B-CC High School Athletics: Gymnastics Results

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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High’s quest for a second straight state gymnastics meet title last Wednesday couldn’t have started off much worse, but the finish was exactly what the Barons wanted.

Paced by its superior depth and its resiliency, B-CC regrouped in time to hold off runner-up Walter Johnson to retain their crown.

The tough start began before the meet officially started as key all-around performer Steph Golob broke and dislocated her toe during warm-ups. Then the Barons had five girls fall during their first event rotation on the balance beam. Despite those mishaps, B-CC edged Walter Johnson, 176.45-173.7, and cruised past Anne Arundel County entrants Chesapeake (152.7) and Broadneck (149.1) at Arundel High School in Gambrills.

‘‘It would have been easy to give up, but the girls worked really hard,” said Barons coach Dana Creager, whose squad has won three state championships since 2004. ‘‘Ebony Walters and senior captain Katie Pelton both had a great meet, which really helped pull us through. Winning the state championships two years in a row is a testament to every girl on the team this year. They worked hard at every practice this year and in every single meet to compete with the best routines possible.”

Walters, a Level 10 gymnast who competes for MarVa Teens in Rockville, continued the previous week’s dominance at the county meet, where she won the all-around, by capturing the state all-around title with a score of 38.25. Walter Johnson’s Shannon Mitchell (37.9), Blake’s Danae Johnson (37.3) and Nicole Williams (37.05), Springbrook’s Hannah Brande (36.7) and Sherwood’s Alexa Banda (36.325) placed second through sixth, respectively. Johnson had won the previous two state all-around crowns.

Walters, a sophomore, wrested away Johnson’s stranglehold on first place by capturing the vault (9.875), balance beam (9.55) and floor exercise (9.575) titles. She also placed fifth on the uneven bars with a score of 9.25. Pelton placed in top six of three of the four events, taking fourth on the uneven bars (9.3) and the balance beam (9.275) and fifth on vault (9.2).

‘‘I am so happy for the girls and that all of their hard work paid off in the end,” Creager said. ‘‘Winning the division, county and state, and scoring over 180 in three meets this year, I don’t think we could have asked for a better season.”

A onetime club gymnast, Ebony Walters gave up the rigorous training that goes along with competing for a club team when she entered Bethesda-Chevy Chase as a freshman.

But in the past year, as a sophomore, Walters returned to club competition with Marva Teens in Rockville, and as a Level 10 no less, just one level below elite status.

"She wanted back in," Barons Coach Dana Creager said.

Those increased skills and extra hours in the gym paid off on the high school level last Thursday, when Walters won the all-around competition (38.25) at the Montgomery County championships. She edged Danae Johnson of Blake by less than two-tenths of a point.

Her victory prevented Johnson from winning a fourth straight Montgomery County crown.

Walter Johnson freshman Shannon Mitchell finished third (37.1), followed by Blake junior Nicole Williams (37.0).

Walters won two of the four individual events, capturing balance beam with a 9.5 and floor exercise (where she landed a difficult front handspring-front layout) with a 9.65.

"I think floor was my best event and I love doing it. That bumped my score up a little bit," said Walters, who said she felt a "little bit" of pressure knowing that Johnson was going for a four-year sweep.

Danae Johnson, who will compete for Rutgers next year, won the vault competition with the highest score of the meet: 9.825. Williams won the uneven bars with 9.55.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase also won the county team title for the second straight season, capturing the meet with a county-record score of 180.85. Walter Johnson placed second with 179.95, followed by Sherwood, Blake, Blair and Springbrook.

A new queen was crowned during last Thursday’s Montgomery County Public Schools gymnastics meet at Bethesda-Chevy High School.

