Girls Gymnastics: Gymnasts use Central Suburban meets as regional tuneup
BY DAN SHALIN Contributor January 31, 2012 6:30PM
Maine east's Tori Wally on the floor exercise at the CSL North Girls Gymnastics Championship at the Deerfield H.S. on Saturday, January 28, 2012. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media
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Updated: March 3, 2012 8:34AM
With a team decimated by injuries, Maine East had just four gymnasts available for Saturday’s CSL North Meet in Deerfield. Two of the Blue Demons were recently called up from the freshman team.
The Blue Demons scored 100.35.
Senior Tori Walley placed ninth on vault (8.55) and scored 7.625 on floor, though she was not yet doing her full routine after injuring her ankle. Sophomore Alyssa Benjamin scored 7.5 on vault. Freshmen Andrea Lela and Aorinia Abram also participated.
The Blue Demons were scheduled to compete at Wednesday’s Stevenson Regional and head coach Amanda Harrison was hoping Walley could qualify for her first sectional.
“(Walley) counted two falls on beam at conference and scored a 7.0,” the coach said. “If you take away those falls, that is a sectional-qualifying beam routine. If she has a flawless beam routine, she can go to sectional.”
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