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OREGON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHi p March 2, 1973 South Eugene High School by Dick Foxal
Bear Creek High School Girls Team - Colorado.
Both compulsory and optional routines we re perform ed to refl ec t th e all-around and team sco res, and the indi v idual finalists were scored on a ba sis of an ave rage of the C&O and the addition of a seco nd optional performance. The girls co mpulsory routines were the DGWS Intermediate leve l, w hile the USGF Group II routines we r e the men 's compulsories. Girls: Team: Billings West (BW) 165.5, Kalispell (K) 152.5, Billings Senior (BS) 148.65, Butte (B) 126.35, Great Falls (GF) 126.15, Charles M Ru sse ll (CMR ) 106.1.AA: Jan Model (BW) 58.95, Debbi e Rose (CM R) 53.25, Cy nde Sanders (CMR) 52.9, Cathy Searight (GF) 51 .3, Kari Neuman (K) 48.95, Misty Lehman (MS) 48.0. BB:Jan Model (BW) 15.15, Meridee Cro w der (BW) 14.675, Te resa A xe (K) 13.7, Trici a Henderso n (BW) 13.6, Maureen Wallace (A) 13.025. FX: Julie Peden (BW) 15.95, Jan Model (BW) 15.675, Jacqui e Rom (BS) 15.2, Chris Schro ed er (BW) 14.55, Anna Miller (G F) 14.35. UPB: Jan Model (BW) 15.97 5, Cathy Searight (GF) 15.025, Cynde Sanders (CMR) 14.875, Jan Rohrer (K) 14.55, Kari Neumann (K) 14.225. V: Cathy Searight (GF) 15.1 75, Jan Model (BW) 15.025, Patt y Sidor (G F) 14.6, Cynde Sanders (CMR) 14.325, Carmin Marko (GF) 14.175. Boys: Team: Billing s Sen ior (BS) 265.45, Kalispell (K) 237.90, Missoula Hellgate (M H ) 198.25, Billings West (B W ) 198.25, Missoula Sentinel (M S) 190.2. AA: Bruce Hall (CMR) 84.8, Merle Mauch (BS ) 83.8, Jeff Arestad (K) 80.5, Curt Nagashima (BW) 78. 0, Pete Nauditt (MS) 74.75. V: Do ug Peterso n (MS) 17.55, Boyd Burnett (BS) 17.225, Merle Ma uch (BS) 17.125, Tim Cranston (BS) 16.875, Dan Neff (K) 16.4. PB: Pete Nauditt (MS) 14.1 , Berni e Lewis (BS) 13.925, Jeff Ares tad (K) 13.55, Curt Nagashima (BW) 13.4, Bo yd Burnett (BS ) 13.275. R: Pat Neilson (K) 16.25, Jeff Arestad (K) 15.425, Tim Cranston (BS) 15.2, Llo yd Howell (K) 15.075, Bru ce Hall (CMR) 13.075. PH: Tim Dopp (K) 14.925, Da ve Stang (M H) 13.775, Bernie Lew is (BS) 13.225, Denni s Reehberg (BW) 12.9, Dave Larso n (BW) 12.6. FX: Bruc e Cranston (BS) 15.4, Curt Littl e (K) 15.275, Bruce Hall (CM R) 14.75, Curt Nagashima (BW) 14.45, Dan Neff (K) 14.45. HB: Les Smith (BS) 15.725, Merle Mauch (BS) 13.85, Bru ce Hall (CM R) 13.75, John Moverly (GF) 13.7, Tim Kett erling (BS) 13.225. The 1973 Montana St ate H.S. Gymnastics meet was held March 2-3, 1973 at Billin gs West High School , Billin gs Montana. Meet Director was Ja cq u e Spaulding .
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Billings West H.S. Girls Team - 1973 Montana Team Champions.
O ve r 2,000 p eop le pac ked into th e South Eug ene Hi gh Sch oo l gym to w itness w hat proved to be o ne of th e closest state gy mn as ti cs meets in Oregon 's hi sto ry. Aft er the four district meets, a to tal of eight teams q ualifi ed for th e sta te finals. Th e defending sta te champion , So uth Eugene lost it s district titl e to Churchill High School for th e first tim e in ten years but was bac k as district runn er-up to try and take it s 10th sta te title in 11 yea rs. Other team qualifi ers we re : Parkrose, D av id Douglas, Crant, Jackso n, McNary, anu Corva l!i s. After the first two events were co mpl e ted , th e top three ranked tea ms in th e sta te - South Eugene, Churchill , and Parkrose pulled away fr om th e rest of th e fi eld. Th e tea m titl e was n ' t d eci ded until th e la st routin e in the last event th e Still Rings. A respectab le sho w ing in the fa ce of Churchill ' s 1-2 finish in th e ring s enab led South Eugene to h~n g o n to victo r y by 13/ 100 of a point (135 .87 to 135.74) u ve r Churchill. Parkrose finished third in the co mpet iti o n w ith 128 .38. Th ere were many outstanding indi vidual performances in th e m eet. Churchill freshman, Jim Kelch , domin ated th e co mpetition by w inning th e alr-arounu and three eve nt s outright, tying sop homore tea mm ate Dou g Gra va tt in anoth er, and finishing seco nd in th e meet' s othe r two events. Park rose se ni o r Bru ce Nas hif ca me in seco nd in th e all-around and did an outstanding floor exercise routine in w inning tha t eve nt. Springfield 's Bill Ledbetter wo n th e va ultin g event. Mark To ya ma also turned in an exce ll ent performance w ith a third in th e all-aro und and second pl ace finish in parall el bars and hori zo ntal bar. Results: Team: South Eugene (S E) 135.87; Churchill (C h ) 135.74; Parkro se (P) 128.38; David Dougl as (DD) 114.17; Grant (G) 107.77; Ja ckso n (I ) 105.83; H.S. Reports continued on Pg. 22
Billings Senior High School Boys Team - 1973 Monta~a Team Champions.
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