OTW Girls in NH High School States

OTW had three girls competing in this year's High School gymnastics circuit. At the State Meet, they were part of the first and second place teams. Salem High School was once again the state champions in New Hampshire. Pinkerton Academy took 2nd place. Central took 3rd, of 12 teams competing. At this year's High School State Meet, three OTW girls competed on opposing teams. Jess and Jamie were on the Salem team. LaNaya was on the Pinkerton Academy team. The prudent option was to cheer for both.

Salem took a 1.7 point lead over Pinkerton in the first rotation and never let it slip. Pinkerton held their own, but could not close the gap. Pinkerton did manage to maintain their gap over third place Central, and eventually expanded that lead to 2 points. Spaulding took 4th, Londonderry 5th and Keene took 6th. The other six teams competed in the morning session. In the photo (top) is part of the Salem team with their 1st place plaque. Note Jess and Jamie in the back. Below is part of the Pinkerton team with their 2nd place plaque. Note LaNaya without her warmup jacket

Jess, on the road to recovery from her illness, competed on Vault and Beam. She scored an 8.55 on Vault and a 7.9 on Beam. Jamie competed on three events. She scored an 8.25 on Vault, an 8.45 on Bars (taking 6th place) and an 8.675 on Floor. LaNaya also competed on three events. She scored a 7.2 on Bars, an 8.1 on Beam and an 8.875 on Floor, just narrowly being edged out of 6th place. For those unfamiliar with High School gymnastics, all girls are judged by Level 9 rules, so our OTW 8s and 7 did rather well for themselves.

The 1st and 2nd place teams in NH are then eligible to move on to High School Regionals. Trouble is, HS Regionals are the same day as the Flyer's Cup meet. So much gymnastics, so little time.