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| 3-day gymnastic competition held at Genesee Valley Sports Club Posted: 13 Mar 2011 03:45 PM PDT FLINT (WJRT) -- (03/13/11) -- A three-day gymnastics competition was held inside Genesee Valley Sports Club. Athletes competed in the floor exercise, the balance beam and other events. The athletes ranged in age from pre-teen to highest level right below the Olympics. Only the athletes scoring high at this competition will move on to state rounds. "I believe gymnastics is a great foundation. Some kids will stay with it all through high school and go on to college and others will use it as a basis for other sports. I just think that sports make a person well-rounded," said organizer Christie Schaller. Follow us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter (Copyright ©2011 WJRT-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Tags: flint, sports, competition, local, angela brownThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| H.S. Gymnastics: Section II fails to place at NYSPHSAA championships Posted: 13 Mar 2011 01:18 AM PST LATHAM – It was a meeting of the best of the best across two seasons at Shaker High School for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association state gymnastics meet. The Section II squad, made up of gymnasts competing during the winter season and most playing other sports or have additional interests, faced nine other sections with a fall schedule and work in conjunction with year-round club gymnastics businesses and coaches. In the end, Section II was again the ideal host, Shaker again an ideal venue, but the maroon-clad gymnasts failed to secure a spot on the podium in any of the four events Saturday. "We know physically, mentally, we're not there," Saratoga Springs coach Deb Smarro said. 'We kind of more come in with an attitude of "Let's do the best that we can possibly do, stick together as a team, perform to your best and try to get our highest team total.' "We finished higher this year than we did last year, we accomplished that goal," Smarro said. "Our team total was higher than it was last year by two points so that was another accomplishment." Section II finished in seventh-place overall in the Federation competition (including the PSAL entry) and NYSPHSAA division with 168.250 points. Section I (Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester) repeated as state team champions with 182.975 points. Saratoga Springs gymnast senior Tiffany Hogben was the top finisher on the Section II squad with a 9.10 score on the uneven bars for eighth-place and finished 11th overall in the all-around competition. She was the top local performer on the vault with a 9.00, tied for 12th with Shaker's Kara Garbarino. Garbarino was the best local on the balance beam, earning an 8.95 and 14th-place overall and also was the top local gymnast on the floor, scoring an 8.95 for 10th overall. "Bar was my high score, but I think vault was my personal best," Hogben said. "Instead of doing a tuck I did a pick and that's new. It was just nice to finish on a good vault, a new vault." The scoring wasn't as generous at the state meet, forcing the gymnast to be even more exact in their routines and often bring in newer skills. Continued... "Things went as good as they could be, scores are going to be low at the state meet," Hogben said. "There are two judges at each event versus one and there is a lot of competition. We had two weeks in between, so it was time to practice (the new skill)." For Saratoga Springs sophomore Rachel VanEarden, competing in her third state meet, the new additional didn't work to her advantage. "My vault I hit, I did everything I was supposed to in each routine, but it definitely could have been better," VanEarden said. "My last pass on the floor that I fell on, I would have liked to stand that up." VanEarden had a high of 8.375 on the balance beam with a pair of 8.20 scores on the vault and the floor exercise. While Hogben was the Section II winner for the annual sportsmanship award, if there was a courage award it would have been presented to Saratoga Springs sophomore Rema Bianco who finished the sectional meet in tears and extreme pain after coming down hard on an already tender ankle. She returned two weeks later, Saturday, leaving it all on the equipment and not looking back. "After sectionals I took a little break, just ice and rest and it came back," Bianco said. "I started to practice for states and it feels fine, like normal again. "I was upset about sectionals, but this was another chance to redeem myself," Bianco said. "Although I couldn't do floor, I could make it up on the other events that I did today." Bianco's high for the day was her 7.75 on the vault on just a single attempt and a 7.70 on the balance beam. "Beam has been a little rocky lately, still was a little wobbly, but I stayed on," Bianco said. "I was disappointed on vault because something just got messed up and bars were also a little disappointing. I wanted to make my giant over, but I just didn't." Continued... Each gymnast is allowed two vaults and the scores are averaged. After her first attempt, she stopped on her two subsequent approaches. The second stop negated her opportunity for a second vault. The Section II squad improvement can be directly credited with the squad's success on the balance beam. "You can't knock six beam routines out of six," Smarro said. "Six out six staying on that event can make or break you in a meet in our local sections, so that was an incredible accomplishment." Smarro was also a proponent of the team pushing themselves at their final meet of the year. "A lot of the little ones tried their new stuff today, some were successful, some were not so," Smarro said. "With it being brand new and trying it at the state meet for the first time you can't ask for more than that they