Maine South def. Highland Park133.90-119.95
THE SKINNY
The Maine South and Highland Park girls gymnastics teams began their seasons with a dual meet in Highland Park. The Hawks outscored the Giants in all four events Tuesdaynight en route to a 133.90-119.95 victory.
TURNING POINT
Maine South was in the lead throughout the meet, but the Hawks performed very well on floor exercise, which was the meet’s third event. Their last three gymnasts on floor recorded scores of 8.8 or higher. Senior Nicole Nieder (9.0) went third, sophomore Carly Berns (9.1) went fourth and freshman Alysa Chiovatero (8.8) was Maine South’s last competitor.
THE STARS
Chiovatero competed in her first high school meeton Tuesday, and she recorded the meet’s highest score onuneven bars (8.45) and beam (8.8). She tied Hawks freshman Sara Ignoffo for the highest scoreon vault (8.9).
BY THE NUMBERS
Highland Park senior Emily Ablinearned her team’s top score on vault (8.5), uneven bars (8.4) and beam (8.0). Highland Park sophomore Avery Spitz recorded an 8.8 on floor exercise, which was the Giants’ best score in that event.
QUOTABLE
“I feel like, overall, they had a pretty solid overall meet. Varsity, we had some falls on beam, but that’s always something they have to deal with. Altogether, they hit for the most part. From here on out, we just have the normal stuff to work on —cleaning things up, increasing difficulty level and getting little mistakes out.” —Maine South coach Tessa Robinson
