Kamiakin wins regional gymnastics; Hanford swimmers head to state
The Kamiakin Braves won the Class 3A regional gymnastics title for the fourth consecutive year Saturday at the Mead/Mt. Spokane Gymnastics Center.
The Braves will compete in Tacoma on Friday and Saturday in search of their third consecutive Class 1A/2A/3A state team title.
Kamiakin beat Mt. Spokane by almost five points for the regional championship. Third-place Southridge was led by all-around champion Makayla Hui.
The freshman defeated Kamiakin senior Saige Polanik for the all-around title by 0.725 points. Hui will be joined at state by teammates Allison Huske (vault) and Mackinley Morgan (vault, bars, beam).
Kamiakin’s Abby Winstead won a regional title on vault, and teammate Piper Polanik was victorious on bars.
Team scores — Kamiakin 176.25, Mt. Spokane 171.325, Southridge 155.075, Cheney 149.55, Rogers 109.525, Shadle Park 103, North Central 42.85. All-around — 1, Makayla Hui (SR) 36.95; 2, Saige Polanik (Kam) 36.225; 3, Reigan Kampmann (MtS) 36.025; 4, Abby Winstead (Kam) 36.0. 5, Jade Anderson (MtS) 35.825. Vault — 1, Winstead (Kam) 9.05. 2, Hui (SR) 9.025. 3, Kampmann (MtS) 9.0. Bars — 1, P.Polanik (Kam) 9.375; 2, Hui (SR) 9.35; 3, S.Polanik (Kam) 8.7. Beam — 1, Kampmann (MtS) 9.22; 2, Winstead (Kam) 9.15; 3, Hui (SR) 9.125. Floor — 1, Anderson (MtS) 9.65; 2, Kampmann (MtS) 9.625; 3, S.Polanik (Kam) 9.6.
BOYS SWIMMING
The Hanford boys tallied six new state qualifiers at the 3A district meet in Kelso. The Falcons will have eight individual swims and three relays at the state meet Feb. 19-20 in Tacoma.
Team scores — Hanford 432, Kelso 303, Columbia River 100, Fort Vancouver 69, Prairie 63.
Winners to state
200 medley relay — 1, Hanford 1:47.03.
200 freestyle — 1, Josh Bottelberghe (CR) 1:47.40.
200 individual medley — 1, Jake Laes (K) 2:09.79.
50 freestyle — 1, Brady Myers (H) 22.77.
Diving — 1, Remi Marvel (H) 243.75.
100 butterfly — 1, Skyler Younkin (H) 52.37.
100 freestyle — 1, Matt Wagnon (H) 51.39.
500 freestyle — 1, John Markillie (H) 4:53.12.
200 free relay — 1, Hanford 1:33.54.
100 backstroke — 1, Daniel Dohnalek (H) 59.85.
100 breaststroke — 1, Josh Bottelberghe (CR) 58.93.
400 free relay — 1, Hanford 3:27.60.
This story was originally published February 13, 2016 at 11:11 PM with the headline "Kamiakin wins regional gymnastics; Hanford swimmers head to state."