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Young Darien Gymnasts Do Well in Leagues Meet
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The Darien YMCA Level 4, 5 and Prep Op house team gymnasts competed in the YMCA Southern Leagues Championships gymnastics meet at the Lakewood- Trumbull YMCA on March 4. All levels were successful, with the level 5s bringing home the second place trophy and the level 4s taking fourth.
Within each level, medals were awarded by age groups for each
apparatus and all-around (AA). In the Level 4 6-8-year-old age group,
Meghan Sisk was the vaulting champion with a score of 9.2. Tam Hao
Nguyen was second on vault and sixth AA while Montana Osinski placed
fourth on vault and seventh AA. Maggie Russell, Devon Schiff and
Lindsay Hall's solid performances also contributed to the team's
success.
In the 10-year-old group, Charlotte Juan placed second on
beam with a 9.25 and fifth AA. Alexa Carrero and Kerry McDermott tied
for ninth AA with Carrero taking fourth on vault and bars and
McDermott winning the vault with a 9.4. Emma Koerner tied with Juan
for second on beam and placed sixth AA and fourth on floor, while Emma
Williams was seventh on floor. The final group included all gymnasts
ages 11 and up. Laura Germishuys placed sixth AA with a 35.9, third
on beam and fourth on vault. Lily Fairleigh was eighth AA and fourth
on beam. Sophie Blue was second on floor with a 9.1 while Sofia Font
tied for fourth on vault with Germishuys with a 9.3 score. Caroline
Kiesling's 9.0 on bars earned eighth place.
In the Level 5 11-year old age group beam competition, Ryan Morris was
fourth and Katie Weinberg was 6th. Morris also scored a 35.15 AA. In
the 12 and up age group, Meredith McCuskey placed second AA with a
35.55 and third on beam. Jennie Spellman was fourth AA and second on
beam scoring 9.55. Caitlin Spellman was fifth AA and sixth on beam.
Lydia Groves placed fourth on beam and took sixth AA. Sarah Brindisi
was eighth AA. Carson Halabi's 9.0 balance beam score also contributed
to the team's overall success.
Although there was not a team award in the Prep Op Intermediate
competition, the Darien girls rocked the gym. Courtney Duker took
second place in the AA, bars and beam events. Julia Murray won the
beam title with a 9.2 and was second on floor and third AA. Kajsa
Lundeen was the floor champion with a 9.1 and placed third on vault
and fourth AA Ellie Lufkin was fourth on vault while Emily Medwid took
fourth on bars. Marya Von Schmidt was 2nd on vault with a 9.2. Halie
Metz placed fourth on beam and Lauren Fusek was fifth on both beam and
floor.
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STANDINGS
BOYS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Westhill* 13-5 15-7 Danbury* 10-8 12-10 Bridgeport Central* 10-8 12-10 Greenwich 9-9 11-10 Trumbull 9-9 11-10 Staples 8-10 9-12Central Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
Ridgefield* 13-5 16-6 Stamford* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Ludlowe 9-9 9-12 Norwalk 8-10 10-11 McMahon 4-14 4-16 Harding 3-15 4-16East Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record
St. Joseph* 18-0 21-1 Trinity Catholic* 14-4 20-6 Bassick* 13-5 19-5 Fairfield-Warde 9-9 11-10 Wilton 8-10 11-11 Darien 1-17 2-18 New Canaan 1-17 2-18GIRLS BASKETBALL
West Division
FCIAC Record
Overall Record Danbury* 18-0 25-1 Trumbull* 15-3 20-5 Staples 11-7 13-9 Westhill 10-8 10-11 Greenwich 4-14 4-16 Bridgeport Central 1-16 2-17Central Division
Norwalk* 13-5 16-7 Stamford* 11-7 12-11 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-11 8-13 Ridgefield 7-11 7-13 McMahon 3-15 3-17 Harding 2-15 4-15East Division
St. Joseph* 15-3 18-5 Wilton* 13-5 15-8 Trinity Catholic* 12-6 14-9 Darien* 11-7 12-10 Fairfield Warde 10-8 12-9 New Canaan 8-10 10-11 Bassick 0-18 0-20BOYS HOCKEY
East Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Darien* 11-1 22 16-6-0 Ridgefield* 11-1 20 20-2-0 St. Joseph* 9-3 18 15-7-0 New Canaan* 8-4 16 13-8-1 Wilton* 8-4 16 10-11-0 Trinity Catholic* 8-4 16 9-12-0 Stamford 4-8 8 6-14-1 West Division FCIAC Record FCIAC Points Overall Record Fairfield 7-5 14 9-12-0 Westhill 5-7 10 6-14-2 Trumbull 4-8 8 13-9-0 Staples 2-10 4 9-11-0 Greenwich 1-11 2 3-17-0 Norwalk/McMahon 0-12 0 2-18-0Girls Hockey
Teams FCIAC Record FCIAC Pts Overall Record New Canaan* 14-0 28 21-1 Ridgefield* 10-3-1 21 13-6-1 Greenwich* 10-4 20 12-5-1 Darien* 9-4-1 19 11-6-1 Fairfield 4-9 8 6-10-0 Wilton 4-9 8 5-11-1 Staples-Trumbull 3-11 6 6-12-0 Stamford 0-14 0 1-14-0