After sweeping the county and state all-around championships the past two seasons as a sophomore and junior, Blake senior Danae Johnson, the two-time Gazette Gymnast of the Year, was forced to relinquish her throne, at least at the county level, to Bethesda-Chevy Chase’s Ebony Walters. The sophomore placed first or second in all four events to end Johnson’s reign en route to the county all-around championship, producing a meet-best score of 38.25. Her efforts also helped B-CC retain the county team title it won last year.

‘‘[Johnson’s] really good so I’m happy with myself,” Walters said. ‘‘I think I performed my best this year. I had a good season. It was fun ... .”

Walters, a Level 10 gymnast who competes for MarVa Teens in Rockville, squeaked by Johnson, who finished with a 38.1. She did so with a strong overall performance that included placing first on both the balance beam (9.5) and the floor exercise (9.65), while Johnson placed fifth on the balance beam (9.3) and second on the floor exercise (9.625).

‘‘I did my best,” said Johnson, who will compete for Rutgers University on scholarship next fall. ‘‘There’s always somebody better than you. I’m pretty happy knowing I did my best. I’m just excited about going to college next year.”

Walters, who took 10th in the all-around a year ago, also took second on vault to Johnson (9.825 to 9.675) and on the uneven bars to Blake’s Nicole Williams (9.55 to 9.425).

‘‘She had stopped competing for her club team before ninth grade and last year she competed for us in high school and kind of decided to get back into it,” said B-CC coach Dana Creager of Walters. ‘‘I think the year break was good for her. She started back at MarVa Teens as soon as the gymnastic season was over last year.

‘‘She competed year round ... so of course being back in the gym training full-time [helped this season]. She’s a competitive girl. She wants to come out and do well. I think really brought it tonight. She did a couple of skills she hadn’t been doing earlier this year. She did great.”

Walters’ performance coupled with strong showings from Whitney Boross (35.975, 6th in the all-around), Steph Golob (34.75, 10th), Lydia Marks (33.6, 15th) and Katie Pelton (27.475, 24th) propelled the Barons to first place for the second straight year with a new county record of 180.85.

Walter Johnson placed second again with a score of 172.95 followed by Sherwood (167.125), Blake (162.625), Blair (151.4) and Springbrook (139.3). Both B-CC and Walter Johnson qualified for Wednesday’s state meet at Arundel High in Gambrills. The Barons won their second state title overall last year.

‘‘It’s exciting because we all worked really hard to get there,” Pelton said. ‘‘So it was nice for all the work to pay off.” ...

1. Bethesda-Chevy Chase 180.85; 2. Walter Johnson 172.95; 3. Sherwood 167.125; 4. Blake 162.625; 5. Blair 151.4; 6. Springbrook 139.3

1. Ebony Walters (B-CC) 38.25; 2. Danae Johnson (Blake) 38.1; 3. Shannon Mitchell (WJ) 37.1; 4. Nicole Williams (Blake) 37.0; 5. Hannah Brande (SP) 36.85

1. Johnson (Blake) 9.825; 2. Walters (B-CC) 9.675; 3. Mitchell (WJ) 9.6; 4. Brande (SP) 9.45; 5. Boross (B-CC) 9.3

1. Williams (Blake) 9.55; 2. Walters (B-CC) 9.425; 3. Johnson (Blake) 9.35; 4. Pelton (B-CC) 9.2; 5. Brande (SP) 9.0

1. Walters (B-CC) 9.5; 2. Mitchell (WJ) 9.425; 3. Alexi Banda (SH) 9.35; 4. Brande (SP) 9.3; 5. Johnson (Blake) 9.3

1. Walters (B-CC) 9.65; 2. Johnson (Blake) 9.625; 3. Williams (Blake) 9.45; 4. Lara Magill (B-CC) 9.3; 5. Kayla Perry (Blake) 9.275

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE: Sophomore Ebony Walters finished first on balance beam (9.5) and floor exercise (9.65) and won the all-around title Thursday at the Montgomery County gymnastics championships with a four-event score of 38.25. Walters finished second on vault to Blake's Denae Johnson (9.825) and second on bars to Blake's Nicole Williams (9.55). B-CC won the team title with a county-record score of 180.85 (five scores counting). Walter Johnson finished second with 179.95. Both teams advanced to the Maryland championships at Arundel on Wednesday.

