Our younger gymnasts competed in the Elite competition, this competition selects the top young gymnasts in the country to become part of the Elite Performance squad in preparation for 2016 and beyond, Mason Whealing was selected for the squad after a excellent performance finishing fourth in the competition, young Joe Spellacy finished a creditable sixth. Well done to all the boys who competed in the Elite and Club grades.
Paul H.
Scores

On Thursday 21st of May competitors from across Bury took part in the finals of the Bury Schools Gymnastics Competition at the Bury Bridge Centre. Ten schools made it through to the finals from an origional entry of over thirty.
The competition was in two age groups, Years one and two, where teams from St. Maries R.C.Prmary, Sedgley Park Primary, St. Mary's Primary (Hawkshaw),Lowercroft Primary, Springside Primary, Heaton Park Primary and Saint Bernadette's Primary took part, and Years three and four, where teams from St. Andrew's Primary (Ramsbottom), Lowercroft Primary and St. Margaret's C.of E. Primary competed.
As well as the team competition, individual medals were awarded to first, second and third in each age group.
Year 1 and 2 Team Competition.
3rd place: Lowercroft Primary 35.15 points.
2nd place: St. Bernadette's Primary.35.9 points.
1st place St. Marie's Primary 36.45 points.
Year 1 and 2 Individual Competition.
Hamaad Sharif. Sedgley Park Primary.3rd place.
Daisy Gamble. St. Bernadette's. 2nd place.
Katie Su. St. Maries R.C. Primary.1st place.
Year 3 and 4 Team Competition.
St. Andrew's Primary Ramsbottom.3rd place with 32.75 points.
St.Margaret's C. of E. Primary.2nd place with 35.45 points.
Lowercroft Primary. 1st place with 35.95 points.
Year 3 and 4 Individual Competition.
Katie Mallion(Lowercroft), Che Brown(St. Margaret's) and Amy Holdsworth.(St.Margaret's). Joint 3rd place.
Molly Lunn(Lowercroft).2nd place.
Bethany Garrick,(Lowercroft).1st place.
All in all the day was a huge success and I know how much the children enjoyed taking part. The standard was high and the gymnasts seemed unfazed by what was for many of them, their first competition in a working gym.
Many thanks to Callum Donnelly, Kate Bird, Bury School Sports Partnership,Ken Sexton, John Smethurst, the teachers and of course the children for making the day the huge success it was.
We look forwards to hosting next years competition.
Mike.

You can see a selection of pictures here.

NORTH WEST N.D.P. & REGIONAL PERFORMANCE SELECTION COMPETITION.

SUNDAY 15TH MARCH C.M.I.G.

What a great result for Bury gymnasts at the squad selection competition, held at C.M.I.G. 17 boys entered the competition, and 13 were selected.
In the N.D.P. at level 1 Harrison Daly finished 6th. At Level 2 Adam Phillips finished 7th.
Conor Rodgers and Robert Livingstone finished 12th & 14th respectively. In Level 3, Dominic Bunner and William Ratcliffe finished 14th & 10th. At Level 4, Lewis Hamer finshed 5th.
In Level 5, Daniel Law was 2nd, with teammates Jack Knights and Aiden Dale 5th & 6th.
In Level 6, Joshua Donohoe finished 3rd.

In the afternoon the Regional performance competition saw some excellent gymnastics from the Bury gymnasts, in Level 1, Niall Edgehill just edged out teammate Sam Bowden to finish 1st, with a score of 61.50, with Sam just 0.75 behind. Alex Lomax finished 4th with Jack Headley in 7th.
At Level 2, Joe Spellacy came first with a score of 59.50, finishing ahead of Rhys Hickman who was 2nd with a score of 58.05.

GYMNASTS SELECTED FOR THE NORTH WEST SQUAD.

N.D.P.
H.DALY
A.PHILLIPS
L.HAMER
D.LAW
A.DALE
J.KNIGHTS
J.DONOHOE
REGIONAL PERFORMANCE
N.EDGEHILL
S.BOWDEN
A.LOMAX
J.HEADLEY
R.HICKMAN
M.WHEALING (pre-selected)

Squad trainings will be held at C.M.I.G. on the following dates: 22nd March/ 29th March/ 5th April/26th April. 1.00pm—5.00pm. The team selection competition will be held at Bury G.C. on 19th April at 10.30am.

Once again well done to all our gymnasts who competed yesterday, as they say the future’s bright, the future’s Bury.

Pictures

PAUL HOCKWART
Director of Coaching.