Olathe East senior Allison Meads became the only gymnast in Kansas history to win the state all-around title three consecutive years, but that wasn’t the championship she coveted most.
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Meads wins all-around and leads Olathe East to Kansas gymnastics title
Last year as a junior, Olathe East’s Allison Meads gladly would have traded ...
Olathe East’s Meads stays on top in gymnastics
Allison Meads completed her sweep at the Kansas state gymnastics tournament with a ...
Lawrence Free State wins Kansas gymnastics team title; Meads repeats as all-around champ
Lawrence Free State used excellent depth in winning its first outright state championship ...
Five things to watch: Kansas state gymnastics
1 Firebirds seek first outright titleTwo years ago, Lawrence Free State snagged a share of the Kansas state gymnastics championship. But the Firebirds had to share top billing with Newton when the…
Allison Meads once again is pushing Olathe East gymnastics
Allison Meads proved she was the best high school gymnast in Kansas last season, and the Olathe East junior aims to do it again in about two weeks.As a sophomore, Meads rolled to the state …
All-around champion Meads tabbed All-Metro gymnast of the year
The Kansas State High School Activities Association’s decision to eliminate the regional gymnastics tournament meant there were 17 days between the Sunflower League championships and the Kansas state…
Deep Cougars dominate at state gymnastics
So much for keeping things close. Observers expecting a tense Kansas state gymnastics meet that would come down a balance check here or a fall there instead witnessed a rout Saturday at Shawnee…
SM Northwest's Jones, Tingle pace league title, state hopes
If history is any guide, Shawnee Mission Northwest is the favorite to win the Kansas state gymnastics title after last week’s Sunflower League gymnastics championships’ coronation in Lawrence.In the…
ONW's Briggs caps career as gymnasts of the year
Most high school gymnasts call it a career rather than move into the college gymnastics ranks.In that respect, Elayna Briggs is relatively common.Watch her compete, though, and the Olathe Northwest…
SM Northwest gymnasts lose state title amid controversy
Lawrence Free State walked away with the state championship team trophy and Newton, which hosted the 2009 Kansas Girls State Gymnastics Championship, took home the individual state championship…
Lawrence Free State ties for Kansas gymnastics crown
NEWTON, Kan. | It was a day for the unusual Saturday at the Kansas Girls State Gymnastics Championship.Unusual in that Shawnee Mission Northwest lost the team title because of a one-point deduction…
Five things to watch at Kansas state gymnastics
at Kansas state gymnastics1 Firebirds seek first state titleLawrence Free State’s gymnastics program watched its training partner, Lawrence, dominate the state gymnastics scene from 2004 to 2006….
SM Northwest wins gymnastics regional
Six days earlier, the Shawnee Mission Northwest gymnastics team was embarrassed by coach Jackie Cipollini’s words at the 2009 Sunflower League Girls Gymnastics Championships.The Cougars, who lost by…
Free State beats out SMNW for league gymnastics crown
For two years now, Shawnee Mission Northwest’s gymnastics team has been nip-and-tuck at meet after meet with Free State’s tumbling and twirling girls.The two squads were expected to wage another…
Free State wins long-sought league gymnastics crown
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. It’s a feeling the Lawrence Free State and Shawnee Mission Northwest gymnastics teams have become accustomed to in recent years.The Firebirds and Cougars have…
Fall sports notes: Lee's Summit gymnasts win at SM North
For most of the 14 varsity gymnastics teams at the Shawnee Mission North Invitational, the big meet last Saturday was an early gauge, a chance to learn and evaluate with an eye to the end-of-season…