Barons set school and county record with 180.850; Walter Johnson places second with 172.950

In the 15-minute timespan between the end of the Montgomery County girls gymnastics championship meet and the awards ceremony, Bethesda-Chevy Chase coach Dana Creager had one objective in mind - keep her team from finding out what she already knew:

The Barons had won the meet, set a county record and successfully defended their championship.

Since B-CC was the host school, Creager was the first to know the results. She also was the emcee of the evening and announced them to the teams and crowd watching on - objectively.

Creager kept a straight face during the announcement, but when she read off the final scores, the B-CC girls erupted after hearing their record 180.850 total. For the second consecutive season, the Barons won the county championship.

"I'm very excited because I knew we had the talent to do it," Creager said. "It was just a matter of making sure that we had a good meet. We have a lot of talent this year, and we'll have a lot of talent back next year."

B-CC cruised past the other five schools, much like it had done throughout its undefeated regular season. Walter Johnson (172.950) placed second and Sherwood (167.125) rounded out the top three. Blake (162.625), Blair (151.400) and Springbrook (139.300) also competed in the meet.

The Barons' graduating seniors are hoping the back-to-back titles have laid the groundwork for long-term success in the county.

"We definitely all worked really hard at practice," B-CC senior Katie Pelton said. "So it's nice for all of us. I think we definitely set a standard of not just winning championships, but working hard. It didn't just come to us, so it's expected of the girls to work hard."

B-CC and Walter Johnson will meet again next week at the state tournament, and if the Barons perform as well as they did on Thursday, they'll be near impossible to beat. Last year, three points separated B-CC, Walter Johnson and Blake. This year, it was a much bigger margin.

"It was great for us to be able to get second place," Walter Johnson coach Jill Neustadt said. "We lost to B-CC in the regular season, so we kind of expected them to come out ahead."

B-CC was led by Ebony Walters, who won the balance beam and floor exercise events and placed second in the vault and uneven bars. It was enough to give her first place in the all around with a score of 38.250. Walters just edged out Blake's Danae Johnson, who scored a 38.100 all around.

Johnson and Nicole Williams won the vault and uneven bars, respectively.

"I didn't really expect it," Walters said. "All of us are good gymnasts here, and I compete against them out of school, so I know what skills they have."

B-CC Gymnastics won the County and State Championships in 2007 and anticipate another strong season – especiallly after winning their first two meets. At the first meet, a tri-meet with Springbrook and Sherwood, B-CC set new school and County records, scoring 180.3 team points. Montgomery County gymnastics is highly competitive and B-CC has the advantage of great depth, which is what carried them to the State Championship last year. In a sport based on individual performances, the B-CC team functions as a team with camaraderie, helpfulness, and team spirit.

The 2008 B-CC gymnasts are seniors Katie Pelton and Kim Howard; juniors Imogen Bradbury, Lara Magill, and Lauren Beck; sophomores Ebony Walters, Steph Golob, Lydia Marks, Allegra Barnes, Abby Klein, and Krysta Sing. Freshmen joining the team this year are Julie Siegel, Stephanie Turner, and Whitney Boross.

Come cheer the B-CC gymnasts as B-CC hosts the County Championships on May 8th at 5:30 PM in the main gym.

History: B-CC Gymnastics enters its 8th season. In the first season (2001) the team placed 6th in the county, quickly moved up to 3rd in 2002, and went to the State Competition in 2003, placing 2nd. The following year, B-CC won the State title and set a new County record of 176.95 team points. In 2007, B-CC won the County and State Championships and Coach Dana Creager was named Gazette gymnastics "Coach of the Year."

