Spartan gymnasts earn close district win over NK; state next

The Bainbridge Spartans earned a close win over North Kitsap at the district gymnastics meet Feb. 6 at Black Hills Gymnastics in Lacey.

The district meet served as the qualifier for the state meet, which is set to take place Feb. 19-21 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Bainbridge qualified for state as a team, while NK had a few individuals advance. The meet also featured Kingston, which finished sixth as a team and had one gymnast qualify for state as well.

“The team was very enthusiastic about winning districts; they had a rough practice week and were worried about performing,” Bainbridge coach Bryn Lashmet said. They feel grateful and proud about the win! They put forth their best routines tonight!”

Team scores:

First place – Bainbridge (155.075)

Second place – North Kitsap (145.800)

Sixth place – Kingston (76.350)

Individual results (top 6 from each event advance to state)

Vault:

First place – Jacqui Beresford (Bainbridge) -8.800

Sixth place – Trinity Flesher (Bainbridge) – 8.200

Uneven Bars:

First place – Indigo Pavey (Kingston) – 9.025

Fifth place – Jacqui Beresford (Bainbridge) – 7.200

Balance Beam:

First place – Soraya Kirk (North Kitsap) – 8.500

Second place – Indigo Pavey (Kingston) – 8.425

Fourth place – Allison Johnson (North Kitsap) – 8.050

Fifth place – Nora Drugge (Bainbridge) – 7.975

Sixth place – Hanna Knight (North Kitsap) – 7.900

Floor Exercises:

Second place – Jacqui Beresford (Bainbridge) – 9.250

Sixth place – Trinity Flesher (Bainbridge) – 8.950

NK Viking Hanna Knight conducts her floor routine at the district gymnastics meet Feb. 6 in Lacey.

NK Viking Hanna Knight conducts her floor routine at the district gymnastics meet Feb. 6 in Lacey.