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Closure forces gymnastics teams to be flexible
For now, Kingston and North Kitsap practice in more limited space By KIPP ROBERTSON
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POULSBO — The start of the winter sports season was a bit of a headache for high school gymnastics teams. On Nov. 4, a week before the Kingston and North Kitsap high school teams were scheduled to begin practicing, North Kitsap head coach Kris Goodfellow was told Zero Gravity Athletics was being evicted from its space. Zero Gravity was used by both high school teams, and its own program, for training. Zero Gravity owner Kinda Moreno had to have all the equipment out of the Zero Gravity building in the Kennedy Business
Park — off Minder Road in Kingston — by Nov. 8, Goodfellow said. “We were a little homeless for a week,” Goodfellow said. Things began coming together, however. The North Kitsap team moved into the North Kitsap High School Commons Nov. 20, sharing a space with the cheerleaders — after using the auxiliary gym and wrestling mats for the first few days of practice. Practice was light for the past week with just a few mats to use. “We’re kind of off to a slow start, but thankful for having a facility,” Goodfellow said. With nothing but a few mats, tile floors and lunch tables, the commons isn’t the most ideal practice venue. Cascade Elite Gymnastics West stepped in to make things a little more accommodating this week. The gymnastics facility in Bremerton offered a list of equipment the high school team could borrow. Cascade Elite founder and
North Kitsap gymnastic students warm up Nov. 25 in the North Kitsap High School Commons. The gymnastics programs for both NKSD high schools lost their practice facility when Zero Gravity closed earlier this month.
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owner Frank Lee said the high school team could borrow anything his facility is not using in day-to-day operations. The team can use the equipment as long as they need to, he said. “We are heavily committed to giving back to the
community,” Lee said. “I’ve always believed in helping keep high school programs alive. “It’s a wonderful sport … If I can help in any way, I’ll do it.” The North Kitsap team is limited to what it can use
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in the commons, however, because the team will have to setup and break down equipment each day. “That pretty much limits what kind of equipment they can put out,” Lee said. The team couldn’t assemble and disassemble a full
gym — it would take the entire practice. As of Nov. 25, a beam and vault equipment from Cascade Elite were sitting in a storage room in the commons, ready for use. See Closure, Page A9
NK’s Holt selected as volleyball MVP POULSBO — North Kitsap junior Sarah Holt earned the MVP title in Olympic League volleyball. Holt, an outside hitter for the Vikings, was selected MVP by coaches throughout the league. Holt and the Vikings fought their way to a fifth place finish in the 2A State Tournament, Nov. 15-16. It was the first state finish in program history. The Vikings finished 21-2 overall, and 8-0 in the league.
2013 All-League selections MVP: Sarah Holt, North Kitsap, OH MVP Defense: Hanna Hudson, Sequim, L First team MH: London Bockenstedt, Klahowya
OH: Madison Hinrichs, Port Angeles S: Alyse Armstrong, Sequim S/RS: Mareena Clotfelter, North Kitsap L: Jennifer Gell, North Kitsap MB/OH: Bri Duchemen, North Kitsap Second team OH: Nicole Compton, Klahowya L: Kendra Harvey, Port Angeles OH: Sierra Adams, Olympic OH: Lex Besand, Sequim MB: Bailee Jones, Port Angeles S: Kimberly Gerkin, Kingston Coach of the year: Christine Halberg, Port Angeles Team Sportsmanship Award: Klahowya, North Mason, Port Angeles