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John Glenn fell to conference Saylor Starkey taking top

challengers but wrap up marks in gymnastics among 5

regular season against neighboring states by Matthew Dotson

Tri-Valley Saturday by Matthew Dotson standout Saylor Starkey has been com-
Tri-Valley Freshman and gymnastics
peting in state and national gymnastics
competitions from a very young age.
Saylor just won level 10 gymnastics in
Ohio in vault and beam. She was 2nd all
around and also 2nd on floor. Starkey’s
beam was the highest scoring junior
level routine and 2nd highest out of all
level 10s in Ohio. In her recent level 10
regional competition, Saylor won beam
(9.725), placed 2nd on vault (9.675),
2nd on floor( 9.65), and 3rd all around
out of the best gymnasts from 5 area
states.
“Saylor has been going to gymnas-
tics since she could first walk. She start-
ed here locally at Champion. Around age
4, we quickly saw she was not like other
children and was advancing very quickly.
At age 7, she competed at level 6! That
same year they decided to start training
her for the TOPS program. She tested
as an 8,9, and 10-year-old and made it
into the top 100 gymnasts in the country
all three years. She then went to nation-
als tops testing at the Karolyi Ranch in
Texas, which was the Olympic training
site. She soon after started training in
Westerville at buckeye gymnastics.”
stated Ashlee Jasper Starkey.
Look for Starkey to go far in gym-
nastics and congratulate her on how
well she has done!

Submitted

Justin Stambush hoping to get a piece of a fast ball against Tri-Valley. Matthew Dotson
Vs. Philo (5/14) for New Lex on a single by Stenson to
On the Road against Philo, the Lil’ jump up to 6 – 3. Metzger scored on a
Muskies were hoping to get a win. Phi- walk, 7- 3. A double from Hoff brought
lo jumped out to a 1 – 0 lead after a the Muskies closer by a score of 7 – 5.
double by Phillip brought in Gooden for Narrowing in, the Muskie’s Edwards hit a
a run. followed by Radcliffe singling to double to drive in Townsend, 7 – 6, New
drive in Phillip to lead 2 – 0. The Elec- Lex. Miller singled for the Panthers to
trics grabbed another run in the bottom drive in Pearson and Metzer, 9 – 6. John
of the 2nd inning when Tom doubled Glenn tried to rally back with a double
to bring in Gooden for the 3 – 0 lead. and a single in the top of the 7th, but
Townsend singled in the top of the 3rd they fell one run shy and lost 9 – 8.
to allow Woodard to score, followed by
Merry hitting into a double play that al- Vs. Heath (5/10)
lowed Howard to score to narrow Philos’ On Saturday in Heath, the Bulldogs
lead to 3 – 2. Runkle hit a single in the came out swinging as they took a 3 – 0
bottom of the 6th inning to build the lead lead after the 1st inning. By the bottom
to 4 – 2. John Glenn bounced back in the of the 2nd inning, a double and a group
top of the 7th inning to grab a run off a of singles led to the Bulldogs leading by
single by Townsend and one by Merry to a score of 7 – 0. Hoff hit a double for
tie the game at 4 – 4. In the bottom of John Glenn in the top of the 4th, driving
the 8th inning, Payton reached on an er- in Wise. Stambush scored on a pop-up
ror to win the game with a score of 5 – 4. to drop the lead to 7 – 2.. A sixth inning
rally locked in the win for New Lexington
vs.New Lexington (5/12) as they plated five more runs to win by
The Lil’ Muskies headed out of 12 – 2.
Muskingum County to face the New Lex-
ington Panthers. John Glenn started the Vs. Crooksville (5/9)
game with two runs on two singles to The Ceramics traveled to New Con-
give them the 2 – 0 lead. New Lex came cord on Friday to face the Muskies. It
back in the bottom of the inning to grab was an even matchup at first, with both
two runs off a single by Hahn. Hahn then teams tied 1 – 1 after two innings. John
scored on an error to take over the lead Glenn had a 3 – 2 lead in the 4th inning.
3 – 2. Pearson singled to bring in Shu- Crooksville pulled together two runs in
mate and Fortner to lead 5 – 2. Wood- the top of the 7th inning, and John Glenn
ard singled in the top of the 2nd inning was unable to answer back so they fell
to bring in Cameron to draw closer with to the Ceramics by a score of 4 – 3.
New Lex still ahead 5 – 3. Toth scored