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02/20/10

State Meet Results:
Congratulations to the Scouts as they finished the season in 8th place in the state!
Lake Forest freshman Kylie Carlson was second on floor exercise (9.60) to Prairie Ridge’s Jenny Covers (9.625) and seventh in the all-around.
Vault: Ofelia Carmichael (Lake Forest) placed 9th with a 9.275.
Ashley Smith, Mel Foster, Grace Kohlmaier, Katie Meier and Carolina Carmichael also competed.
Congratulations also to Robin Straus on her induction into the IHSA Hall of Fame for gymnastics coaches!

Next up is the banquet. The date has been changed to MONDAY, MARCH 8. More details to follow.

Partial State Meet results for 02/19/10

02/09/10
On Tuesday 2/9 the Scouts competed as a team in sectionals at Stevenson high school. The sectional was one of 4 held during the week. The winning team of each sectional automatically qualifies to state along with the next 4 highest team scores. The Scouts finished 3rd out of 6 teams and scored 144.85 points, just behind Prairie Ridge and Carmel.

Congratulations to Kylie Carlson who placed First on BARS, Third on FLOOR and Fifth place on ALL AROUND. As a ranked qualifier on those events, she automatically qualified for state.

Congratulations to Ofelia Carmichael as she scored a 9.55 on VAULT and finished third. She too automatically qualified to state. The Scouts then waited until Thursday night to find out if they would qualify as a team and if other gymnasts would qualify as individuals as well.

Congratulations to the Scouts, who will be competing at the State meet as a team on Friday, Feb. 19, and Saturday, Feb. 20. In addition, the Scouts qualified 6 more routines.

Congrats to Grace Kohlmaier who qualified on VAULT, Ashley Smith qualified on BEAM,
Mel Foster qualified on BEAM and Kylie Carlson qualified on VAULT and BEAM.

The State meet will be held at Palatine High School. On Friday, February 19, Vault and Bars will be in the first session at 12:30. Beam and floor will be in the evening session which begins at 6:30. Finals will be held on Saturday 2/20 at 6:30 pm. Tickets will be on sale at the athletic office on Wed. 2/17 and Thurs. 2/18.

02/02/10
Congratulations to the Lake Forest Scouts as they won  their first regional plaque in 10 years on Tuesday night.   Not only did the team win but they won with a new season and record board high score.  The Scouts scored a 146.4 to take the title and qualify to Sectionals held at Stevenson High school on Tuesday, February 9th.

Regionals is the first step in the state series.  The top 5 qualifiers on each event move on to the sectional meet as ranked qualifiers.  After all the regionals have competed the next 12 highest scores from all the regionals will also move on to the sectional meet.

Kylie Carlson had a strong night by finishing in 1st place on all five events.  She won VAULT with a score of 9.425, BARS with a 9.225, and BEAM with 9.575.  On FLOOR Kylie came away with both a regional title and top record board score of 9.75.  In the ALL AROUND Kylie finished with a 37.975.

Ofelia Carmichael had a great meet after coming off an ankle injury.  She finished the night with a 3rd place on VAULT scoring 9.325, 5th on BARS with an 8.85 and a pair of 2nd places.  She finished 2nd on FLOOR with a 9.2 and 2nd in the ALL AROUND with a 36.25.  She had a solid beam routine that just missed top 5 but should make it to sectionals at-large.

Ashley Smith finished 4th in ALL AROUND with a 35.925.  Her highest finish came on FLOOR where she placed 3rd with a 9.05.  Ashley also had a pair of 5th places, one on VAULT (8.975) and the other on BEAM (9.125).

 Grace Kohlmaier had a pair of powerful performances.  She finished the night 4th on VAULT (9.1) and 4th on FLOOR (8.925).

Mel Foster had two stellar performances of the night.  The first came on BARS where she placed 4th with an 8.875.  She ended the night with a stuck BEAM routine and 3rd place finish with a 9.15.

Carolina Carmichael had strong performances on both VAULT and BARS.  She should qualify on both of those events at large.  That will be determined Friday night at the conclusion for the final regional.

