Sequim Gazette staff

With just a few meets to go in the season, the combined Sequim/Port Angeles gymnastics squad posted the team’s best team point total for the season as they topped Kingston Jan. 16 in Poulsbo.

The Sequim/Port Angeles team took five of the top six places in vault and four of the top six places in the remaining four events to post 146.8 team points, exceeding the host Buccaneers’ total of 133.05 points.

Junior Julie Pineau of Sequim earned first in the vault with 8.5 points and took third in both bars (5.9), floor exercise (8.9) and all-around scoring (30.6), each mark setting a personal best.

Sophomore Maya Wharton of Port Angeles took top honors in floor (9.0), placed second on the beam (8.2) and bars (7.0) and finished second overall in scoring (32.3), all personal bests.

Freshman Sydney Miner was second on vault (8.3 points) and finished fourth in all-around scoring (30.5).

Sequim/Port Angeles swept a three-team event on Jan. 19 in their final home meet of the season. Sequim/Port Angeles earned 150.10 points, ahead of North Thurston (129.60), Kingston (128.80) and North Kitsap (113.80).

Full individual results were not available at press time.

Gymnasts compete at WOWI Invitational

Eight gymnasts from the combined Sequim/Port Angeles gymnastics team earned top-10 finishes at the Washington Open Winter Invitational gymnastics meet on Jan. 10 in Lacey.

Sequim’s Julie Pineau was sixth in the vault and third on bars in the meet, one that was divided into as many as four skill levels.

Senior Alyssa Wetzler was second on the bars and 10th on the beam while freshman Sydney Minor earned fourth on the vault. Senior Elyse Lovgren took sixth on the bars and Rozzi Piper was sixth on the beam.

Other competing teams included Ballard, Camas, Central Valley, Holy Names, Mead, Nathan Hale and Newport.