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Holly Gallego competes in the floor exercise =
at the=20
Douglas County Fairgrounds Saturday.
So you know....
Kailey Westbrooks, Holly Gallego and Kristin =
Potter will=20
be competing at the state level on Dec. 6-7 in Coos Bay.
Kailey=20 Westbrooks: 11th place overall
Kristin Potter: 4th place=20 overall
Holly Gallego: 5th place overall, 1st on the balance=20 beam
Kailey=20 Westbrooks: 11th place overall
Kristin Potter: 4th place=20 overall
Holly Gallego: 5th place overall, 1st on the balance=20 beam
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Taylor Martinez of Medford sails over =
the table=20
during the vault competition at the Douglas County Fairgrounds,=20
Saturday.
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Kristin Potter competes in the balance =
beam=20
competition at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Saturday.
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In shiny-black, velvety-purple and =
baby-blue=20
leotards, dozens of young gymnasts put their best pointed-foot forward=20
Saturday.
The Oregon Gymnastics Level 5 and 6 Sectionals were = held in=20 Douglas Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with more than 100 = athletes vying=20 for spots at the state meet in Coos Bay in December.
Hosted by = Umpqua=20 Valley Gymnastics, a nonprofit parent-run organization with a = competitive=20 gymnastics program, three local gymnasts alternated between the balance = beam,=20 floor, vault and uneven bars.
Their head coach, Khumbulani Moyo, = followed=20 them closely with his eyes as they flipped and tumbled through the = morning hours=20 and into the afternoon.
Moyo has been coaching at UVG for 11 = years and=20 explained that the girls had to score a 31 at least once throughout the = season=20 to qualify for Saturday=92s meet, which is the last before the state = competition.=20 The girls compete in levels based upon their skill. From 160 total = gymnasts, the=20 top 72 will be selected to compete at state.
Camera-ready on the=20 sidelines, the parents of two of the three local gymnasts watched = anxiously as=20 their daughters worked through their routines.
Misty Gallego = teared up=20 talking about how gymnastics has changed the life of her daughter, Holly = Gallego.
=93We were waiting for her nich=E9,=94 said = Misty.
She said=20 Holly was floundering academically and living in her active older = sister=92s=20 shadow. Last week, Holly brought home a 4.0 grade point average, said = Misty as=20 she wiped her eyes.
=93The discipline has really made her do = everything=20 wholeheartedly,=94 said the mother.
Misty said her daughter=92s = confidence=20 has also soared.
On cue, the 11-year-old began her floor routine = to the=20 jazzy tune booming through the speakers. With her head held high, she = chass=E9d,=20 somersaulted and completed a roundoff double back handspring before = striking her=20 finishing pose.
Opposite her personality on the mat, the shy = gymnast said=20 she thought she did =93good,=94 although she would repeat a botched = cartwheel on the=20 balance beam if given the chance.
She nodded when asked if the = sport has=20 instilled more confidence in her.
=93It=92s the only sport I=92ve = done in a=20 long time,=94 she said.
Her goal for Saturday was to do her best = and=20 focus.
Her teammate Kristin Potter, 13, has been training for = three=20 years. She said it all started with her desire to learn to backflip. = Now,=20 Potter=92s pride lies in her back tuck off the uneven bars.
Her = gymnastics=20 idol is Shawn Johnson and she hopes to compete in college.
The = third=20 team member, Kailey Westbrooks, competed later in the day.
Moyo = said the=20 girls have a rigorous training schedule and a strong commitment to the=20 sport.
=93With gymnastics, you have to keep your skills and stay = in shape=20 or you lose that competitive state,=94 he said.
=95 You = can reach=20 reporter Cara Pallone at 957-4208 or by e-mail atcpallone@nrtoday.com. =
The Oregon Gymnastics Level 5 and 6 Sectionals were = held in=20 Douglas Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with more than 100 = athletes vying=20 for spots at the state meet in Coos Bay in December.
Hosted by = Umpqua=20 Valley Gymnastics, a nonprofit parent-run organization with a = competitive=20 gymnastics program, three local gymnasts alternated between the balance = beam,=20 floor, vault and uneven bars.
Their head coach, Khumbulani Moyo, = followed=20 them closely with his eyes as they flipped and tumbled through the = morning hours=20 and into the afternoon.
Moyo has been coaching at UVG for 11 = years and=20 explained that the girls had to score a 31 at least once throughout the = season=20 to qualify for Saturday=92s meet, which is the last before the state = competition.=20 The girls compete in levels based upon their skill. From 160 total = gymnasts, the=20 top 72 will be selected to compete at state.
Camera-ready on the=20 sidelines, the parents of two of the three local gymnasts watched = anxiously as=20 their daughters worked through their routines.
Misty Gallego = teared up=20 talking about how gymnastics has changed the life of her daughter, Holly = Gallego.
=93We were waiting for her nich=E9,=94 said = Misty.
She said=20 Holly was floundering academically and living in her active older = sister=92s=20 shadow. Last week, Holly brought home a 4.0 grade point average, said = Misty as=20 she wiped her eyes.
=93The discipline has really made her do = everything=20 wholeheartedly,=94 said the mother.
Misty said her daughter=92s = confidence=20 has also soared.
On cue, the 11-year-old began her floor routine = to the=20 jazzy tune booming through the speakers. With her head held high, she = chass=E9d,=20 somersaulted and completed a roundoff double back handspring before = striking her=20 finishing pose.
Opposite her personality on the mat, the shy = gymnast said=20 she thought she did =93good,=94 although she would repeat a botched = cartwheel on the=20 balance beam if given the chance.
She nodded when asked if the = sport has=20 instilled more confidence in her.
=93It=92s the only sport I=92ve = done in a=20 long time,=94 she said.
Her goal for Saturday was to do her best = and=20 focus.
Her teammate Kristin Potter, 13, has been training for = three=20 years. She said it all started with her desire to learn to backflip. = Now,=20 Potter=92s pride lies in her back tuck off the uneven bars.
Her = gymnastics=20 idol is Shawn Johnson and she hopes to compete in college.
The = third=20 team member, Kailey Westbrooks, competed later in the day.
Moyo = said the=20 girls have a rigorous training schedule and a strong commitment to the=20 sport.
=93With gymnastics, you have to keep your skills and stay = in shape=20 or you lose that competitive state,=94 he said.
=95 You = can reach=20 reporter Cara Pallone at 957-4208 or by e-mail at
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