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase gymnastics team continued its run of perfection with a dual meet win over Blair last Thursday, upending the Blazers, 172.75-151.7. All-around performances of sophomores Ebony Walters and Steph Golob and freshmen Whitney Boross and Julie Siegel led the Barons (4-0).

Walters placed first in the all-round competition with a 37.8 followed by Boross (34.5), Golob (34.35) and Siegel (34.2). Walters placed first on vault (9.8), the balance beam (9.5) and the floor exercise (9.5) and tied for first with Boross for first place on uneven bars with scores of 9.0. Besides tying Walters for first on the uneven bars, Boross also took second on the floor exercise (9.0) and took fifth on vault (8.5).

The race for the Montgomery County Public Schools gymnastics title was extremely tight last spring. A mere three points separated the top three teams: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Walter Johnson and Blake.

With all three of those rivals returning and adding numerous talented gymnasts, this year’s chase for top honors could be even more thrilling.

B-CC, which won the county and state meets a year ago, showed it is ready to defend those crowns with a county-high 180.3-point performance to open the season last Thursday against Sherwood (168.5) and Springbrook (153.6). Sophomores Ebony Walters (37.65) and Steph Golob (37.0) and senior Katie Pelton (35.45), took first, second and fifth place, respectively, in the all-around at that meet.

Those three will lead a talented group that also includes all-around gymnasts Lydia Marks (sophomore), Whitney Boross (freshman) and Julie Seigel (freshman).

‘‘We’ll miss Abbie Klein and Lara Magill, who are out this season with injuries, but we still have a very good team,” said B-CC coach Dana Creager. ‘‘The girls have worked hard in the offseason and are ready to compete.” ...

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Barons
Head coach: Dana Creager, 8th year
2007 County finish: 1st
Gymnasts to watch: Katie Pelton (Sr.), Lydia Marks (Soph.), Ebony Walters (Soph.)

Seniors Anne Sherman, Justina Pfister, and Becca Derr wrapped up their high school gymnastics careers with a great season. They leave behind a strong team to carry on the tradition of B-CC gymnastics talent and teamwork. Potential 2008 team members include Katie Pelton, Kim Howard, Imogen Bradbury, Lara Magill, Lauren Beck, Allegra Barnes, Steph Golob, Abby Klein, Lydia Marks, Ebony Walters, Haley Boyd, and Allison Fisher.

Coach Dana Creager received the Gazette's Coach of the Year award. Many Barons gymnasts received All American awards, and the Gazette honored Ebony Walters. In a sport known for individual accomplishments, the B-CC team's spirit, supportiveness, and enthusiasm shone all through their undefeated season.

Only once has Dana Creager's rugby career interfered with her job as the gymnastics coach at Bethesda-Chevy Chase. It was last season, when she received an unusual phone call.

She hopped on the first plane available, but only after rescheduling a meet that weekend. Creager was needed by the U.S. national team, on which she has played since 2003. Aside from Hong Kong, her rugby career has brought her to five continents, including the Netherlands, Brazil and New Zealand.

Creager's busy life outside of B-CC has hardly affected her work with the gymnastics team. Last week, the Barons won their second Maryland gymnastics championship. Creager, 33, helped start the program in 2001, and it has flourished since.

"It started as just a couple girls," B-CC Activities Director Tim Gilmore said. "Now it's expected that the team does well."

Creager, an athlete for much of her life, started playing rugby when she was at North Carolina State. She was drawn to the physical challenges it presented. "The competitiveness and the pace of the game really attracted me," she said. "And the contact -- I liked that, too."

Rugby occupies Creager year-round. When she's not playing with the national team, she's training. Her regimen includes running, agility training and weight lifting. She also swims and bikes regularly.

It's a wonder she has time left for her coaching duties, which include gymnastics, volleyball and indoor track at B-CC. She also teaches calculus and algebra. "I would say I lead a pretty active life," Creager said.

