The Ballard High School gymnastics team lost a close meet Dec. 10 to Inglemoor by a final score of 162.3-160.65.

Ballard's Taylor Stern once again led all athletes with an all-around score of 35.2.

Stern placed first on the bars, tied for first on the vault and tied for third on floor routines.

Molly Barnes placed first on the beam for the Beavers.

Ballard owned three of the top four floor routine spots with Erica Redman placing second and Maria Volk tying with Stern for third.

Coach Stephanie Gundel said the team still has a lot of work to do.

"We could have easily won that meet with more focus, which would have led to fewer mistakes," she said.

Ballard is 1-1 so far this season.

The Beaver's next meet is against Lake Washington at 7 p.m. on Dec. 17 at Lake Washington High School.