Brentwood - Davis Diamonds gymnasts Micaela Everitt and Maggie Koo capped their gymnastics year with their best performances in the Junior Olympics Level 7 State Championships 2-3 April. Both gymnasts earned  several of their highest scores in this high point of the year. Competing together in the Senior B division, Koo and Everitt could support each other through the event rotations. Starting their meet on floor, Maggie Koo danced and tumbled her routine, including high saltos and a 180 degree switch leap to earn a strong 9.3 from the judges. This personal best score would be good for eighth place on this event. Both Everitt and Koo are strong vaulters and confirmed with scores of 8.975 and 9.05 for their handsprings. Next, both gymnasts struggled on bars, but Everitt earned the conveted 10.0 start value on this event  for the first time. Always nerve-wracking to finish on beam after three good events, Koo fell, eliminating an all-around place in the top ten. But Everitt was cool and steady to place ninth on this event. She placed thirteenth all-around with Koo in fifteenth. Everitt attends eighth grade at Emerson and Koo ninth at Holmes.

Stockton - Davis Diamonds gymnasts Gaelyn Walche, Alene Lai, Lily Lin, Irene Whalen, Courtney Meyer, Isabela Martinez, and Lauren Postlethwaite fought hard in a tough Junior Olympic State Championships March 25-27 to qualify and represent Northern California in Region 1 Championships next month in Anaheim. Walche and Lai each put out the best meets of their careers, taking top places, and qualifying to Regionals. All-around cores of 38 to 37 were necessary to make the podium in most divisions. Region I includes California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.