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Weekend of February 15-16, 2020 A11 The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com Riverside Gymnastics competes in Hawaii Johnston ■ By For Jacque the Chronicle Head coach Jacque Johnston traveled with 10 team members from Riverside Gymnastics’ optional girls team to the 44th annual Aloha GymFest Invitational Jan. 17-19. This was the third time gymnasts from Riverside attended the invitational. Even with the stiff compe- tition, Riverside held their own and brought home med- als and seashell trophies for individual performances. Sydney Krentz, an eighth grader at Wy’east Middle School, captured the gold All Around title in Level Seven Jr. C division, scoring a 36.725. She also claimed first on the uneven parallel bars with a 9.4, fourth place on beam with a 9.25, fifth on floor with an 8.975 and sixth on vault with a 9.1. When asked what was most memorable for her about Hawaii, Krentz said, “Making friends with the Australian team. They were super nice and really good gymnasts!” Sydney Stanley, from St. Mary’s Academy in The Dalles, lead Riverside’s Level Six team Jr. A division, capturing fourth place in the All Around with a 36.55. Stanley took second on the beam with a 9.475, fifth on bars with an 8.95 and sixth on vault and floor with 9.05 and 9.075, respectively. Other team members con- tributed to an overall great showing by placing in the top six in one or more events. Katy Godkin from Hood River Middle School placed fourth on the vault with a 9.1, sixth in the bars with an 8.2 and sixth All Around with a 35.375. Hannah Adams, who is ho- meschooled, earned fifth on floor and sixth on the beam, both with a score of 9.125. Dylan Viavoda-Kerr, from Hood River Middle School, did not make the podium. Despite the middle-school- er’s results, Johnston appreci- ated her effort. “I’m very proud because she pushed through and persevered even with a foot injury, competing on all four events,” Johnston said. “Dylan displayed great character at this meet. And that’s really what Riverside Gymnastics is all about.” Leah Adams, from May St. Elementary, took second on beam with a big score of 9.5, sixth on vault and bars with 8.8 and 8.7, respectively, and fourth All Around in Level 6, Child’s division, with a 36. Maeli Ready, from Hood River Valley High School, took second on the floor with a 9.3, fourth on vault at 9.125, fifth on beam and the All Around in Level 6, Sr. Division with a score of 35.475. Helena Swihart, from HRVHS, had previously suffered a concussion and captured third place on bars with an 8.7, fourth on floor First Place All Around winner Sydney Krentz. Medalists were awarded seashell trophies. with 9.175 and sixth on vault and All Around at 9.1 and 35.475, respectively. Ellie Rinella, from Horizon Christian School, took sixth place on bars with a score of eight. Level six Team’s Sydney Stanley (front left), Leah Adams (front right), Ellie Rinella (back left), Maeli Ready (center back) and Contributed photos Helena Swihart (right back). CGBA Next tournament Feb. 22-23 in TD Continued from page A10 Olsen Meanus, Cody Parker, and Owen Withers. Coach Cummings called these players grinders on the floor, who are fun to watch as they bring their energy and effort to every practice and game. “My eighth graders have become family to me,” Cummings said. “Their parents and siblings have become family to me as well. I cherish our times spent together grinding in the gym and on the road to the many tournaments we’ve been able to participate in over the years. They are a very special group of boys. The best part is, I get to continue coaching most of them moving forward in high school.” Athletes in the CGBA are better equipped for major 5A-level basketball. Case in point is this year’s varsity roster, which includes three seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and one freshman, with nine out of 10 playing CGBA ball, a majority of them for four or more years. Conner Cummings and Spencer Taylor, both TDHS juniors, started in the fifth grade and were among the original 11 kids that in the CGBA ranks. Styles DeLeon, a freshman, is giving Cummings and his coaching staff huge minutes off the bench this year, and got his start in the fourth grade, Shane Floyd, Jaxon Pullen and Tristan Bass, all sophomores, all started CGBA as fifth graders and are all contributing at the varsity level now, with both Pullen and Floyd taking minutes in a starter’s capacity. Seniors Dalles Seufalemua, Aidan Telles and Jacob Hernandez cut their com- petitive hoops teeth in the fifth grade as well and are all integral parts and leaders of the Riverhawk team. Using the same elements that the high school program implements across three levels, the youth coaches are committed to teaching those elements and working on the fundamentals, all while pre- paring the athletes for a higher level of play in the future. “My philosophy is recruit- ing coaches that start at the third or fourth grade level and they stick with those kids through eighth grade,” coach Cummings said. “That way, the kids are getting the same kind of coaching and they won’t have to learn new offenses or defenses. Our volunteer coaches are really great. Basketball season is long, and they do a won- derful job of motivating and leading our teams.” Starting February 22 and 23, the Columbia Gorge Basketball Academy hosts several teams from across the area in The Dalles Winter Classic, with games at several locations. Tournament players range from third-through- eighth grades and hail from Hermiston, Dufur, The Dalles, Hood River, White Salmon and Goldendale, to name a few. Games are slated to start at 9 a.m. on Saturday in pool F F O Columbia Gorge Basketball Academy point guard Bryce Newby takes a jump shot against her Hood River defend- er on the fast break during first- half action of her fifth-and- sixth grade squad at The Gorge Hoops Invitational held on Jan. 11-12 in The Dalles. Ray Rodriguez photo play matchups at The Dalles Middle School, The Dalles High School and Wahtonka Campus, where each team will play two pool play games for each division to deter- mine seeding. Seeding is based on overall record, head-to-head games, point differential and points scored, in that order. Double elimination brack- et play kicks off on Sunday at 8 a.m. until the champion- ship games, with games at TDMS and The Dalles High School. With so much going on in multiple areas, Cummings relies on parents, other adults and volunteers to help with day-to-day duties. He also gets a show of support from district administrators. “I’m thankful that our school district supports our organization the way it does, Coach Cummings said. “Dufur School is always on stand-by as well just in case we need the extra room, so it goes without saying that without District 21 and Dufur graciously allowing us to use their facilities and without the community sup- port that we get, our program would simply not exist.” Brackets and rules will be emailed out the Wednesday before the tournament, and all games are officiated by OSAA-sanctioned officials. All games will be sched- uled on the Tourney Machine application through their website, www.tourneyma- chine.com. Fans can download the application to their smart- phone to stay up to date on scores, pool play standings and bracket play games. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students over five-years old, and free for children four and younger. 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