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Four members of the Bright Raven Gymnastics Team have qualified to advance to the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Men’s National Championships. The boys qualified for Nationals by earning high all around scores at the USAG Region VI Championships held April 6-7 in Landover, Maryland where they competed against gymnasts from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia in addition to New York. 15-year-old Justin Ciccone of Greece competed in the Level 10 Junior Elite Division and placed third in floor exercise, pommel horse, vault and all around. Justin was the youngest and one of just 10 boys to qualify for Nationals in the Level 10 Junior Elite Division. Teammates, Ryan Dugan, Ethan Rio and Cole Pringle also qualified to advance to the Level 10 National Championships to be held in Reno, Nevada next month. At Regionals, Cole Pringle of Pittsford captured first place in floor exercise, second place on high bar and second place all around. Ryan Dugan of Fairport took second place on floor and third place on parallel bars. Ethan Rio of Avon placed fourth on high bar. As a team, Bright Raven took 2nd place in the Level 10 age 15-16 division.

In the Level 6 competition at Regionals, Milo Anderson of Fairport earned first place in floor exercise and third place on vault in the 10 year old division. Alex MacFarlane of Spencerport placed third in vault in the 12-year-old division.

National Qualifiers:
Justin Ciccone, Ryan Dugan, Cole Pringle & Ethan Rio

Level 6 State Champion:
Milo Anderson

Bright Raven Xcel and Level 9 Gymnasts traveled to Suffern, New York March 15-17 to compete in the USA Gymnastics State Championships bringing home several honors.

In the Xcel Gold competition, 15-year-old Rebecca Bready of Gates took first place in floor exercise and placed third on balance beam. Teammate, Megan Corcimiglia of North Chili earned third place on floor. Evelyn Clyde, age 13, took first all around in the Xcel Silver Senior division and also earned silver medals on the uneven parallel bars and floor exercise. Emma Hopsicker of Brockport competed in the Xcel Platinum Junior division taking third place in floor exercise.

In the Level 9 Senior C competition, 16-year-old Naimah Muhammad of Rochester took second place in both vault and floor and finished third all around. Naimah and her three Level 9 teammates earned high all around scores qualifying them to advance to Regional competition. Lilianna Sack and Sydney Sack, both of Spencerport and Emily Field of Greece will travel this month to Springfield, Massachusetts to compete in Regionals with gymnasts from the New England States in addition to New York.

State Champions:

Rebecca Bready

Evelyn Clyde

The Bright Raven Gymnastics Boys Teams had a very strong showing at the 2019 USA Gymnastics New York State Championships held at SUNY Brockport March 16-17 emerging with 10 State Champions and many gymnasts qualifying to advance to Regional Competition.

The Level 10 team finished in third place with 15-year-old Justin Ciccone of Greece earning gold for his performance in the vault and all-around competition. Ciccone also went on to win in the Junior Elite competition taking first place in floor exercise, vault, rings and high bar.

Aiden Arena, age 15, of Fairport earned three gold medals in the Level 9 competition finishing first in parallel bars, high bar and all around.

In the Level 7 competition, Mateo Poole of Henrietta took first place on the pommel horse, first on vault and second all around. Evan Gienau of Henrietta was first in floor exercise and third all around.

The Bright Raven Level 6 team also finished third with Milo Anderson of Fairport winning first place on high bar and second place all around.

In the Level 5 competition, 11-year-old Samuel Cohen of Brighton took first place in parallel bars.

The Bright Raven Level 4 gymnasts earned fourth place as a team with Elliot Sonneville, age 7, of Walworth earning first place in floor exercise, high bar and all around.

In the Junior Developmental competition for ages 11-12, Charlie Dovichi of Lima took first place on Rings and Matthew Rowe of North Chili earned first in floor exercise. In the 13-14 age division, Deven Weeden of North Chili earned first place in floor exercise and Cameron Conheady of Rochester was third all around.

Several members of the Bright Raven team qualified to advance in USA Gymnastics competition. Milo Anderson was named to the Level 6 New York State Team by placing in the top 10 all around across age divisions. He will travel to West Point April 28th to compete in the Region 7 State Team Championships where he will help New York take on the teams from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The following gymnasts will also be moving on to compete in the Region VII Championships April 4-7 in Landover, Maryland: Ryan Buick (Level 10), Justin Ciccone (Level 10), Ryan Dugan (Level 10), Cole Pringle (Level 10), Ethan Rio (Level 10), Drew Ahlastrom (Level 7), Mateo Poole (Level 7), Evan Gieneu (Level 7), Taiga Tani (Level 6), Alex MacFarlane (Level 6), Caleb Lantz( Level 6), Milo Anderson (Level 6), Kash Ames (Level 6) and Luke Sykora (Level 6).