She developed a love of sports while growing up in Downers Grove, Ill., and Clemmons, N.C. Her first athletic idol was Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton -- Creager named her Great Dane-black Labrador mix Payton. And she cultivated her ability by battling with her two siblings in sports including basketball and football.

Initially, she started coaching gymnastics when she moved to the area and needed to find part-time work. With interest high at B-CC, but no team to speak of, Creager spearheaded a campaign to bring gymnastics to the school. She helped sell cookie dough and pizza, and presided over carwashes to raise money for the team.

In 2004, the Barons won their first state title. This year's championship came with only two seniors. B-CC was led by freshman Ebony Walters -- who placed fifth in the all-around at states -- and junior Katie Pelton.

"We've had a lot of success with getting the girls to come out and keep it fun and competitive," Creager said. "I think with the small number of juniors and seniors we have that we should able to keep the program going strong."

Creager continues to challenge herself athletically. She recently started competing in Adventure Races, arduous events that combine trail running, biking and sometimes swimming. With a physically intense schedule outside of gymnastics, its not unusual for Creager to come to practice sporting plenty of bumps and bruises.

"I'm always looking for new challenges," she said. "It's definitely been exciting."

B-CC gymnasts traveled to Arundel High School in Gambrills, MD, for the State High School Gymnastic Meet on Thursday, May 14. Representing Montgomery County were 1st place team B-CC and 2nd place team WJ, along with a Montgomery County All-Star team. The All-Star team was made up of gymnasts from schools other than B-CC or WJ who placed in the top 3 All Around and the top 3 individual event winners not including the top 3 All Arounders. Anne Arundel had an All-Star team plus Broadneck and Chesapeake High Schools.

Ebony Walters (at left with Coach Dana Creager) emerged as the 1st Place All Around Gymnast in the State with 38.25 points. Katie Pelton had a great final meet as a senior, placing 8th with 35.825 points.

B-CC took 1st place in the State with a team score of 176.45. Walter Johnson placed 2nd with 173.7 points, Chesapeake placed 3rd with 152.7, and Broadneck placed 4th with 149.1 points.

B-CC’s first event was Balance Beam. Sophomore Steph Golob fell in warmup on beam, injuring her toe and forcing her to pull out of the evening’s competition. This was B-CC’s first start on beam of the season. Sophomore Ebony Walters placed 1st on Beam with 9.55. Senior Katie Pelton placed 4th with 9.275. Senior Kim Howard scored 8.6.

Uneven Parallel Bars was B-CC’s next event. The bar set at Arundel was lower than that used at B-CC and most other gyms, so the competitors had to make adjustments. Katie Pelton placed 4th with 9.3, and Ebony Walters placed 5th with 9.25. Freshman Julie Siegel scored 8.6, Whitney Boross 8.45, Lydia Marks 8.35, and Allegra Barnes 6.7.

Vault was a much stronger event for B-CC. Ebony Walter’s handspring front placed 1st with 9.875, Katie Pelton’s Tsuk placed 5th with 9.2, and Whitney Boross’s Tsuk placed 6th with 9.1. Lara Magill scored 8.7, Lydia Marks scored 8.575, and Kim Howard scored 8.2.

B-CC was the last rotation to compete on Floor. Ebony Walters placed 1st with 9.575. Whitney Boross scored 9.2 on Floor and just missed placing. Julie Siegel scored 8.5, Lara Magill 8.1, Katie Pelton 8.05, and Lydia 7.7.

B-CC Gymnastics has been undefeated since 2006. With only 2 seniors graduating, next year should also promise some great gymnastics.

B-CC Gymnastics went into Thursday's Montgomery County Championship meet as Division Champions with an undefeated record for the 2008 gymnastics season. B-CC gymnasts won the meet with a B-CC and Montgomery County record score of 180.85 points. B-CC and WJ, the 2nd place team, will go to the State Championship meet on Wednesday, May 14, at Arundel High School.