Katie Meier had two steady lead-off routines for the night.  She started the team off great on both BEAM and FLOOR.  Katie finished 6th on both of those events and just missed being a ranked qualifier.  She too will have to wait till Friday to hear the final word.

Next up is Sectionals at Stevenson.  Hope to see you there at 6:30

01/30/10
On Saturday, the JV Scouts took the floor at the Prairie/ Lake Invite.  The Scouts came away with the 1st place trophy. Congrats to the JV Scouts as they finished undefeated in the conference.     

The team started the meet on BARS.  Madeline Cleeff finished  1st with a 8.05.  Brittany Sacco finished in 2nd, with a 7.95.  Jordan Riewer and Devin Shannon also finished in the top 10.  Rachel Sieb had a great routine and just missed placing.

On BEAM--Madeline placed 2nd with an 8.1.  Brittany placed 6th with a 7.8.  Caroline Kelner placed 8th with a 7.6 and Devin finished 10th with a 7.55.  Jordan, Gwen Hardy and Rachel all had strong finishes and just missed placing. 

On FLOOR-- Madeline finish in 1st with an 8.35.  Caroline placed 3rd with an 8.1.  Devin and Brittany finished in the top 10. 

On VAULT-- the team broke a school event record by scoring a 26.65.  Lake Forest finished 1-2-3 in the standings.  Jordan (1st), Devin (2nd), and Madeline (3rd) were the top award winners.  In addition Caroline, Brittany, and Rachel all finished in the top 10.  Gwen just missed placing but had her season-best score.

Congratulations to Erica Deegan-- voted the JV Coach of the Year.

01/28/10
On Thursday the Varsity Scouts competed in the North Suburban Conference meet.  This meet included Stevenson, Lake Forest, Warren, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills.  The Scouts finished second with a 143.75, just 4 tenths behind the first-place Patriots. 

The team started the night off on BARS. Kylie Carlson set a new school record with a 9.65. She placed 2nd.  Mel Foster scored her season high of a 9.4 which will place her on the record board.  The team had its highest event total of the season with strong showings from Carolina Carmichael and Grace Kohlmaier.

On BEAM--Kylie placed 3rd with a 9.45.  Katie Meier also stuck her routine and just missed placing in the top 5 with an 8.65.  Ashley Smith also just missed placing with an 8.55. 

On FLOOR--Kylie came home the conference champion with a 9.6.  Ashley Smith had a strong showing on floor scoring 8.9.  Grace also had a great night with a 8.85.

On VAULT-- the team also had a very strong showing.  Kylie placed 2nd with a 9.65,and Carolina Carmichael placed 4th with a 9.25.  Grace, Katie, and Ashley all had strong showings.

In the ALL AROUND--Kylie became the Conference champion with a 38.3.  That is also a new school record.  At the end of the night Coach Straus was awarded the Conference Coach of the Year. Congratulations!!

Next up---Regionals on Tuesday at Lake Forest at 6:30.  Hope to see you there!

01/25/10
On Monday the Scouts hosted senior night against a very strong Carmel team.  The Scouts have 4 seniors on the team this year.  They are Ashley Smith, Jordan Riewer, Gwen Hardy and Brittany Sacco.  All 4 girls competed very well on Monday, and all will be missed next season.  We would really like to thank them for all they have done over the past 4 seasons.

Congrats to the JV team who finished the dual meet season undefeated.  The Varsity lost to Carmel, but have 2 more chances against them soon in the state series.

Next up is the Varsity Conference Meet.  It will be at Stevenson on Thursday night at 6:30 pm

The JV conference meet will be held at Vernon Hills on Saturday, January 30, at 11 am.

01/23/10
On Saturday, January 23, the Varsity team competed in the 20-team Niles West Invitational. 2 gymnasts competed on each event.

The Scouts finished in 3rd place.  Congratulations to Kylie Carlson on her 1st place victory on FLOOR EXERCISE .  Kylie scored a 9.65.

Congrats to Grace Kohlmaier on her 3rd place finish on VAULT.

Congrats to the whole team as they won the important Candyland march-in contest.

