TWIST AND SHOUT GYMNASTICS TEAM WINS AT REGIONAL MEET.Byline: Daily News The Genesis Gymnastics' level 8 optional girls gymnastics gymnastics, exercises for the balanced development of the body (see also aerobics), or the competitive sport derived from these exercises. Although the ancient Greeks (who invented the building called a gymnasium team recently brought home honors from the Region 1 Championships held April 23-24 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The team, which trains in Lancaster Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. , competed against qualifying level 8 gymnasts from Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). , Nevada and Utah, as well as Northern and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . To attend, gymnasts had to qualify with an all-around score of 34.0 or better out of a perfect 40.0 at their respective state championship. Competing against gymnasts of the same age, Danielle Buchanan, 11, of Lancaster, placed second on the beam with a score of 9.425 and won second place all around with a total score of 37.225. In the 12A age group, Nicole Hernandez, 12, of Lancaster earned the title of Regional Bar Champion with the score of 9.4 and placed second on the balance beam with a score of 9.125. Competing on the second day of the meet, Jane Lakritz, 15, of Lancaster and Melanie Yamabe, 15, of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, were in the 15B age division. Jane beat out 20 other gymnasts for the title of Regional Floor Champion with a score of 9.5, while Melanie won Regional Beam Champion with a score of 9.25 and placed second after her teammate on the floor exercise with a score of 9.45. Lauren Casper, 14, of Palmdale, who was sidelined for part of the season after a fall from the beam early in the year, competed in session 6 against 25 other age 14B gymnasts and won third place in the all-around competition with a score of 36.4. Shawna Valentine Valentine a true friend and constant lover. [Br. Lit.: Two Gentlemen of Verona] See : Faithfulness , 14, of Littlerock had a phenomenal meet, placing third on the vault vault, ceiling over a room, formed in any one of a variety of curved shapes. Nature of Vaults A vault is generally composed of separate units of material, such as bricks, tiles, or blocks of stone, so shaped or cut that when assembled they form a , bars and beam and placing fourth in the all-around with a total score of 37.4 for the 14C division. Under the coaching staff of Ray Latino, Robin Ness and Van Wright, these six young ladies all placed at the top in their age divisions against 356 competitors at the meet. They are all back at the gym and have begun training for level 9 and the next season, which begins in January. In addition to Genesis' girls team, but the boys gymnastics team is gaining strength, and the school's cheerleading The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. squad is winning competitions. For information about the various teams, call (661) 948-9751. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Members of the Genesis Gymnastics level 8 optional girls gymnastics team are, back row, from left, Jane Lakritz, Lauren Casper, Shawna Valentine and Melanie Yamabe, and, front row, Nicole Hernandez and Danielle Buchanan. |
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