actually tried it. "Tiffany's bar routine was truly a high for me, she hit it from beginning to end with all of her bonus combinations and coming off the injury she had it was nice to see her finish her senior year on a high note," Smarro said. "Rachel on floor, she tried her front full on the last pass, she sat it down, but the fact that she did it in this meet also coming off injury was also an accomplishment. She's going to be a junior next year so she'll start the season with that skill and move on from there." LATHAM – It was a meeting of the best of the best across two seasons at Shaker High School for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association state gymnastics meet. The Section II squad, made up of gymnasts competing during the winter season and most playing other sports or have additional interests, faced nine other sections with a fall schedule and work in conjunction with year-round club gymnastics businesses and coaches. In the end, Section II was again the ideal host, Shaker again an ideal venue, but the maroon-clad gymnasts failed to secure a spot on the podium in any of the four events Saturday. "We know physically, mentally, we're not there," Saratoga Springs coach Deb Smarro said. 'We kind of more come in with an attitude of "Let's do the best that we can possibly do, stick together as a team, perform to your best and try to get our highest team total.' "We finished higher this year than we did last year, we accomplished that goal," Smarro said. "Our team total was higher than it was last year by two points so that was another accomplishment." Section II finished in seventh-place overall in the Federation competition (including the PSAL entry) and NYSPHSAA division with 168.250 points. Section I (Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester) repeated as state team champions with 182.975 points. Saratoga Springs gymnast senior Tiffany Hogben was the top finisher on the Section II squad with a 9.10 score on the uneven bars for eighth-place and finished 11th overall in the all-around competition. She was the top local performer on the vault with a 9.00, tied for 12th with Shaker's Kara Garbarino. Garbarino was the best local on the balance beam, earning an 8.95 and 14th-place overall and also was the top local gymnast on the floor, scoring an 8.95 for 10th overall. "Bar was my high score, but I think vault was my personal best," Hogben said. "Instead of doing a tuck I did a pick and that's new. It was just nice to finish on a good vault, a new vault." The scoring wasn't as generous at the state meet, forcing the gymnast to be even more exact in their routines and often bring in newer skills. "Things went as good as they could be, scores are going to be low at the state meet," Hogben said. "There are two judges at each event versus one and there is a lot of competition. We had two weeks in between, so it was time to practice (the new skill)." For Saratoga Springs sophomore Rachel VanEarden, competing in her third state meet, the new additional didn't work to her advantage. "My vault I hit, I did everything I was supposed to in each routine, but it definitely could have been better," VanEarden said. "My last pass on the floor that I fell on, I would have liked to stand that up." VanEarden had a high of 8.375 on the balance beam with a pair of 8.20 scores on the vault and the floor exercise. While Hogben was the Section II winner for the annual sportsmanship award, if there was a courage award it would have been presented to Saratoga Springs sophomore Rema Bianco who finished the sectional meet in tears and extreme pain after coming down hard on an already tender ankle. She returned two weeks later, Saturday, leaving it all on the equipment and not looking back. "After sectionals I took a little break, just ice and rest and it came back," Bianco said. "I started to practice for states and it feels fine, like normal again. "I was upset about sectionals, but this was another chance to redeem myself," Bianco said. "Although I couldn't do floor, I could make it up on the other events that I did today." Bianco's high for the day was her 7.75 on the vault on just a single attempt and a 7.70 on the balance beam. "Beam has been a little rocky lately, still was a little wobbly, but I stayed on," Bianco said. "I was disappointed on vault because something just got messed up and bars were also a little disappointing. I wanted to make my giant over, but I just didn't." Each gymnast is allowed two vaults and the scores are averaged. After her first attempt, she stopped on her two subsequent approaches. The second stop negated her opportunity for a second vault. The Section II squad improvement can be directly credited with the squad's success on the balance beam. "You can't knock six beam routines out of six," Smarro said. "Six out six staying on that event can make or break you in a meet in our local sections, so that was an incredible accomplishment." Smarro was also a proponent of the team pushing themselves at their final meet of the year. "A lot of the little ones tried their new stuff today, some were successful, some were not so," Smarro said. "With it being brand new and trying it at the state meet for the first time you can't ask for more than that they actually tried it. "Tiffany's bar routine was truly a high for me, she hit it from beginning to end with all of her bonus combinations and coming off the injury she had it was nice to see her finish her senior year on a high note," Smarro said. "Rachel on floor, she tried her front full on the last pass, she sat it down, but the fact that she did it in this meet also coming off injury was also an accomplishment. She's going to be a junior next year so she'll start the season with that skill and move on from there." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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