Valley Gymnastics Opens Season with a Victory
The Valley Regional gymnastics squad is well on its way, leading off its campaign with a 124.55-124.05 win over Stonington in its opening meet on Dec. 27.
In the vault event, Melanie Lee scored a 7.7, Jenna Armenia a 7.85, Julianna Alvord a 9.05, and Mikayla Connor an 8.55. On bars, Lee had a 4.4, Armenia a 6.8, Alvord an 8.2, and Connor a 7.8; while on beam, Lee scored a 5.0, Armenia an 8.0, Maggie Calamari an 8.0, Alvord an 8.3, and Connor an 8.5. In the floor event, Lee accrued a 6.0, Armenia a 7.4, Calamari an 8.1, Alvord an 8.35, and Connor an 8.55. The all-around scores added up to Alvord scoring a 33.9, Connor a 33.4, Armenia a 29.05, Lee a 23.1, and Calamari a 16.1
"For our first meet we did pretty well," said Coach Carl Cavrell. "We had a new freshman Melanie Lee and unfortunately an injured captain Maggie Calamari who could only compete on two events.We hope to show improvement and increase our team scores over time."
-Holly D'Addio