Bothell, Inglemoor both advance to district gymnastics meet | Prep gymnastics roundup

While league powerhouses Newport and Woodinville were battling it out for the 4A Kingco gymnastics title last Saturday at Roosevelt High School, Northshore rivals Bothell and Inglemoor had quite a contest between them for the third and fourth spots to advance as a team to this weekend's District meet, with the Cougars barely winning 164.625-163.95.

February 7, 2012 3:04 pm

While league powerhouses Newport and Woodinville were battling it out for the 4A Kingco gymnastics title last Saturday at Roosevelt High School, Northshore rivals Bothell and Inglemoor had quite a contest between them for the third and fourth spots to advance as a team to this weekend’s District meet, with the Cougars barely winning 164.625-163.95.

Newport ended up winning the meet by just over a point, 175.55 to 174.45.

For Bothell, senior Raynie Hultgren won the vault with a score of 9.1, and placed second on the bars (9.15) as well as the all-around (36.925) behind Newport standout Kristine Wong’s 37.375.

Inglemoor’s Mina Tanaka shined on the floor with a near-perfect routine, scoring 9.8, helping her to fourth place in the all-around (36.375).

The Cougars and Vikings will both go on to the Sea-King District meet in Sammamish this Saturday, from which the top two teams, top two all-around athletes and top six individuals from each event will go on to the state meet, which takes place Feb. 17 and 18 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Center.