More than 250 gymnasts from 19 local primary and six secondary schools competed in the 26th Grantham Schools Championships at The Meres leisure centre last Sunday.
Walton Girls retained both the under-13 and under-16 girls’ team titles, taking the senior age group from KGGS by virtue of scoring higher on the vault. KGGS were also runners-up in the under-13s, ahead of West Grantham Academy.
King’s School narrowly won both boys’ team titles, with Priory Ruskin runners-up in the under-13 event.
In the under-9 girls’ team competition, National won by four clear marks, ahead of Cliffedale and Allington & Sedgebrook. St Mary’s took top spot in the under-11s, from Huntingtower and third placed National.
St Mary’s A triumphed in the primary boys’ team competition, with a strong looking National finishing second.
Individual results (top three): Under 7 girls – 1 Maisie Smart – Dudley House 16.8, 2 Olivia Celik – Cliffedale 16.6, 3 Gigi Granger – Ingoldsby 15.4; Under 7 Boys – 1 Christopher Smith-Rasmussen – Allington & Sedgebrook 16.6, 2 Charlie Morley – Ingoldsby 16.3, 3 Lucas Birkby – St Mary’s 16.2; Under 9 Girls – 1 Neeve Pexton – National 18.6, 2 Isla Pexton – National 18.4, 3= Jessica Garment – Grantham Preparatory 17.9, 3= Taylor Eaton-Gray – National 17.9; Under 9 Boys – 1 Ryan Collingwood – St Mary’s 17.5, 2 Jamal Jallow – National 17.4, 3 Joe Taylor – Cliffedale 17.3; Under 11 Girls – 1 Helena Procter – Long Bennington 18.8, 2 Molly Smith – Isaac Newton 18.5, 3= Jessica Leigh-Tamplin – Huntingtower 18.0, 3= Lexi Reddish – St Mary’s 18.0, 3= Phoebe Richards-Cole – Cliffedale 18.0; Under 11 Boys – Oliver Denton – St Anne’s 17.5, 2 Kyle Davidson – St Mary’s 17.1, 3 Kaan Celik – Cliffedale 16.8; Primary Girls Advanced – 1 Charlotte Mears – Huntingtower 37.9, 2 Elle Jayne Booton – Huntingtower 37.6, 3 Scarlett Heaton – St Mary’s 37.3; Under 13 Boys – 1 Cameron Chow – King’s 18.1, 2 Jack Gurney – Priory Ruskin 17.8, 3 Elliot Smith- Rasmussen – King’s 17.3; Under 13 Girls – 1 Lucy Valentine – Walton 18.2, 2= Tia Whitfield – Walton 17.7, 2= Phoebe Collins – Walton 17.7, 4 Imogen Hands – KGGS 17.6; Under 16 Boys – 1 Jacob Armstrong – King’s 18.4, 2 Anthony Matthews – Priory Ruskin 18.3, 3 Tom Wharmby – King’s 18.0; Under 16 Girls – 1= Emily Aldous-Johnson – Walton 17.8, 1= Ellie Harding – KGGS 17.8, 3 Asia O’Sullivan – KGGS 17.2, 4 Kenya Watson – SWRA 16.8; Secondary Girls Advanced – 1 Imogen Gregory – Walton 38.0, 2 Hannah Longland – Walton 37.4, 3 Megan Stott – KGGS 37.3.
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The National School under-9 girls finished first in the under-9 girls, the under-9 boys were runners-up and the under-11 girls came third. Photo: 044B
Champions Walton Girls under-16s are, from left – Amy Rose, Hannah Longland, Imogen Gregory, Chloe Kirby and Emily Aldous-Johnson.
Under-13 girls championships Walton Girls are from left, back – Phoebe Collins, Tia Whitfield and Aleksandra Madejska; front – Lucy Valentine and Charlotte Smith.