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Being its last year, the
team dominated Being

strong with teamwork and

Girls dedication pulled the team
together.
Millard South
4th 101.40 season was all about team sp1rit," JUnior
Ralston invite gymnastics team seemed a little rough, Jenny Jun k sa 1d.
8th 9720 but it pulled itself together as a team to " V/e have tried to f1ght to keep the
Lincoln Southeast place second at the state tournament. sport, but the school board Insists that its
5th 115.40 Throughout the season the g iris t1me to go, which leaves the team w1th anger
Ralston/ Westside
L 102.90 became close and prepared each other and sorrow," JUnior Katie Lasher said.
Omaha North mentally for state. Most of the girls made "I th1nk that it's sad to take
L 113.85 goals for themselves throughout the season. away a sport that we have worked
Millard South Invite " My goal was to JUSt pull it all to- so hard at and something we
3rd 139.10 gether at state, and I was happy with the have proven to be good at.
Papillion La Vista outcome," JUnior Katie Lasher said.
L 94.95 The season was great,
Papillion Invite "The club gymnast s did not compete and we enjoyed
1st 138.75 in every meet, so the rest of the team had everything," Jun
Millard w~t to take over. Th 1s was done successfully by said.
w 128.65 the score in our last dual against Millard Throughout the season the
Metro Conference V/est. V/e won by a score of 1 28 points g iris worked together as a team
3rd 140.15 using only three scores," coach Dan Murphy
Uncoln Southeast and learned many new things
State Invite sa1d . about teamwor and ded1cat1on,
2nd 141.850 "V /e real ly pulled it al l together and know1ng that th1s was the last year there
helped each ot her out a lot at state. This would be a gymnasticS team.

ought we started out a

little rough, but it all carne
(1 enior Andi Berry , junior [a he
together at Metros and state.
0 Lasher, and sophomore Amanda
Ohnoutka warm up the ir straddle We all worked together, and
jumps for floor exercise. They led the k.'
team as "all arounders " at Metros and it was all about teamwo
state. photo by Candice Kellogg
-junior Katie Lasher
(1 enior Nicole Johnson does a
0 scale on the balance beam.
Johnson did beam all four years of
fl38 high school. photo by Candice Ke ll ogg