SPORTS
January 31, 2023 at 4:45 p.m.
Lady Dutchmen place with state’s best
Lady Dutchmen place with state’s best
The meet featured the top nine highest-scoring teams in the state. Melrose finished with 171.125 points, missing third by four points. First place was a 176.2 by Big Lake, .20 more than runner-up Detroit Lakes.
“We had a rough beam but came back strong,” said Katie Masog, head coach.
In the true team format, all five gymnasts’ scores count in the team score. Team rankings are listed, not individuals. Melrose did have good efforts on most of the routines. Maria Hinnenkamp scored a 9.075 on the vault, Courtney Althaus a 9.175 on bars, a 9.375 on beam and a 9.15 on floor.
Team scores: 1. Big Lake 176.2, 2. Detroit Lakes 176.0, 3. Worthington 174.525, 4. Melrose 171.125, 5. Byron 170.375, 6. New London-Spicer 169.45, 7. Becker 169.15, 8. Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 167.075 and 9. St. Peter 152.975. Vault: 1. Detroit Lakes 45.75, 2. Big Lake 44.975, 3. Worthington 44.975, 4. Melrose 44.6, 5. Becker 44.05, 6. NLS 43.573, 7. BKMS 43.15, 8. Byron 43.0 and 9. St. Peter 41.25. Bars: 1. Detroit Lakes 44.3, 2. Big Lake 44, 3. Melrose 41.9, 4. Worthington 41.45, 5. Byron 41.025, 6. NLS 40.5, 7. Becker 40.325, 8. BKMS 38.825 and 9. St. Peter 33.625. Beam: 1. Byron 43.725, 2. Worthington 43. 2, 4. Becker 42.5, 5. Big Lake 42.45, 6. BKMS 42.225, 7. NLS 41.3, 8. Melrose 40.8 and 9. St. Peter 38.15. Floor: 1. Worthington 44.9, 2. Big Lake 44.775, 3. NLS 43.835, 4. Melrose 43.825, 5. Detroit Lakes 43.0, 6. BKMS 42.875, 7. 42.625, 8. Becker 42.875 and 9. St. Peter 38.15.
Melrose 143.675,
Maple Lake 127.45
The Lady Dutchmen took the top three spots in every routine in a 143.675-127.45 win over Maple Lake Jan. 24 at the Glen Thieschafer Gym at Melrose Area Public Schools in Melrose.
“We are getting there, for sure,” Masog said. “We are putting all the little bits together, which is fun.”
A different Lady Dutchman won each routine. Gabby Schoenberg, vault; Althaus, bars; Hannah Hoppe, beam; and Josie Eveslage, floor all took firsts. Althaus and Hinnenkamp finished top two in the all-around.
One reason for the team’s success is its depth; eight different girls competed for the varsity squad that night. Another is the team has avoided major injuries and is healthy.
“Knock on wood,” Masog said. “We have aches and pains. Gymnastics is a tough sport, but we are pretty healthy. Hopefully, we can stay that way, train and compete. Hopefully, we can clean it up and stay on our feet and call it a day.”
At the conclusion of the meet, the gymnastics team saluted Althaus, the lone senior on the team.
Melrose: Vault: 1. Gabby Schoenberg 9.15, 2. Hinnenkamp 9.1, 3. Alea Berscheit 8.9, 4. Althaus 8.85 and 6. Theresia Nathe 8.5. Bars: 1. Althaus 9.525, 2. Gabby Schoenberg 8.6, 3. Hinnenkamp 8.425, 4. Eveslage 8.20 and 6. Hoppe 7.875. Beam: 1. Hoppe 9.275, 2. Nathe 9.175, 3. Hinnenkamp 9.025, 5. Eveslage 8.925 and 6. Althaus 8.9. Floor: 1. Eveslage 9.25, 2. Althaus 9.2, 3. Hoppe 9.175, 4. Hinnenkamp 8.9 and 6. Celia Schoenberg 8.5. All-around: 1. Althaus 36.475 and 2. Hinnenkamp 35.45.
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