At various meets Gymnasts rack up strong results The competitive teams from the Halton Hills Gymnastics Centre had a successful weekend recently as girls' team members traveled to Syracuse, N.Y. for a state qualifier. The Halton Hills contingent was the only group from outside of the U.S. competing at the meet. All girls were competing at least one level higher than last year, and two girls placed second all-round. Individual results included: Xhosa Baker-- 4th on floor Freeda Murphy-- 4th on beam, vault; 5th on bars Caralyn Hale-- 5th on vault; 6th on bars, all-round Justine Wallace-- 2nd on floor, all round; 3rd on bars, 4th on beam Alandra Telschow-- 3rd beam, 4th floor, 5th all-round Jennifer Garvie-- 6th on floor Emily Krusky-- 1st on beam; 2nd all round; 3rd on floor; 4th on bars; 6th on vault Other girls competing but not placing were Melanie Butler, Amanda Nelles and Bianca Jordaan, who competed at Level 9 and had a good meet. Burlington BG's Gymnastics Club hosted a Men's 1st Provincial Qualifier and Tour Selection, with Marc De Lestard qualifying for a spot on the Ontario team, which will be traveling to California in March. Following are the results: Level 1 (Under-10) Andrew Pietras-- 2nd on rings, parallel bars, horizontal bar; 3rd on pommel, all round Sean Doherty-- 5th on pommel; 8th all round Jeremy Meneses-- 11th all round Ryan Oehrlein-- 6th on vault; 12th all round Dawson Early-- 14th all round Level 1 (10 yrs.) Eric Shieh-- 5th on pommel, horizontal bar; 6th on vault, all round Erik Olson-- 4th on floor, parallel bars; 6th on rings; 7th all round Level 2 (10-12 yrs.) Corey Gillies-- 1st on rings, vault, horizontal bar; 2nd all round; 3rd on pommel, parallel bars Gregory Litster-- 4th on rings, horizontal bar; 6th on parallel bars; 7th all round Zachary Brautigan-- 5th on vault; 6th on pommel; 8th all round Level 2 (10-12 yrs.) Riley Dodds-- 3rd on rings; 4th on pommel; 6th all round Gabriel Reits-- 1st on vault; 5th on rings; 6th on pommel; 8th all round Jurassic Classic Calgary, Selection Meet Level 3 (Open) Riley Dodds-- 6th on vault, 14th all-around Peter Vidmar Invitational Los Angeles Ca., Level 4 (Open) Marc de Lestard-- 1st on parallel bars, all round; 2nd on rings; 4th on pommel; 6th on horizontal bar Alex Bowmer-- 5th on vault; 13th all round Adam Griese-- 6th on pommel; 18th all round Daniel Stepner-- 6th on floor, vault; 20th all round Level 5 (13-15 yrs.) Marc de Lestard-- 1st on pommel, rings, parellel bars; 3rd on horizontal bar, all round Adam Griese-- 2nd on pommel, parallel bars; 3rd on floor, 4th all round Level 5 (Over-16) Alex Bowmer-- 4th on horizontal bars; 5th on floor; 6th on vault, parallel bars; 8th all round Daniel Stepner-- 3rd on rings, vault; 6th on horizontal bar; 9th all round Showcase Elel Bake, Joshua Hynes, Carson Sullivan Members of the Halton Hills Gymnastic Club's boys' team (from left) are: Adam Griese, Alex Bowmer, Daniel Stepner, coach Nistor Sandro, Gabriel Reitz, Marc De Lestard, Zachary Brautigam, Corey Gillies, Eric Olson, Eric Shieh, Gregory Litster, Elel Baker, Carson Sullivan, Jeremy Meneses, Ryan Oerhlein, Joshua Heinz. Absent were Andrew Pietras and Dawson Early. Photo by Florin Chivu The Sports Unlimited Raiders won all four of their games and captured the Atom AE championship at a Silver Stick qualifying event in Chatham, netting them a spot in the International Finals Jan. 11-14 in Pelham, Ont. Members of the team (front, from left) are: Brad Ranson, Jake Spence, Tyler Anderson, Stevie Rosa, Lucas Jenkins, head coach Murray Anderson, Blair Davies, Joe Wallace, Dane Firhoj. Second row: Matthew Carr, Mark Bowen, Callum Biehn, Matthew Hopson, Brodie Briscoe, Marty Burwell, Mitchell Catoen, Josh Fera, manager Pat Briscoe. Back row: Goalie coach Bob Spence, assistant coach Gord Carr, trainer Doug Submitted photo Burwell. Absent: Ryan Bourgeois. Atom AE Raiders headed to Silver Stick Georgetown's Sports Unlimited Raiders are headed for the International Silver Stick Finals in Pelham this weekend after sweeping through the Atom AE qualifying tournament at Chatham, with a short-staffed defence holding off a late Aurora charge to take the final contest 2-1. Preliminary round-- Georgetown 9, Wallaceburg Lakers 0; Georgetown 6, Sarnia Sting 2; Georgetown 5, Tecumseh 0 Championship-- Georgetown 2, Aurora 1 Tournament scoring: Matthew Carr (5G, 3A); Matthew Hopson (4G, 4A); Marty Burwell (3G, 6A); Brad Ranson (2G, 4A); Dane Firhoj, Callum Biehn (2G, 3A); Blair Davies (2G); Mark Bowen, Mitchell Catoen (G, 2A); Stevie Rosa (6A); Josh Fera (2A); Brodie Briscoe, Jake Spence, Lucas Jenkins (A); Tyler Anderson (2SO); Joe Wallace (2W). Regular season Georgetown 4, Erin 4: Hopson (2G); Burwell, Biehn (G, A); Mitchell Catoen, Carr, Spence (A). Oakville 3, Georgetown 2: Biehn (2G); Firhoj, Carr, Burwell, Rosa (A). Georgetown 5, Milton 0: Burwell (2G, 2A); Hopson, Rosa (G, A); Carr (G); Jenkins (A); AP Josh Stechly (SO). Georgetown 4, Ancaster 3: Ranson (4G); Spence (3A); Bowen, Carr, Hopson, Davies (A); Anderson (W). Georgetown 2, Caledon 2: Burwell (G, A); Hopson (G); Rosa, Biehn, Carr (A). GEORGETOWN JUNIOR "A" Athletes from the Halton Hills Gymnastics Club posted some excellent results at the state qualifier meet in Syracuse, N.Y. Team members (from left) are: Jennifer Garvie, Caralyn Hale, Tiffany Giles, Amanda Nelles, Alandra Telschow, Freeda Murphy, Bianca Jordaan, Emily Photo by Florin Chivu Krusky, Melanie Butler, Xhosa Baker.