2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski has been selected as the Hickok Belt Award winner for the month of November 2012.
Keselowski was selected after locking up his first Sprint Cup title in the year’s final race, becoming only the third driver to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup title within his first three seasons.
Other finalists for the month of November in order of how the NSSA voters ranked them were: Tom Brady (football), Peyton Manning (football), Arian Foster (football), Carmelo Anthony (basketball), Matt Ryan (football, LeBron James (basketball), Chad Kackert (football), Rory McIlroy (golf), Robert Guerrero (boxing).
Gymnasts win Judges Cup
Bright Raven Gymnastics won the first place compulsory team banner at the 2012 Annual Judges Cup held November 16-18. This was a joint effort combining scores from Levels 4, 5 and 6 with several individuals taking top honors. Bright Raven Level 4 gymnasts captured first all around in each age division. Ashlyn Neathawk of Chili was first in the 9-year-old division (37.10), Madison Maas of Churchville was first in the 10-year-old division (37.95) and Lindsay Green of Chili was first in the 11 and over age division (38.40). Additional first place event finishers in the Level 4 competition included: 10-year-old Gracie Vieira of Churchville on vault (9.80), 14-year-old Mary Heyden of Hamlin on floor (9.80) and 11-year-old Bailee Schirano of Spencerport on balance beam (9.60).
Several of the Level 5 Bright Raven gymnasts finished first in individual events with Emma Taylor of Spencerport winning both the uneven parallel bars (9.45) and floor exercise (9.50) in the 9 and under age division. In the 11-year-old age division, Emily Field of Greece was first all around (36.85) and took first in bars (9.50) and floor exercise (9.55). Teammate, Jadasia Lee of Gates won vault (9.40) and balance beam (9.45).
In the Level 6 competition for ages 11-12, Keilei Latragna of Hilton was first on balance beam (9.30). In the 13 and over age group, Gabby Costner of Gates was first on bars (9.40) and first all around (36.25).
Level 7 winners included Alexis LoBrutto of Spencerport on vault (9.35) in the 12-year-old division, Kristen Godshall of Spencerport on floor (9.25). In the 15 and over age group, Bright Raven’s Julianna Gatto of Gates was first on both vault (9.35) and floor (9.40) and Raelyn Smith of Hilton was first on balance beam.
Bright Raven also had top finishers in the Level 8 competition with Madison Conn of Gates taking first on vault (9.25) in the 12 and under age group and Julia Wade of Gates finishing first on balance beam (9.125) in the 13-14 age group.
The Judges Cup is an annual competition sponsored by the National Association of Women’s Gymnastics Officials of New York North.