B-CC, WJ, Sherwood, Blake, Blair and Springbrook competed in the County Championship meet, held at B-CC. Those schools plus Gaithersburg also participated in the Varsity B meet held at Sherwood on Tuesday, May 6. All B-CC gymnasts competed in one meet or the other.

At the County Championship meet, B-CC sophomore Ebony Walters placed 1st All Around with a score of 38.25, edging out by .15 last year's winner, Blake's Danae Johnson. Ebony placed 1st on Floor (9.65) and Beam (9.5). Ebony placed 2nd on Vault (9.675), doing a handspring front. and 2nd on Bars (9.425). B-CC freshman Whitney Boross placed 6th All Around with a score of 35.975. Whitney placed 5th on Vault doing her first Tsuk of the season. B-CC senior Katie Pelton placed 2nd on Bars (9.2) and placed 6th on Beam (9.225) and Vault (9.05), also doing her first Tsuk of the season. Junior Lara Magill placed 4th on Floor (9.3) with her signature "Pink Panther" routine. Other All Around competitors were sophomores Steph Golob (34.75) and Lydia Marks (33.6). Freshman Julie Siegel competed in 3 events with a 9th place tie with Steph Golob for Floor (9.05).

The County Championship meet was a high energy meet with many excellent performances. Since its beginning in 2001, B-CC Gymnastics has managed to have great depth in experienced gymnasts. This year the depth of competitive gymnasts is fantastic and led to 3 meets with team scores of 180, all of which surpassed the previous record of 177.1.

Come cheer on B-CC’s gymnasts at the State Championship meet on Wednesday, May 14, at Arundel High School, starting at 5:30.

The Varsity B meet held Tuesday at Sherwood gives gymnasts a chance to compete if they aren't in the lineup for the County Championships. Several of B-CC's Varsity B meet competitors would easily have been in the County Championship meet at any other area high school, that is just how deep the talent is at B-CC.

Sophomore Allegra Barnes placed 1st All Around (31.65) for the 2nd year. Allegra also placed 1st on Floor (8.2) and Bars (7.5). Allegra placed 2nd on Beam (8.0) and 6th on Vault (7.95). Junior Lauren Beck placed 4th All Around (25.05) and 4th on Floor (7.4). Lauren placed 6th on Beam (6.0). Senior Kim Howard placed 5th All Around (24.95 total for 3 events). Kim finished 1st on Beam (8.65), 2nd on Floor (8.1), and 3rd on Vault (8.3). Junior Imogen Bradbury placed 5th on Floor (7.25). Freshman Stephanie Turner placed 1st on Vault (8.25), 5th on Beam (6.55) and 6th on Bars (4.05).

Thursday afternoon, B-CC Gymnastics hosted their last regular season meet with Blake. B-CC won the meet with 180.2 points, keeping their undefeated record. Blake took 2nd place with 156.2 points.

First All-Around went to sophomore Ebony Walters with 38.45 points, freshman Whitney Boross took 4th place with 36.0 points, sophomore Steph Golob took 5th with 35.35 points, and freshman Julie Siegel placed 6th with 33.9 points.

On Vault: Ebony competed a front handspring full, scoring 9.75, which took 2nd place (Danae Johnson of Blake edged her out for 1st with the same vault). Steph Golub did her Tsuk vault, taking 2nd place with a 9.25. Whitney placed 5th (8.8), and Lara Magill placed 6th (8.65).

B-CC was really strong on bars. Ebony placed 1st with a score of 9.55. Katie Pelton placed 3th with 9.15, Whitney tied with Blake's Nicole Williams for 4th place, scoring 9.0. Steph Golob placed 6th with 8.7. Allegra Barnes scored 8.5, and Lydia Marks and Julie Siegel scored 8.1.

