Good show for BI boys at state

The Bainbridge Island Boys Gymnastics team recently took to the mats with statewide rivals at the Washington State Meet on Bainbridge and finished their season with their best efforts.

BAINBRIDGE – The Bainbridge Island Boys Gymnastics team recently took to the mats with statewide rivals at the Washington State Meet on Bainbridge and finished their season with their best efforts.

Level 4 dynamo Leo Koch (age 6) tied for third place on vault and snagged fourth on pommel horse for a sixth-place finish overall.

Level 4 age 7-8 boys also delivered with Roland Koch’s routine on Pommel nailing third and an 11th-place finish overall.

Charlie Phillips tied for 13th on the floor and wrapped it up with a 20th place in the all around.

Level 5 gymnasts from Bainbridge didn’t disappoint, either.

For the 9-10 age group, Jayden Wood-Johnson flipped to fourth on the floor and landed in ninth overall.

For the 11-and-up group, Owen Scheer blasted the competition on pommel winning a silver and tying for sixth place overall.

Jacob Hall muscled a solid seventh-place finish on pommel and eighth on both vault and floor placing him in fifth in the all around.

Level 6 12-and up Aidan Cretarolo held his own amidst tough competition tying for sixth on floor and walking away with a 14th-place finish overall.

Level 8 veteran Kiernan Liberman swung to gold on high bar and claimed silver for rings and vault earning him a bronze medal finish overall for the 12-13 year-old age group.

Colin Hansen also snagged gold on rings and sailed away with a silver medal finish all around for the 15-and-up age group.

After a two-day battle of the best in state, Bainbridge athletes measured up. Gymnasts Jayden Wood-Johnson, Owen Scheer, Jacob Hall, Collin Hansen and Kiernan Liberman all qualified for the regional meet to be held in Bozeman, Montana in April.