Wolverine Classic - Saline, MI
2-27-10:  Hear the distress call!  "WHAM!"  Hit the phone booth.  "BOOM!"  Don your cape and most comfortable spandex.  "POW!"  It was time for the Wolverine Classic's 'Be The Superhero' meet.  The Lady Flames Caped Crusaders answered the distress call.  Some fully vested in their capes and alter egos; some rendered cape-less by their arch-nemesis and the bars made of kryptonite!

The Level 7 team placed 2nd led by Samantha Smith.  L8 Karadjoff felt no ill-effects of the kryptonitic uneven bars.  L9 Delina Phillips stuck a 9.6 vault.  L10 Amanda Stepp repeated her Chicago vault (Tsuk 1.5) for a 9.7.


    

IGI Chicago Style - Chicago, IL
2-14-10:  What can be said that hasn't already been said about IGI's Chicago Style Meet...?  Great meet, great location, well organized, great competition, oh ya... largest women's artistic gymnastics meet in the world!  4300 competitors in 6 gyms competed this weekend.  This included 24 of the Lady Flames. 

Some highlights:
Level 7 Team - 2nd
Level 6 Team - 5th
Level 5 Team - 4th

     10 out of the 24 Lady Flames who participated placed 1st on vault!  Nice accolade.  This included Level 10 Amanda Stepp, who performed her Tsukahara Tucked 1.5 for the first time ever and received a 9.725 for her efforts!  This was good enough for the gold medal in her session as well as a tie for the 2nd best Level 10 vault for the entire event! (6 sessions of 10's)  There were some impressed college coaches :)

State Qualifier - Westland, MI
2-7-10:  The first State Qualifier for our compulsory gymnasts was hosted by Michigan Academy of Gymnastics in Westland, MI.  The Level 5 Team placed 1st in their session, lead by Mekenna McLean's 36.350.  The Level 6 Team placed 2nd in there session, lead by Sophie Jackson's 36.525.