Local gymnasts shine in Fonthill competition

FONTHILL — Rose City Gymnastics sent 26 athletes to their gymnastics qualifier and invitational competition in Fonthill, Ontario, this past weekend.

Six of those gymnasts have local roots in the Sun’s readership area.

Kingsville’s Payton Market, 6, took first place in Beam, second in Vault, third in Bars and fourth in Floors for an overall placement of third allaround in the 6-year-old level 1 category.

Nine-year-old Edda Rivest of Essex took third overall in the Excel Bronze division with thirds in Vault, Bars and Beam, and a fourth in Floors.

Alessandra Mastronardi, 8, of Leamington finished first overall in the 8-year-old level 1 program with first place finishes in Bars, Beam and Floors, and a second in Vaults.

Ten-year-old Gabriella George of Leamington was 7th overall in the Excel Bronze program, turning in an impressive fourth in Floors.

Leamington’s Lily Steinhoff, 16, took first overall in the Excel Bronze program, sweeping her events with firsts in Vaults, Bars, Beams and Floors.

Presley Bartel, 9, of Harrow, finished second overall in Excel Bronze on the strength of a first place in Beams.

Meanwhile, the trampoline and tumbling team from Rose City competed at their Second Ontario Cup in Oakville on the same weekend.

Jacey Adam, 11, of Essex took fifth in the trampoline program. McKenzie Basar, 12 of Cottam, also took fifth.

Larisa Pelling, 16, of Kingsville, garnered 15th position in the tumbling program.