01/20/10
Varsity results:
Lake Forest 143.95 - Libertyville 142.15
JV results:
Lake Forest 100.7 - Libertyville 77.7
The JV score is the highest season total for the JV and the highest JV team score in the history of LF gymnastics.

01/16/10
The weekend finished with two strong second-place finishes for the Lake Forest Scouts!

On Friday the JV Scouts competed in the 15-team Stevenson JV Invite.  They came in second with a 97.828.  This is also a season high for the JV Scouts.  On VAULT, all five vaulters finished in the top 10.  Madeline Cleeff finished in 3rd with an 8.8 followed by Jordan Riewer in 4th with an 8.7, and Devin Shannon in 5th with a 8.625.  Brittany Sacco finished in 7th with an 8.55 and Caroline Kelner finished 10th with an 8.425.

Devin Shannon added a 1st-place finish on BEAM with an 8.2 and a 4th-place finish in the ALL- AROUND with a 32.275.  Madeline Cleeff finished a solid 6th place on BEAM and 8th in the ALL-AROUND.

Caroline Kelner had strong showings on BEAM and FLOOR, placing 7th and 9th in those events.  Brittany Sacco had a pair of 10th places finishes on BARS and FLOOR.   Jordan Riewer just missed finishing in the top 10 on bars but had a great routine.

Gwen Hardy had another strong showing on beam.  Rachel Sieb preformed a solid routine on floor.

On Saturday the varsity Scouts took on all 8 teams from Lake County.  The eight teams included conference opponents Stevenson, Warren, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills.  In addition to the conference teams, Carmel, Barrington, and Deerfield were all there.

Lake Forest finished in 2nd place with a 145.75, which is the second highest score of the season and third time the Scouts have scored at least 145 this season. Stevenson won the meet and Carmel was just behind the Scouts in 3rd place.

On VAULT, Carolina Carmichael started the team off well with a strong vault that scored a 9.1.  Kylie Carlson added a 3rd place finish with a 9.55.  Ofelia Carmichael came home the Lake County vault champion with a record board high score of 9.85. 

On BARS, Ashley Smith just missed placing in the top 10 with a season high of a 9.0.  Mel Foster earned her way on the record board with a 9.25 and 6th-place finish in the meet.

On BEAM, Katie Meier started the team off strong by hitting her routine and getting a 8.95.  She just missed finishing in the top ten.  Ashley Smith tied with Katie.  Kylie finished 10th with a 9.0 while Mel finished 8th with a 9.15.

On FLOOR, Kylie took home top honors as a Lake County floor Co-Champion having tied with Warren’s Kim Gotlund.  She earned a 9.65,  which ties her with Kym Stansell for the top score on the record board.  Ofelia Carmichael and Grace Kohlmaier tied for 9th place with 9.0s. Grace nailed her 1 ½ twist on floor, much to the delight of all.  Ashley and Katie also threw beautiful floor routines. 

In the ALL-AROUND, Kylie finished 5th with a 36.8 and Ofelia finished 10th with a 36.1.

Next up for the Scouts is our last conference dual meet at Libertyville on Wednesday, January 20.  Varsity will then be at Niles West on Saturday beginning at 1:00 pm.

01/09/10--Lake Forest Invite
The Scouts played host to a 12-team invitational on Saturday night. This meet featured 5 very strong teams and the Scouts finished a strong 3rd place. The Scouts rolled to a new season high score with a 145.90. This is the top score in the history of LF gymnastics.

The night began on VAULT. Carolina Carmichael set the tone by nailing her 1st vault and earning a 9.3. Grace Kohlmaier continued with a 9.35, for 14th place. Ofelia Carmichael and Kylie Carlson tied for 4th place with scores of 9.6. The team event total also set a school record with a score of 37.85.

On BARS, Kylie Carlson and Melanie Foster both placed. Kylie was 7th with a score of 9.2 while Mel Foster continued to shine on bars with her third straight routine in the 9's. She place 10th with a 9.05. Carolina Carmichael also was very impressive adding a release move and hitting her double back dismount.

