Kaleidoscope gymnasts place at states
Seven gymnasts from Wareham's Kaleidoscope of Dance and Gymnastics competed against more than 43 teams in state championships at Holyoke Community College on March 3 and 4.
Kaleidoscope sent two teams of level 5 and 6 gymnasts to the competition, with all placing at the state level.
Five gymnasts from the level 5 team competed. Maxine Kellum placed third on the bars with a score of 9.25, helping Kellum to receive an overall score of 34.5, placing her 5th All Around in the 12-year-old age group.
Hannah Abrantes placed first on the floor with a score of 9.175 and fourth on the vault with an 8.2 in the 13+ age bracket.
Competing in the 9-year-old bracket, Brielle Benoski placed ninth on the bars with a score of 9.125, while a score of 9.0 on the beam helped Alyson Stellato place fourth in the 11-year-old category, and Laurenne Wilkinson placed fifth on the floor in the 10-year-old age group with a score of 9.225.
Level 6 gymnasts also fared well in the event.
Jill Douglas placed fifth on the vault and sixth on the floor with a score of 8.825 and 9.05, respectively, in the 12-year-old category. Competing in the 11-year-old bracket, Jillian Rawding placed eighth on the vault with a score of 9.05.