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Dodge-Point was third and River Valley fourth at the SWC conference meet as both teams had issues with injuries.
For the Blackhawks the injuries are the continuing kind. For the Dodge-Pointers a fresh one cost them a higher finish and eliminated one of their top gymnasts from further competition this year.
"It was a bitter sweet meet for us," Dodge-Point coach Julia Oellerich said. "We tied for second in the conference with Platteville/Belmont/Lancaster, but lost an outstanding gymnast in the process. Tori Palzkill went down with a season ending elbow injury in the second round."
"My heart just broke for her. After her back injury last season, she was told she would never do gymnastics again. But of course that didn't stop Tori. She not only came back from that injury, but she worked her tail off and continued to improve her skills and scores. To get this close at a chance to compete in the State tournament, which has been her goal since her freshman year, and to have her career end like this, so abruptly, was devastating," Oellerich said.
"As you can imagine, we were all shaken after Tori's injury. But we huddled together and decided that we weren't competing for just ourselves or the team anymore; we were doing it for Tori. And we did! We had several personal bests and one of the best nights on beam that we have all year."
"Lauren May took first at the conference meet on bars, for the second year running, along with second on beam, third on floor, and second in the all-around competition. Alyssa Belling also had a great meet, tying for fourth on vault, and taking fifth in the all-around competition."
"I couldn't be more proud of the girls. Although we fell shy of the Conference Champ title, we pulled ourselves up by our boot straps and tied for second in the conference. It was still a huge accomplishment, especially after losing such an essential member of our team. So, Tori, this one's for you. Keep your chin up kid. You're going to do great things."
River Valley coach Julie Kuhse figured the Blackhawks would have problems scoring high as a team at the meet.
"Without Caroline Iausly at full strength, we knew we weren't going to move up the ranks in team standings, but we have strong individuals who could medal," Kuhse said. "It was out second highest team score of the season. We had our season high on bars, with Caroline and Claire Eno both medaling."
Also for the Hawks, Eno finished in sixth on vault just out of medal range, but scored a personal best. Andrea Tennis also had a personal best on vault.
"We changed Kara Hutter's beam routine a bit," Kuhse said. "She only had one fall and scored a personal best."
"It was great to have Caroline back in competition. She was cautious but solid. We look forward to what all the girls will accomplish at sectionals," added Kuhse.
Sectionals are at Baraboo High School Friday, February 26 starting at 5pm.
SWC MEET
(at Dodgeville)
Team Scores
1-SW/CC 132.2750
2-P/B/L 131.6250
3-D/MP 128.5750
4-River Valley 118.6000
5-PdC/Fennimore 98.3250
Individual Results
Vaulting
Dodge-Point
4-Alyssa Belling 8/600
7-Lauren May 8.550
9-Tori Palzkill 8.400
9-Sasha Paiva 8.400
13-Marissa Parkin 8.300
River Valley
6-Claire Eno 8.575
15-Andrea Tennis 8.100
16-Denae Thier 8.075
19-Hailee McFarland 7.825
23-Braejah Weeden 7.300
Uneven Bars
Dodge-Point
1-Lauren May 8.450
8-Alyssa Belling 7.750
14-Sasha Paiva 7.000
16-Katlyn Yingst 5.400
19-Ana Peterson 4.900
River Valley
4-Claire Eno 8.000
5-Caroline Iausly 7.900
17-Denae Thier 5.050
21-Andrea Tennis 4.650
24-Lexi Nabbefeld 2.800
Balance Beam
Dodge-Point
2-Lauren May 8.850
6-Alyssa Belling 8.200
6-Claire Polinag 8.200
11-Sasha Paiva 8.000
17-Ana Peterson 6,900
River Valley
4-Caroline Iausly 8.500
15-Claire Eno 7.300
19-Kara Hutter 6.800
22-Adeline Amble 6.000
23-Denae Thier 5.750
Floor Exercise
Dodge-Point
3-Lauren May 8.825
5-Alyssa Belling 8.400
12-Sasha Paiva 7.850
16-Claire Polinag 7.700
22-Katlyn Yingst 6/850
River Valley
4-Claire Eno 8.575
12-Andrea Tennis 7.850
15-Hailee McFarland 7.750
17-Courtney Heath 7,650
19-Denae Thier 7.30
All-Around
Dodge-Point
2-Lauren May 34.675
5-Alyssa Belling 32.950
10-Sasha Paiva 31.250
River Valley
7-Claire Eno 32.450
11-Deanae Thier 26.175