Bright Raven Level 5 Team - First Place 2007 Lucky Star Invitational (front l-r) Ariel Johnsen, Rebecca Lloyd, Gabriella Garcea, Rachel Shire, Allison Steinmetz; (in back) Carly Kreitzberg, Nicole Bell, Olivia Weber, Megan Boyce, Nikole VanWie, Jada Carrol and Karina Kyle.







Sarah Daniels and Allison Prem were Level 4 first place all-around winners in their respective age divisions.
Bright Raven Gymnasts win in Jamestown

Bright Raven gymnasts traveled to Jamestown to participate in the Seventh Annual Lucky Stars Invitational March 15-17 bringing home three team banners and taking many individual awards.

The Level 5 team won the first place team banner with Rebecca Lloyd of Rush capturing first place on the uneven parallel bars (9.65) and first place all around (36.70) in the 12 and over age division. In that same age division, Nikole VanWie of Brockport took first place in floor exercise (9.425) and Nicole Bell of Gates was third on floor (9.10) and third all around (36.225). In the competition for 11-year-olds, Rachel Shire of Chili took first place on vault (8.825), second on bars (9.40) and second all around (36.30). In the 10-year-old division, Karina Kyle of Brockport took first place on vault (8.825) and third on floor exercise (8.85). Megan Boyce of LeRoy placed third on bars (9.375). In the seven to nine age division, Allison Steinmetz of Greece took first on vault (8.80) and beam (9.475), third on bars (9.375) and second all around (35.50).

Bright Raven's Level 6 Team earned the third place team banner with Hannah Fouts of Brighton taking first place on beam (9.60) in the 12 and over age division. Kristina Schiffhauer of Greece was second on bars (9.40). In the 10-11 age division, Megan Stevens of Brockport took third all around (36.85).

Bright Raven's 22 Level 4 gymnasts also brought home a third place banner competing in the large team competition. In the 12 and over division, Sarah Daniels of Churchville won first all around (37.675), first on beam (9.275), third on floor (9.30) and second on bars (9.60). Madeline Kopp of Spencerport was third on bars (9.525). In the 10-11 age division, Madeline Plucknette of Churchville won first place on vault (9.80). Kayla Wolf of Brockport took second on vault (9.75) and Tess Diskin of LeRoy was second on bars (9.70). In the nine-year-old competition, Allison Prem of Hilton won first all around (37.35), first on beam (9.45) and third on vault (9.55). Emily Wade of Gates was second on floor (9.05). In the six to eight age group, Julia Shire of Chili placed third on beam (9.175).

In the Level 7 competition for ages 13-14, Emily Arnold of Gates took first place on the uneven bars (9.225). Hailey Clark of Henrietta placed second all around (37.00), second on floor (9.425) and third on vault (9.25) and beam (9.375). In the 15-year-old competition, Maura Wojak of Chili placed second on bars (8.95) and third on vault (8.75), beam (7.20), floor (8.55) and all around (33.45).

April 1, 2007