2014 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS GYMNASTICS: State champion Chabet leads top tumblers
BY DAN STICKRADT
SENIOR EDITOR
Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com
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In all reality, girls gymnastics has taken a major hit in Michigan on the high school platform in the past 10-15 years.
Once powerhouse programs don’t exist anymore and many programs have had to unify or compete with just one or two girls. Several teams have far less than 10 competitors.
Inside Oakland County, three schools competed with just one competitor this season, which is becoming commonplace. Several other programs had less than six girls on their respective rosters. In all, only 10 programs inside Oakland County competed with at least one team member
By sure numbers, it’s not what it used to be. Although there is still some talent hailing from local high school programs.
Inside the www.northoaklandsports.com coverage region, only three schools still competed in the sport in 2014 — Auburn Hills Avondale, Troy and Troy Athens. In order to still honor some of the top high school gymnasts in the North Oakland County region, the NOS staff has selected four local competitors that had strong seasons to make up the 2014 All-North Oakland Area Girls Gymnastics Team.
Below are their profiles from the season:
CHRISTINA CHABET, Troy: This senior repeated as the Division I all-around state champion this season, posting a 38.675 total. She won the state title on the bars (9.750) and floor exercise (9.700), placed second on the beam (9.700) and tied for third on the vault (9.525). At the Walled Lake Central regional, she won the all-around title (38.525), beam (9.700), bars (9.750) and floor (9.700) while she finished second on the vault (9.375).
JULIA MASTRACCI, Auburn Hills Avondale: Competing in Division II as a non-club gymnast, Mastracci’s senior campaign saw many high finishes. At the state, she claimed sixth in the all-around (35.450), 18th on beam (8.650), 29th on bars (8.075), fourth on vault (9.175) and 19th on floor (8.900). At the Walled Lake Central regional, she finished in the top 10 in each event. Mastracci won both the beam (9.075) and vault (9.225), finished second on bars (8.800) and all-around (35.800), and ninth on floor (9.400). Mastracci also competes in track and field.
NICOLE WAGNER, Troy Athens: A junior, Wagner finished 23rd in the Division II all-around competition at the state finals, collecting a 33.550 total. She placed sixth on bars (8.725), 25th on beam (8.450), 33rd on floor (8.525) and 41st on vault (8.500). At the Walled Lake Central regional, Wagner qualified for state by placing sixth in the all-around (33.575). She placed eighth on bars (8.200), 10th on beam (8.275), 15th on floor (8.400) and 16th on vault (8.700).
SARAH YEE, Auburn Hills Avondale: A junior who compete in Division II, Yee competed in two events at the state finals, earning 37th on beam (7.425) and fourth on floor (9.075). At the regional level, she was 35th in the all-around (26.500), third on beam (98.875), 42nd (8.225) and first on floor (9.400).
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