solid landings.

"Alicia anchored our vault as she has all season. Her second vault was outstanding, scoring 9.225 from a start value of 9.4."

Krenz received a score of 9.475 to finish third and qualify for state in the bars while Doerr followed in seventh place at 8.925. Ronsberg (8.225) and Sami Matschi, who finished 13th in the all-around with a score of 33.875, were next for the Ponies in what was their lowest scoring event of the meet at 34.775.

"Sidnee had her best routine of the season," Swenson said. "She successfully completed her drop-kip combination at the start of the routine, which was very exciting. She finished with a great uprise combination and a great landing on her dismount. Alicia followed with another strong routine. She made a change to the start of her routine, allowing her to eonnect her routine more cleanly, without touching the floor on her low bar.

"Kristina finished our set with her best routine of the meet and her best bar routine of the season. She had some struggles with her routine on Friday in practice, but there was no evidence of that in the meet (Saturday). All of her connections were clean and solid and her form was exceptional. She has improved so much with her consistency on bars through the season."

Doerr's performance in the beam earned her another state entry after placing fourth with a score of 9.4 in her final event.

"She finished her meet with a confident performance on beam," Swenson said. "Her combinations were solid and her execution was exceptional."

Krenz wasn't far behind in sixth place with a score of 9.3, good enough for sixth place, and Matschi turned in a score of 8.8 while placing 11th. Kaleigh Eason also contributed to Stillwater's team score with an 8.05.

"Kristina's routine had only one error - a .2-.3 wobble on her dance combination - otherwise she was outstanding," Swenson said. "She has been so consistent with her beam routine in practice and the error was unfortunate, making the difference in placing."

n There were additional honors awarded on Saturday, including Section Academic awards for Doerr and junior Kelly O'Neill. The Section Academic Award is for gymnasts who rank in the top five percent of their class. The Ponies were also honored with an Academic Silver award for a grade point average of 3.74 based on 60 percent of the team.

n Stillwater's Dusty Dennis was also selected the Section Assistant Coach of the Year. Dennis, who also coaches tennis and soccer, has been with the Ponies the past few years.

"It was exciting to see him honored for his contributions to our team," Swenson said.

n The Ponies also enjoyed hosting the section meet, which Swenson said went smoothly thanks to the efforts of many.

"It was very exciting to have our culminating meet of the season at home," Ponies coach Traci Swenson said. "All of our team parents did an outstanding job to make the meet possible and successful for all of the gymnasts. Their efforts were extraordinary."

Team Score

1. Roseville 147.375; 2. Mahtomedi 143.15; 3. White Bear Lake 142.925; 4. Stillwater 141.575; 5. North St. Paul 132.475; 6. Tartan 123.4; 7. St. Paul Central 118.875; 8. St. Paul Johnson 108.675; 9. St. Paul Como Park 93.525.

Individual results

State qualifiers (top 4)

Vault (Stillwater 35.5) - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.5; 2. Emily Pascavis (Ros) 9.4; 3. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.4; 4, tie, Amber Payne (Ros) 9.375 and Diana Albrecht (Tar) 9.375; Alicia Doerr (St) 9.225; Sidnee Ronsberg (St) 8.95; Kristina Krenz (St) 8.775; Abby Skaar (St) 8.55; Sami Matschi (St) 8.35.

Uneven bars (Stillwater 34.775) - 1. Allie Bartholomew (Mah) 9.6; 2. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.55; 3. Kristina Krenz (St) 9.475; 4. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.35; Alicia Doerr (St) 8.925; Sidnee Ronsberg (St) 8.225; Sami Matschi (St) 8.15; Maddie Steffl (St) 7.75.

Beam (Stillwater 35.55) - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.6; 2. Kalli Anderson (Mah) 9.425; 3. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.4; 4. 4. Alicia Doerr (St) 9.4; Kristina Krenz (St) 9.3; Sami Matschi (St) 8.8; Kaleigh Eason (St) 8.05; Olivia Wyffels (St) 7.8.

Floor (Stillwater 35.75) - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 9.65; 2. Katie Quigley (Ros) 9.625; 3. Emily Pascavis (Ros) 9.55; 4, tie, Alicia Doerr (St) 9.45 and Allie Bartholomew (Mah) 9.45; Kristina Krenz (St) 9.35; Sami Matschi (St) 8.575; Sidnee Ronsberg (St) 8.375; Leia Felicilda (St) 7.6.

All-around - 1. Kellie Dougherty (WBL) 38.3; 2. Katie Quigley (Ros) 37.775; 3. Emily Pascavis (Ros) 37.625; 4. Allie Bartholomew (Ros) 37.575; 5. Alicia Doerr (St) 37.0; 6. Kristina Krenz (St) 36.9; 13. Sami Matschi (St) 33.875.

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Issaquah's Goree finishes seventh overall in all-around gymnastics (Sammamish Reporter)

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 03:13 PM PST

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Issaquah was small in numbers at the 4A state gymnastics meet, but junior Olivia Goree represented in a big way.

Goree finished seventh overall in Friday's all-around competition at the Tacoma Dome with 36.05 points. Woodinville's Hailey Wells won the all-around event with 37.9 points.

Goree earned her highest finish in all-around on the beam, taking fourth overall with a score of 9.3. She was 15th on the bars (8.65), 23rd on the floor (9.325) and 26th on the vault (8.775).

Teammates Risa Fukuda placed 20th on the floor (9.375) and 23rd on the vault (8.9), while Eva Perry was 34th on the floor (9.125).

Goree also earned a third-place finish in the individual beam competition on Saturday earning a score of 9.3. Only Woodinville's Mary McIntosh (9.5) and Kristin Gollofon (9.475) scored higher.

Sammamish Reporter Sports Editor Kevin Endejan can be reached at kendejan@issaquah-reporter.com or 425-391-0363, ext. 5054.

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