Balance Beam was also a good event for the Barons tonight, with 4 girls scoring in the 9's. Ebony placed 1st with 9.75, Whitney placed 3rd with 9.2, Katie placed 5th with 9.1 and Kim placed 6th with 9.0. Julie scored 8.9, Steph 8.8, and Lydia 8.2.

On Floor: Ebony placed 3rd with 9.4, Whitney placed 4th with 9.0, Lara Magill placed 5th with 8.8, while Steph and Julie tied for 6th with 8.6. Kim scored 8.3 and Allegra 8.1.

B-CC gymnasts are undefeated. Their meet score was just shy of the B-CC record they set in the first meet this spring. County Championships are next Thursday at B-CC, starting at 5:30 pm. Come cheer B-CC's gymnasts at home as they meet all the Montgomery County high school gymnastics teams.

B-CC Gymnastics hosted a tri-meet with Walter Johnson H.S. and Gaithersburg H.S. on Tuesday evening. This was B-CC's 4th meet, and it was a strong meet, with the gymnasts stepping up their performances since teammate Ebony Walters was not competing. Ebony is preparing for her USAG Level 10 Regional Gymnastics competition this weekend.

B-CC placed 1st with 173.4 points, WJ placed 2nd with 166.95 points, and Gaithersburg placed 3rd with only 3 gymnasts competing.

B-CC freshman Whitney Boross placed 1st All Around with a score of 36.25 points. Whitney tied with Jennifer Roche of WJ for 2nd place on Vault with 8.8. Whitney placed 1st on bars (8.9), beam (9.4) and floor (9.15). B-CC sophomore Steph Golob placed 2nd All Around with 34.9 points. Steph's Tsuk vault won 1st place with a 9.2 score, her bars (8.5) and floor (8.9) placed 3rd.

On Vault other B-CC gymnasts who placed were senior Katie Pelton and junior Lara Magill, who shared 5th place with a score of 8.7. On Bars, Katie placed 2nd with 8.8, and sophomore Lydia Marks shared 6th place with WJ's Ashley Lessans. On Balance Beam, Katie placed 2nd with a score of 9.1. On floor Lara placed 2nd with 9.1, and freshman Julie Siegel placed 4th with 8.8.

B-CC's final meet before Championships will be Thursday, May 1, against Blake at B-CC at 6:00 pm. The Montgomery County Championships will be hosted by B-CC on Thursday, May 8, at 5:30 pm.

On Thursday afternoon B-CC Gymnastics hosted a meet with Blair. B-CC won the meet with 172.75 points, keeping their undefeated record. Blair High School took 2nd place with 151.7 points.

B-CC took the 4 top All-Around places with sophomore Ebony Walters placing 1st with 37.8 points, freshman Whitney Boross took 2nd place with 34.5 points, sophomore Steph Golob finished 3rd with 34.35 points, and freshman Julie Siegel placed 4th with 34.2 points.

On Vault: Both Ebony and Steph did Tsuk vaults. Ebony placed 1st (9.8), Steph Golob placed 2nd (9.2), Whitney placed 5th (8.5) and Julie tied for 6th place with Blair's Krohmer (8.3). Allegra Barnes, Lauren Beck, and Krysta Sing also vaulted.

On Bars: Ebony and Whitney tied for 1st place with scores of 9.0. Julie placed 3rd with 8.6, Katie Pelton placed 4th with 8.4, Steph Golob placed 5th with 8.3, and Lydia Marks placed 6th with 8.0. B-CC swept the bar competition.

On Balance Beam: Ebony placed 1st with 9.5. Blair gymnasts Hadfield and Seidell tied for 2nd place. 4th place went to Julie Siegel with 8.7, 5th place to Katie Pelton with 8.3, 6th place to Steph with 8.15. Allegra and Whitney both had 8.0.

On Floor: Ebony placed 1st with 9.5, Whitney placed 2nd with 9.0, Steph Golob placed 3rd with 8.7 (a tie with Blair's Seidell), Julie placed 5th with 8.6. Allegra scored 7.5, Kim 7.0, and Lauren Beck 6.4.

