The Central Lincoln County YMCA’s competitive gymnastics team, under the direction of coach Janice Cormier-Hay, kicked off their 2012-2013 season at the “Snow Much Fun” gymnastics meet at the Old Town/Orono YMCA this past Sunday, Dec. 2, where they competed against the Old Town host team, Leaps N’ Bounds from Fairfield, and the Waterville YMCA.

Coach Cormier-Hay was excited for Sunday’s meet and the upcoming season. “We have 22 girls representing 10 towns from Lincoln County on our team this year. Some girls are seasoned competitors and some are very new to gymnastics,” Cormier-Hay said. “But what I love about these girls is that they have bonded as a team already, cheering each other on to do their best and supporting each other; that is what our gymnastics team is all about.” 

There are 10 skill levels in competitive gymnastics and this year’s CLC YMCA team begins at level 2 with competitors up to level 6.  

Level 6, Age 12-14: First-year level 6 gymnast Kathryn Colomb,12, of Alna came in 5th on vault with a 7.8, 3rd on bars with a 6.15, 2nd on beam with an 8.2, and 1st with an 8.25 on floor placing 1st all around.

Level 6, Age 11: Emma Hall of Damariscotta came in 5th on vault with a 7.7, 2nd on bars with an 8.25, 2nd on beam with a 7.8 and 1st on floor with an 8.8, placing 2nd all around.

Level 5, Age 7-8: First-year level 5 gymnast Maddy Russ, 8, of Damariscotta came in 2nd on vault with an 8.4, 1st on bars with a 9.25, 2nd on beam with an 8.775, and 1st on floor with a 9.1, placing 1st all around.

Level 4, Age 11 and up: First-time competitor, Collette Perry,13, of Boothbay, came in 1st on vault with an 8.6, 1st on bars with an 8.6, 1st on beam with a 7.85, and 1st on floor with a 6.55, which places her in 1st place all around. 

Level 4 Age 10B: First-time competitor, Quinn Hunold of Damariscotta came in 3rd on vault with an 8.7, 6th on bars, 5th on beam with a 6.0, and 4th on floor with a 7.15, placing 5th all around. 

Level 4, Age 8C: First-time competitor, Skyler Houghton of Newcastle, came in 4th on vault with an 8.3, 4th on bars with a 6.9, 2nd on beam with a 7.3, and 4th on floor with a 6.5, placing 4th all around.

Level 4, Age 6-7: First-year level 4, Elizabeth Rethman of Newcastle came in 4th on vault with an 8.1, 4th on bars with a 7.75, 4th on beam with a 6.7, and 4th on floor with an 8.3, placing 4th all around.

The team’s next meet will be this Saturday in Ellsworth at Springer’s Gymnastics.