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September 29, 2012

Leonard leads Eagles past Hornets

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Sat Sep 29, 2012, 07:51 AM EDT

BEEKMANTOWN — Beekmantown’s Alyssa Leonard scored individual wins in the balance beam and floor exercises, helping the Eagles to a 147.75 to 141.8 win over Plattsburgh High in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference gymnastics Friday.

The Beekmantown standout accumulated 34.4 points in the all around after garnering second-place finishes in both the uneven parallel bars and vault.

Leonard edged-out Plattsburgh High’s Dalen Keswick by a mere 0.5 point margin. Beekmantown’s Brielle Cerne concluded the day’s podium finishers with 30.4 points. Plattsburgh High’s Julia Karkoski and Erica Leonard of Beekmantown rounded out the top five finishers with 28.6 and 28.2 points, respectively.

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Beekmantown 147.75, Plattsburgh High 141.8:

Vault: 1, Keswick (P), 9.15. 2, Leonard (B), 8.3. 3, tie, Boise (P) and Kaltenbach (P) 7.65. 4, tie, Baker (P)and Quackenbush (B). 5, Karkoski (P), 7.45. 6, tie, Carter (P) and Dashnaw (B) 7.35.

Uneven parallel bars: 1, Keswick (P), 8.55. 2, Leonard (B), 8.35. 3, tie Quackenbush (B) and Cerne (B), 7.2. 4, Kaltenbach (P), 7.0. 5, Leonard (B), 6.7 6, Trudo (B), 6.2.

Balance beam: 1, Leonard (B), 8.55. 2, Cerne (B), 7.6 3, Karkoski (P), 7.1. 4, Keswick (P), 7.0. 5, Kaltenbach (P), 6.7. Leonard (B), 6.6.

Floor exercise: 1, tie, Leonard (B) and Keswick (P), 9.2 2, Cerne (B), 8.35. 3, tie, Karkos (P) and Leonard (B), 8.0 4, tie, Quackenbush (B) and Trudo (B), 7.4. 5, Roltenbach (P), 6.85. 6, Dashnaw (B), 6.8.

All around: 1, Leonard (B), 34.4. 2, Keswick (P), 33.9. 3, Cerne (B), 30.4. 4, Karkoski (P), 28.65. 5, Leonard (B), 28.6. 6, Kaltenbach (P), 28.2.