Lions 4th, Firebirds 8th at league gymnastics
Josie Hickerson medaled in two events and Lawrence High’s gymnastics team took fourth at the Sunflower League meet Saturday at Olathe South.
Hickerson, a junior who led the Lions in each event, was fifth in the floor exercise (9.025) and sixth on the uneven bars (8.45). She added a 8.7 on the vault and 8.85 on the balance beam.
Free State’s gymnastics team took eighth behind freshman Talia Gay, who scored a 9.25 on the beam and 9.1 on the bars. Gay recorded an 8.95 on the vault and 8.75 in the floor, leading the Firebirds in each event.
Sunflower League meet
Saturday at Olathe South
Team scores — 1. Olathe East, 105.25; 2. Olathe Northwest, 104.575; 3. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 102.525; 4. Lawrence, 101.0; 5. Shawnee Mission East, 100.5; 6. Shawnee Mission South, 98.92; 7. Olathe South, 97.875; 8. Free State, 94.575; 9. Shawnee Mission North, 90.9; 10. Shawnee Mission West, 37.375.
LHS results
Vault — Josie Hickerson, 8.7; Eden Kingery, 8.675; Eliana Seidner, 8.375; Klara Hinson, 7.9; Olivia Kouloukis, 7.55.
Bars — Hickerson, 8.45; Kingery, 8.15; Seidner, 7.2; Hinson, 5.525; Kaila Bradfield, 4.55.
Beam — Hickerson, 8.85; Seidner, 8.45; Kingery, 8.40; Bradfield, 7.15; Tia Herrman, 7.1.
Floor — Hickerson, 9.025; Kingery, 8.575; Seidner, 8.15; Bradfield, 7.95; Hinson, 7.35.
FSHS results
Vault — Talia Gay, 8.95; Mikyla Williams, 8.55; Asia Byer, 7.1.
Bars — Gay, 9.1; Williams, 7.4; Monica Kimmel, 5.825; Byer, 4.975; Kaliyah Townsend, 4.525.
Beam — Gay, 9.25; Williams, 8.25; Townsend, 5.3.
Floor — Gay 8.75; Williams, 8.7; Townsend, 7.4; Lauren Miller, 7.225.