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South Side Gymnastics Sweeps Meet with Port Washington
Lady Cyclone Sydney Duncan won the all-around title for the meet with 29 points.
Port Washington scored 7.6 and 7.85 on the vault, two 6.8's on the beam, and a 7.0 and 7.7 on the floor routine, but it wasn't nearly enough as South Side won every event, finishing with 139.65 points to Port's 129.65. The 10-point loss was Port's first defeat of the season, but it came against an experienced, polished South Side team competing in their home gym at
Quote: "They're the best team in the Conference," Vikings Coach Melissa Havern said of South Side.
Turning Point: The Cyclones proved themselves with one great routine after another. In the closest event, the vault, Port's first three vaulters outscored South Side by almost a full point, but the Lady Cyclones' final three vaulters nailed their routines, scoring 7.85, 8.0, and 8.05. Port's top vaulter, Jessica Medaglia, scored a 7.85 – the same score that won her the event two weeks ago in Cold Spring Harbor. Against South Side, however, that score was only good enough for a third-place tie. As a team, the Vikings managed only 37.55 in the vault, a disappointing number in the one event they had a chance to win. Even with their three strong vaults at the end, South Side won by 0.85 of a point.
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Heroes: On the uneven bars, Jessica Medaglia again demonstrated her strength by winning the event with a score of 6.9. Candace Yap finished third in bars with a 6.2. The team result was 29.9 for South Side to 27.4 for Port Washington.
South Side pulled away for good in the balance beam, outscoring Port 34.9 to 30.4. Individually, Allison Stewart and Carly Grieco each scored a 6.8 to finish in a third-place tie with South Side's best gymnast, Sydney Duncan. South Side's Amanda Matos won the balance beam with her 7.6 routine.
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Key Stat: Sydney Duncan, who hadn't won any of her first three events, burst across the floor with a tumbling display that earned her a score of 7.9 – and the all-around title for the meet with 29 points. Jessica Medaglia finished third in the floor exercise with 7.7, but did not contend for the all-around as she only competed in three of the four events. South Side won the floor 36.45 to 34.3.
