Gymnasts from Klahhane Gymnastics tuned up for championship meets in April the weekend of March 12-13 in two different meets.
The boys’ team of Connor and Liam DeWolf attended the Washington Boys State Meet at the Walt Price Fitness Center at Everett Community College. Competing in Level 9, Conner DeWolf placed first on floor exercise, second on Vault, third on pommel horse and fourth in all-around scoring. Liam DeWolf, competing in Level 8, finished third on parallel bars, floor exercise and vault, scoring 67.40 points for fourth in all-around scoring.
Both boys have qualified to the Region 2 Men’s Championships in Pocatello, Idaho, set for April 8-10.
Klahane’s girls Xcel Team competed at the Skookum Showdown at the Little Creek Events Center in Shelton. In the Gold Division on March 12, Mariah Trabanc placed second in the Child A age group with a score of 35.40. Talor Bugge had the top score of the team of 35.80 for fourth place in the Senior A age group. Neveah Thurman-Dupuis tallied 35.65 points, good for fourth in the Child B age group.
Also competing in the Gold Division were Kira Hartman (35.45 points) and Lucy Spelker (34.65). In the Platinum Division, Scarlett Sullivan scored 35.525 points, also good for fourth place in all-around scoring.
On March 13 in the Silver Division, Saffron Tschida (Child B) led the team scoring 36.65 all-around for sixth place in a tough age group. She was followed by Elyse Brown (Child C) and Daylen Williams (Junior C), both scoring 36.40 points, for a pair of fourth-place finishes. Also competing were Harper Hilliker (Child B) with a gold medal on vault (9.3 points) and a silver in all-around scoring (36.25 points). Raynee Chiarlo (Child C) captured a gold medal on bars, scoring 9.55 points, while Gracelyn Goss (Child B) earned a silver on bars, scoring 9.20 points.
All the members of the Xcel Team have qualified to the Washington State Xcel Championships, set for April 1-3 at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup.
