Sofia Dodge goes head over heels on the balance beam during her state-qualifying performance.
When the Class AA state gymnastics championships commence this weekend, two Rangers will be in action competing against the best tumblers in Minnesota. Junior Faith Pleski qualified by placing third in the uneven bars at the Section 7AA championship on Feb. 18, and sophomore Sofia Dodge advanced on the strength of a fourth-place finish in the balance beam.
As a team, the Rangers took third of eight with 142.35 points, behind Cambridge-Isanti (143.7) and Anoka (143.4). Only the top-scoring team qualifies for the team finals at state.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“It was a really good day for us,” head coach Lindsey Pierron said. “It was a really close race between the top three teams.”
The Rangers’ score was their official season-best, behind an unofficial 144.3 achieved at an invitational at Cambridge-Isanti.
“At a meet like this, the judges are much tighter with their scoring,”
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