SHREWSBURY – Local gymnastics teams gathered at Shrewsbury High School on Saturday afternoon for the Midland-Wachusett League gymnastics championships.
Groton-Dunstable, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, and Westborough competed, but Algonquin ultimately clinched the league title. The team collectively scored first on the beam and floor events – while placing second in the other two competitions – to grab the victory.
Algonquin’s Kiera Akus and captain Maddie Ho turned in strong performances, placing second and third respectively all-around. Groton-Dunstable’s Samantha DiFonte and Charlotte Woodbury placed first and third respectively all-around, propelling G-D to second place.
Marlborough placed third, with Shrewsbury and Westborough taking fourth and fifth.
Top performers in each event included:
FLOOR:
[1] Kiera Akus (Marlborough) – 9.250[T2] Maddie Ho (Algonquin) – 9.200
[T2] Charlotte Woodbury (G-D) – 9.200
[T3] Lily Robinson (Marlborough) – 9.150
[T3] Erica DeMichaelis (Algonquin) – 9.150
[6] Emily Kratzer (Marlborough} – 9.050
BEAM:
[T1] Samantha DiFonte (G-D) – 9.000[T1] Kiera Akus (Algonquin) – 9.000
[3] Maddie Ho (Algonquin) – 8.850
[T4] Lily Robinson (Marlborough) – 8.700
[T4] Sharon Li (Westborough) – 8.700
[T6] Emily Kratzer (Marlborough) – 8.600
[T6] Erica DeMichaelis (Algonquin) – 8.600
[T6] Lina Scheffel (Shrewsbury) – 8.600
BARS:
[1] Charlotte Woodbury (G-D) – 9.250[2] Samantha DiFonte (G-D) – 9.200
[3] Emily Kratzer (Marlborough) – 9.000
[4] Maya Regan (Algonquin) – 8.900
[5] Lily Robinson (Marlborough) – 8.800
[6] Maddie Ho (Algonquin) – 8.200
VAULT:
[1] Samantha DiFonte (G-D) – 9.500[2] Lina Scheffel (Shrewsbury) – 8.850
[T3] Kiera Akus (Algonquin) – 8.800
[T3] Imani Curran (Westborough) – 8.800
[5] Erica DeMichaelis (Algonquin) – 8.750
[T6] Maya Regan (Algonquin) – 8.700
[T6] Fiona Smith (Westborough) – 8.700
[T6] Maeve Martin (Westborough) – 8.700
Algonquin’s 139.550 won the competition.
Groton-Dunstable scored 138.950, while Marlborough scored 133.800. Shrewsbury (132.700) and Westborough (131.250) split the Team Sportsmanship Award.
