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Photo Gallery: WIAA Gymnastics Sectional
Host Whitefish Bay, Shorewood and Port Washington were part of the WIAA Division 2 gymnastics sectional on Friday.
An overall solid effort carried the Whitefish Bay gymnastics team to a victory in their own WIAA Division 2 sectional on Friday.
The Blue Dukes scored 141.450 and joined runner-up Elkhorn in advancing to the team state competition next Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. The top five finishers in each individual event compete in Friday's individual finals.
"We started out a little shaky, on the beam, we had just one (score of) 9," said coach Mary Liniewinski. "We've got to fine tune a few things, I'm proud that the girls got through it. We had a lot of sickness the last two weeks, flu swept through our team. The girls are starting to finally feel healthy."
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Maggie Anderson of Whitefish Bay won the floor exercise and Sophie Yang captured the vault. Allie Phillips of Elkhorn was the all-around champion. Asia Cruz of Shorewood took fifth in the all-around and qualified for state.
Team scores: Whitefish Bay 141.450, Elkhorn Area 132.450, Port Washington 121.0, Shorewood 118.05, Valders 109.875, Waupun 109.85, Markesan 100.3.
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Balance beam: 1. Allie Phillips (E) 9.325; 2. Sophie Yang (WFB) 9.0; 3. Margaret Fitzpatrick (WFB) 8.75; 4. Maggie Anderson (WFB) 8.725; 5. Lucille Anzia (WFB) 8.525.
Floor exercise: 1. Anderson (WFB) 9.625; 2. Phillips (E) 9.5, 3. Yang (WFB )9.25; 4. Kelly Danek (WFB) 9.15; 5. Randi Fuller (E) 9.125.
Uneven bars: 1. Yang (WFB) 8.85; 2. Phillips (E) 8.825; Danek (WFB) 8.65; 4. Anderson (WFB) 8.5; 5. Fuller (E) 8.05.
Vault: 1. Phillips (E) 9.175; 2. Anderson (WFB) 9.05; 3. Jade Flynn (E) 9.0. 4. Danek (WFB) 8.975; 5. Tessa Hansen (WFB) 8.85.
All-around: 1. Phillips (E) 36.825; 2. Anderson (WFB) 35.9; 3. Danek (WFB) 34.9; 4. Fuller (E) 34.150; 5. Asia Cruz (S) 32.75.