B-CC gymnasts keep their undefeated record. Come cheer B-CC's gymnasts at home on Tuesday, April 22, at 6 pm in a tri-meet with Gaithersburg and WJ.

Thursday evening, B-CC Gymnastics traveled to Springbrook for a meet. B-CC won the meet with 165.25 points. Springbrook High School took 2nd place with 145.55 points.

B-CC took 4 of the All-Around places with sophomore Steph Golob placing 1st with 34.6 points, freshman Julie Siegel took 3rd place (33.5 points), senior Katie Pelton finished 5th (31.3 points), and sophomore Allegra Barnes finished 6th (29.8 points).

On Vault: Steph Golob placed 1st with a score of 9.1 for her Tsuk, Ebony Walters placed 4th (8.55), Julie Siegel placed 5th (8.4), Katie Pelton and Allegra Barnes shared 6th place (8.2), Stephanie Turner scored 8.0, and Lauren Beck scored 7.9.

On Balance Beam: Ebony placed 1st with 9.3, Katie Pelton and Allegra Barnes shared 4th with 8.6, Kim Howard placed 5th with 8.5, Steph Golob placed 6th with 8.3, and Julie Siegel scored 7.9.

On Bars: Steph Golob placed 1st with 8.6, Julie Siegel tied 2nd place (with Springbrook's Hanna Brande) both scoring 8.3, Katie Pelton placed 3rd with 8.2, Lydia Marks placed 5th with 7.5, Allegra Barnes placed 6th with 6.3 and Stephanie Turner scored 6.0. Ebony did not compete because the bars did not have a wide enough span.

On Floor: Ebony placed 1st with 9.4, Julie Siegel placed 2nd with 8.9, Steph Golob placed 4th with 8.6, Kim Howard placed 6th with 7.0, Allegra Barnes scored 6.7.

B-CC gymnasts keep their undefeated record. Come cheer B-CC's gymnasts at home on Thursday, April 17th, at 4 pm in their meet with Blair.

Thursday evening, B-CC hosted a tri-meet with Springbrook and Sherwood. B-CC won the meet with 180.3 points, which is a B-CC record and a Montgomery County record. Sherwood High School placed 2nd with 168.5 points, and Springbrook High School placed 3rd with 153.6 points. B-CC Gymnastics won the Maryland State Championships last year and are starting out strong this year.

B-CC took 3 of the top 6 All-Around spots, with sophomore Ebony Walters finishing first with 37.65 points, sophomore Steph Golob finished 2nd with 37.0 points, and senior Katie Pelton finished 5th with 35.45 points.

On vault: Sophomore Steph Golob placed 1st with a score of 9.8 for her Tsuk. The other vault scores were: sophomore Ebony Walters 8.75, sophomore Lydia Marks 8.5, senior Katie Pelton 8.4, freshman Julie Siegel 8.4, freshman Stephanie Turner 8.1 and junior Lauren Beck 7.9.

On balance beam: Ebony placed 1st with 9.7, freshman Whitney Boross placed 2nd with 9.4, Katie tied for 5th place with 8.9, Steph 8.8, senior Kim Howard 8.4, Julie 8.3, and Lauren 7.8.

On bars: Ebony placed 1st with 9.5, Katie placed 3rd with 9.35, Steph placed 4th with 9.3, Whitney placed 5th with 9.2, Julie 8.7, Lydia 8.5, and sophomore Allegra Barnes 8.0.

On floor: Ebony placed 1st with 9.7, Steph and Julie tied for 3rd with 9.1, Katie took 5th with 8.8, Lydia 8.5, Allegra 8.3, and Kim 8.2.

B-CC Gymnastics won the Maryland State Championships last year and is starting out strong this year. Come cheer B-CC’s gymnasts when they host Blair at 4 pm on Thursday, April 17!