The Beaver Gymnastics team hosted Bothell, Skyline and Bellingham last night for a home meet. The young Ballard team placed second and coach Stephanie Gundel said the team did well.

"Overall, last night went well. One of our top girls had a sore ankle and only did bars so our score was a little lower than it has been, but we did show improvement in some areas," she said.

The team this year is young with 10 freshmen and only 6 returning gymnasts after losing some valuable Seniors last year.

Bothell led the scores at the meet on Tuesday. The evening's results were:

1. Bothell 163.85
2. Ballard 149.1
3. Skyline 121.85
4. Bellingham School District (non-conference) 116.1

Vault
1. Raynie Hultgren (Bothell) 9.55
2. Maria Volk (Ballard) 8.7
3T. Kelsey Meyer (Bothell) and Kahokuloa Kauhi (Sehome) 8.35

Bars
1. Raynie Hultgren (Bothell) 9.3
2. Lauren Lee (Ballard) 7.3
3. Maureen Sturgeon (Ballard) 7.2

Beam
1. Raynie Hultgren (Bothell) 8.9
2. Marquesa Dixon (Bothell) 8.4
3. Maureen Sturgeon (Ballard) 8.35

Floor
1. Raynie Hultgren (Bothell) 9.55
2T. Marquesa Dixon (Bothell) 9.15 and Kelsey Meyer (Bothell) 9.15

All Around
1. Raynie Hultgren (Bothell) 37.3
2. Marquesa Dixon (Bothell) 32.9
3. Maureen Sturgeon (Ballard) 31.95

"We have 2 1/2 weeks before our next meet, so a lot of practice time to come back stronger in the new year," said Gundel.