Month: February 2019

Bright Raven Gymnastics teams traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida to compete in the Gasparilla Classic February 22-24. 177 teams from 29 states and 9 countries were represented at this USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic sanctioned competition where Bright Raven took several team awards and earned many individual top all around honors.

The Bright Raven Level 6 team and Level 4 Team each took first place. The Level 7 and Level 3 Teams both placed second and the Level 8 team finished fourth.

In Level 6 competition, Morgan Sizer earned first all around and Natalie Wood was third. In Level 5 competition, Kailey Tran took first place, In Level 7 competition, Kylie Montague placed second and Meredith Fingler and Megan Robinson placed third. Sophia Daeschner competed as a Level 8 and placed third. In the Level 4 Senior B competition, Heidi Tran earned second place and Abby D’Ambrosia placed third. In the Level 4 Senior C division, Madison Gefell placed third and in the Junior A division, Samantha Clyde was third. Level 3 top all around finishers included Rachel Lynck taking first, and Sara Bishop and Ava Marks placing third. Elliott Sonneville of Walworth competed in the Boy’s Level 4 competition and earned second place all around.

Level 6 Team:
Gabriella White (Spencerport), Morgan Sizer (West Henrietta), Caroline Garbe (Webster), Natalie Wood (Henrietta)

Level 7 Team:
Meredith Fingler (Chili), Madison Maas (Churchville), Kylie Montague (Avon), Megan Robinson (Geneseo)

Level 4 Team:
Mary Cook (Brockport), Heidi Tran (Gates), Sophia Hogan (Greece), Gabrielle Lavallee (Gates), Abby D’Ambrosia (Brockport), Madison Gefell (Churchville), Isabella Curtis (Avon), Samantha Clyde (Spencerport), Skylar Williamson (Chili), Anna Silivestro (Gates)

Level 3 Team:
Caitlin Nowak (North Chili), Calla Crowley (Ogden), Hailey Neumann (Brockport) Norah DeRosia (North Chili), Ava Boon (Scottsville), Rachel Lynck (Chili), Ava Marks (West Henrietta), Kelsey Magin (Spencerport), Ashley Magin (Spencerport), Molly McJury (Brockport), Kailee Anstey (Holley), Sara Bishop (Hilton)

Level 8 Team:
Abby Wilkins (Pittsford), Jillian Ambler (Fairport), Sophia Daeschner (Spencerport), Ashley Wood (Henrietta)

The Bright Raven Boys Team is officially at their mid-season mark. All levels have shown steady improvement over their first four competitions. The Level 4 Team placed 2nd at the Candy Cane Classic and 3rd at the Gold Star Invitational where Elliot Sonneville led the team by winning 1st Place All-Around. The Level 5 Team finished 3rd at the Candy Cane Classic, and at the Gold Star Invitational, Sam Cohen place 2nd all around. Our new Junior Developmental (JD) team has competed this season for the first time with Charlie Dovichi placing 1st All Around at the Gold Star Invitational. The Level 6 Team won 1st Place at the Candy Cane Classic and 2nd Place at the Gold Star Invitational. Milo Anderson led the team by winning 1st Place All-Around at both competitions. Kash Ames and Alex MacFarlane have both won 2nd All-Around thus far. Luke Sykora has placed 3rd All-Around at both competitions. The Level 7 Team won 1st Place at the Candy Cane Classic, where Mateo Poole lead the team by winning 1st All-Around. The Level 10 Team took 2nd Place at the Candy Cane Classic and 3rd Place at the Gold Star Invitational. At the Gold Star Invitational, Justin Ciccone won 2nd Place All-Around and Ethan Rio won 1st Place on High Bar.

Moving Forward these young men are preparing to compete at the New York State Championships, hosted by Bright Raven. The State Championships will be held March 16th-17th at the College of Brockport. The Levels 6 and up gymnasts will compete to qualify to the Regional Championships in April. At Regionals, the Level 10 gymnasts will compete to qualify to the Junior Olympic Nationals Championships in Reno, Nevada. There, Justin Ciccone will also compete in the Junior Elite division with aspirations to qualify to the U.S. Championships.

Level 9 & 10’s at Gold Star Invitational:
Aiden Arena, Cole Pringle, Ethan Rio, Ryan Buick, Justin Ciccone, Ryan Dugan

Level 6 Team at Gold Star Invitational:
Kaden Smeenk, Alex MacFarlane, Taiga Tani, Luke Sykora, Milo Anderson, Caleb Lantz

Level 5 Team at Gold Star Invitational:
Yuval Arie, Sammy Cohen, Aidan Kelley, Jake Robinson

Level 4 Team at Gold Star Invitational:
Mason Lamonica, Elliot Sonneville, Landon Overacker, Nathan Nguyen, Colin McDonald-Muckle