The Abilene High boys and girls and the Cooper boys will compete starting today in the state gymnastics championships at Lamar High School in Arlington. The Abilene High boys and Cooper girls gymnastic teams earned berths in the state meet with their performances at the Region III-5A meet Friday at the Odessa Permian Fieldhouse. Odessa Permian led both the boys and girls competitions at the end of the first day of the Region III-5A gymnastics meet. Thursday's competition included compulsory routines while today's action will feature optional routines. Saturday, it was Casey Bolin's turn.
Some athletes walk it off.
Abilene High's Joseph Deanda swung, flipped and vaulted off his injury Friday to lead Abilene High at the District 4-5A gymnastics meet at Eagle Gym. When Cooper head girls volleyball coach Beth Wills joined staff in 1985, the second gymnasiums at both Cooper and Abilene High had just been added with the addition of freshmen that fall to both campuses. Eagles boys take second, Cooper girls third Odessa Permian's gymnasts edged Abilene High for the boys title, and Cooper's girls finished third in the Key City Invitational here Friday.