On BEAM, the Scouts had a very impressive night. The girls hit all 5 routines, and each girl scored in the 9's. Each of the girl's also had their personal best scores for the season. They shattered the old event total with a score of 37.25. The old record was set in 1984-85. That team had 3 beam routines place in the top 10 at the state meet. Katie Meier began the beam fun with a beautiful routine and scoring a 9.1. She placed 12th. In 11th place was Mel Foster with a very solid routine and a score of 9.15. In 8th place was Ashley Smith with a score of 9.25. Ofelia Carmichael was next and scored a career best 9.4. Finally, Kylie Carlson nailed her routine as well and place 5th with a score of 9.45.

FLOOR was the last event and all eyes were on the Scouts as all other events had finished. Ofelia finished in 10th place with a score of 9.2 and Kylie Carlson was 7th with a 9.25. Grace Kohlmaier also impressed her teammates by adding a new tumbling pass.

On ALL AROUND, Kylie finished a very strong 3rd place with a score of 9.375. This places her on the record board in a first-place tie with Gail Hamilton. Gail was the state all around champ in 1988 with that score. Ofelia finished in 8th place on the all around with an average score of 9.1375.

Next up for the Scouts after finals is the Stevenson JV invite on Friday, January 15, followed by the Lake County meet for Varsity at Mundelein on Saturday, January 16.

01/06/10
New year! New skills!  The dual meet against Vernon Hills was The Scout’s first  meet after break and in the new year. In order to see a few new routines, no All Arounders  competed  for the Scouts.  Everyone great! 

Madeline Cleeff competed  in her first dual meet on Varsity.  She had a strong showing on both Vault and Floor.  Grace Kohlmaier  won Vault with a 9.25.  Kylie Carlson won Bars with 9.35.  Ofelia Carmichael finished off by winning Beam and Floor with a pair of 9.3’s.  Ashley Smith had another solid night of performances on Vault, Bars, and Beam.  Mel Foster had a season- high score on Bars, with a 9.15.  Katie Meier had a solid  Floor routine and  scored an 8.8.  On the JV side, Devin  Shannon and Brittany Sacco lead the team with two strong All-Around performances. 

Brittany along with Rachel Sieb threw new tumbling passes on floor.  Gwen Hardy did a front walk over and new dismount on Beam.  Caroline  Kelner had consistent performances on Vault, Beam and Floor, and  Jordan rounded out the line up with strong performances on Vault and Beam.  Over all the Varsity finished  with a 142.3 and the JV finished with a 93.05. Both were winning scores for the night.

Next up will be the Lake Forest 12-team varsity invite on Saturday night at 6:00.  Hope to see you there.

12/19/09--- Holiday Tri Meet
The Varsity team had an outstanding night setting all sorts of records.  The team set a new team score record of 145.4.  The old record was set in 1984-85.

Kylie Carlson spent the night breaking records.  On bars she tied the top ten bar score with a 9.55.  She now shares that spot with her mother, Julie Nei.

Kylie also had record board performances on beam and all around.

The floor team beat the top floor score record that had been standing since 2004-05.  The new record is now a 37.5---earning that new event high were Melanie Foster (9.3), Ashley Smith (9.4), Grace Kohlmaier (9.2) and Ofelia Carmichael (9.6).  All of these scores were season highs.  Katie Meier and Kylie Carlson also scored in the 9’s.

Ashley Smith also added a season high score on vault with a 9.3, with Melanie Foster scored a 9.05 on bars.  Katie Meier and Carolina Carmichael also had strong showings on beam, bars and vault.

On the JV side, the team tallied a season high score of 96.25.  It was another strong showing by the team.  Madeline tied the school record for the highest JV floor score with a 9.0.  Brittany Sacco, Devin Shonnon and Madeline Cleeff had strong all around performances.  Rachel Sieb and Jordan Riewer were steady performers for the night.  Gwen Hardy hit her flight series on beam for the first time this season, much to the delight of her teammates and coaches.

