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Arizona Olympian gymnastics Desert Lights gymnasts take
team wins state state champion titles
The 2009 State Championship in Chandler girls Haley Scott, Arianna
Phoenix was captured by the Arizona Ruth, Jamie Armijo, Madilyn Probst and
Olympian Boys Level 8 Gymnastics Courtney Loper, all of Desert Lights
Team, who will advance to regional Gymnastics, recently won state champion
competition, despite an unexpected titles for individual and all-around events
relocation from their home gym in at the USAG State Competition.
Southern Chandler. Haley Scott won fi rst place in Level 9
In December, structural issues at the Beam; Arianna Ruth took fi rst in Level 10
home gym forced owner and head coach Beam; Jamie Armijo placed fi rst in Level
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Lyle Guthrie to temporarily close his 10 Bars, Floor and All-Around; Madilyn
facility. A safe warehouse space became Probst placed fi rst in Level 7 Vault and
State champions Desert Lights Gymnastics
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an alternative training ground for the Floor; and Courtney Loper took fi rst in Level 8 Vault, Floor and All-Around.
Arizona Olympian Boys Level 8 Gymnastics
gymnasts who continued to practice.
Team
The Desert Lights Gymnastics team also earned the state championship title
Competing in the 12- to 13-year-old for the Level 9 state competition. The only club to fi eld a team in all four levels of
age division, Koby Song-Nichols won fi rst in All-Around, fi rst in Pommels, Parallel the state competition, they also took second place in Level 10 and third place for
Bars and High Bars, and second in Vault. Zachary Gunnel placed third in All- Levels 7 and 8.
Around and tied for fi rst in Floor, took second in Rings and Parallel Bars and placed Gymnasts from the team earned a total of 36 individual and all-around state
third in High Bars. Quinlan Donovan-Schager took third in Floor and Pommels. titles. Qualifying gymnasts will travel to Sacramento later in April for the USAG
In the 14- to 15-year-old age division, Josiah Grimes won fi rst in All-Around Regional competition.
and took fi rst in Floor, Parallel Bars and High Bars. Luke Rallison placed second Desert Lights Gymnastics, owned by Lisa and John Spini, celebrates its 15th year
in Floor. of operation this May and has accrued 16 different team titles and hundreds of
Arizona Olympian is now meeting at 375 E. Warner Rd., Building 2, Suite 1, on individual and all-around champions. More than 40 Desert Lights gymnasts have
the south side of Warner at Delaware, between Arizona Avenue and McQueen attended college on gymnastics scholarships.
Road. Call 480-802-8559 or visit www.azolympiangymnastics.com. Desert Lights Gymnastics is located at 6175 W. Detroit St. in Chandler. Learn
more by calling 480-940-4041 or visiting www.desertlightsgymnastics.net.
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