Spartans third in Metro gymnastics

Bainbridge was edged by Ballard for the second team slot at districts as the Spartans finished third in the Metro Championships in gymnastics.

SEATTLE – Bainbridge was edged by Ballard for the second team slot at districts as the Spartans finished third in the Metro Championships in gymnastics.

Holy Names took the team title with 163.955.

Ballard scored 162.05, followed by Bainbridge in third with 151.225.

The Spartans’ Sarah Rice finished fourth in all around (33.325) and also placed fifth on beam (8.5).

Rice’s best event was the floor exercise, where she tied for second with a score of 9.2.

Fellow Spartan Miller Shor was fifth on floor, with a score of 8.8.

Qualifying for districts were Rice (all around), Shor (all around), Emma Chee (all around), Juliana Hinkley (vault, bars and beam) and Alathea Pippinger (floor exercise).