Next up:  Vernon Hills and the Lake Forest Invitational

12/18/09
Lake Forest’s JV team placed 2nd out of 12 teams in the Niles West Star is Born Invite.  In this Varsity meet only 2 gymnasts compete per event.  Rachel Sieb and Gwen Hardy got the team off to a great start on vault.  Brittany Sacco and Madeline Cleeff added strong performances on bars.  Madeline finished in 8th on bars.  On beam Devin Shannon finished in 4th place and Madeline Cleeff finished in 7th.  On floor, Devin Shannon and Caroline Kelner both finished in the top 5.  Devin was 5th and Caroline was 2nd.  Congrats Scouts on another outstanding meet.

12/12/09
The Varsity Scouts had another strong team showing at the 31st annual Conant Invite.  The team took home another trophy by finishing 3rd out of 10 teams, with a score of 108.975.  In this meet only 3 scores count.  The Scouts started their second invite on beam with a strong beam team.  All four of the beam competitors placed in the top 15--Ashley Smith finished 11th; Kylie Carlson finished 8th; Katie Meier finished 5th and Ofelia Carmichael finished 4th.  Ashley added 15th on bars and 13th in the all around.  All-around competitors Ofelia and Kylie went 3-4 in the AA competition.  Ofelia also earned 2nd vault, 13th bars, and 6th on floor.   Kylie placed 6th on vault, 7th on bars, and 5th on floor. Grace Kohlmaier finished 15th on vault.   Carolina Carmichael had a beautiful bar routine and just missed getting an award. 

Next up for the Scouts is the Niles West Star is Born meet on Thursday, December 17, at 6:15, and the Holiday Tri meet which will be held on Friday, December 18, at Lake Forest at 6:30 pm.

12/11//09
JV Scouts place first  in the Libertyville Invite with a great team effort!
Madeline Cleeff and Devin Shannon were the Scouts two all-around competitors.  They placed 1st and 2nd in the AA competition.  Madeline also placed 1st on vault, beam and floor and 2nd on bars.  Devin finished the night with 2nd place finishes on vault and beam as well as  4th on bars and floor.  The specialists also had great finishes.  Jordan Riewer finished 4th on vault and bars.  Brittany Sacco swung to 3rd place on bars while Caroline Kelner danced her way to 3rd on floor.   Gwen Hardy had a strong showing on vault.

12/05/09
The Scouts excelled at the 21-team Rolling Meadows Invitational on Saturday night. Lake Forest finished a strong second place--just behind Carmel and ahead of defending state champions, Stevenson.

Katie Meier and Ashley Smith made up the beam team. They started off well by nailing both of their routines. Katie finished 4th and Ashley finished in 9th place. The excitement continued on the floor where Kylie Carlson added a new tumbling pass and finished a strong 2nd place with a score of 9.3. Madeline Cleeff also competed on floor.

On vault the fun continued with the Scouts finishing 1st and 2nd. Ofelia Carmichael won the event with a score of 9.65 followed by Grace Kohlmaier with a 9.5.

The Scouts finished on bars with great performances. Both girls threw new double-back dismounts and hit their routines. Mel Foster placed 2nd and Carolina Carmichael placed 6th.

The Scouts will be back in action on Wednesday against Warren and Mundelein. The meet will be at home at 6:00. Hope to see you there.

12/02/09
Hey Scouts Fans!
The Lake Forest High School Gymnastic season has gotten off to a great start.  The first meet was against the defending state champions, the Stevenson Patriots.  On Wednesday, December 2,  the Varsity Scouts vaulted their way to a 140.65.  The JV Scouts had a strong showing and beat the JV Patriots.  This was not only the first meet of the season,  but it was also the first-ever high school meet for our rookie Scouts.  Devin Shannon and Madeline Cleeff had strong All-Around performances.  Ashley Smith had a stellar vault and was part of the beam team that hit 5 out of 6 routines.  The fourth rookie is Kylie Carlson.  She finished the night tied for first on vault with teammate Ofelia Carmichael and claimed first place on bars.  The Varsity vault team, which included Ashley, Kylie, Ofelia and Grace Kolhmaier, broke a 25-year-old record for the highest team vault score.  Jordan Rewier also had a good showing after coming back from being out last year due to injury. 

The varsity team will be at the Rolling Meadows invite on Saturday at 4:30--bus leaves at 12:30.