Klahhane gymnasts bound for state

With one more warm-up for the state competition, Klahhane Gymnastics Xcel teams earned a number of top finishes to conclude their 2018 regular season last weekend.

Klahhane athletes concluded their regular season at the Bunny Hop Invitational in Kent March 10-11. Gymnasts in the Diamond and Platinum divisions competed Saturday, with Cassii Middlestead finishing second in all-around in the Diamond Senior age group with 35.75 points, and Anne Edwards finishing second in the Platinum Junior age group (35.875 points).

Emma Sharp of Sequim was second on floor exercise (9.4) in the Diamond Senior division, with Susannah Sharp, also of Sequim, taking third in Platinum Junior uneven bars (9.0). Lainy Vig of Sequim was third in Platinum Junior balance beam (8.8).

Competing on Sunday in the Silver division, MeiYing Harper-Smith brought back a third place medal in the Senior C all-around scoring with 37.05 points. Kayli Sexton also took third in the Senior A age group (35.65 points). Harper-Smith had scores above 9.0 on three of the four events with the highest score of 9.65 on balance beam while Sexton had identical scores of 9.25 on vault and floor exercise. Danica Pierson of Sequim scored 34.95 in all-around and 9.0 on balance beam in the Senior C age group.

In the Bronze division, Sequim’s Rylee Evans was above a 9.0 in all events for a 36.8 in all-around points in the Senior age group. Jessamyn Schindler surpassed the 9.0 mark on three of four events for a 36.1 all-around points, good for third in the Senior B age group. Sadie Miller scored a 9.4 on uneven bars and finished with 35.6 all-around points.

All of the Klahhane athletes have qualified to the Xcel State Championships, set for March 23-25, hosted by Vancouver Elite Gymnastics at the Clark County Events Center in Ridgefield.