Level 10 Team Photo with Banner:
Ryan Dugan, Justin Ciccone, Ryan Buick, Ethan Rio, Cole Pringle

State Champions:

Justin Ciccone

Aiden Arenae

Mateo Poole

Evan Gienau

Milo Anderson

Sam Cohen

Elliot Sonneville

Charlie Dovichi

Matthew Rowe

Deven Weeden

Bright Raven Level 7/8 Gymnasts brought home a total of 12 gold Medals from the USA Women’s Gymnastics State Championships held March 8-10th in Buffalo, N.Y.

In the Level 7 Junior Divisions, Nyla Ragland of Spencerport earned gold on vault, uneven bars and all-around and silver on balance beam. Meredith Fingler of Chili earned gold on floor exercise. In the Level 7 Child Divisions, Mary Sack of Spencerport took first place on balance beam and second place on vault. Kylie Montague of Avon was first on uneven bars and third place all-around. Level the 7 Senior Divisions, gymnast Madison Maas of Churchville took first place on bars and second place all-around. Megan Robinson of Geneseo was second on floor exercise, third on uneven bars and third all-around. Madison Isenberg of Brockport placed third on vault. With 64 New York State teams represented, Bright Raven earned third place just behind New York City Elite and Mid Island Gymnastics of Hicksville.

In the Level 8 Senior Divisions, Kylie Rozzi of Spencerport placed first on balance beam, floor exercise and all-around and second place on vault. Abby Wilkins of Pittsford was first on the uneven bars and Cameron Kull, also from Pittsford, placed third on vault. In the Level 8 Junior Divisions, Jillian Ambler of Fairport was first on balance beam, second on floor exercise third on bars and second all-around. Sophia Daeschner of Spencerport placed fourth on balance beam. In the Child Age Division, Ashley Wood of Henrietta was second in the floor exercise. Out of the 52 Level 8 teams represented from around the State, Bright Raven placed ninth.

Based on their performance at the State Championship meet, five members of the Bright Raven Competitive Team will advance to the Regional level to compete in Springfield Massachusetts April 6-7th. Those gymnasts representing Bright Raven Gymnastics are Kylie Rozzi, Jillian Ambler, Nyla Ragland, Mary Sack, and Kylie Montague.

Level 7 Team:
Front – Madison Isenberg, Mary Sack, Kylie Montague
Back – Madison Maas, Meredith Fingler, Nyla Ragland, Megan Robinson

Level 8 Team:
Front – Ashley Wood, Kylie Rozzi
Back – Sophia Daeschner, Abby Wilkins, Cameron Kull, Jillian Ambler

Nyla Ragland
(Spencerport)

Meredith Fingler
(Chili)

Mary Sack
(Spencerport)

Kylie Montague
(Avon)

Madison Maas
(Churchville)

Kylie Rozzi
(Spencerport)

Abby Wilkins
(Pittsford)

Jillian Ambler
(Fairport)

Bright Raven Gymnastics teams traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida to compete in the Gasparilla Classic February 22-24. 177 teams from 29 states and 9 countries were represented at this USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic sanctioned competition where Bright Raven took several team awards and earned many individual top all around honors.

The Bright Raven Level 6 team and Level 4 Team each took first place. The Level 7 and Level 3 Teams both placed second and the Level 8 team finished fourth.

In Level 6 competition, Morgan Sizer earned first all around and Natalie Wood was third. In Level 5 competition, Kailey Tran took first place, In Level 7 competition, Kylie Montague placed second and Meredith Fingler and Megan Robinson placed third. Sophia Daeschner competed as a Level 8 and placed third. In the Level 4 Senior B competition, Heidi Tran earned second place and Abby D’Ambrosia placed third. In the Level 4 Senior C division, Madison Gefell placed third and in the Junior A division, Samantha Clyde was third. Level 3 top all around finishers included Rachel Lynck taking first, and Sara Bishop and Ava Marks placing third. Elliott Sonneville of Walworth competed in the Boy’s Level 4 competition and earned second place all around.

Level 6 Team:
Gabriella White (Spencerport), Morgan Sizer (West Henrietta), Caroline Garbe (Webster), Natalie Wood (Henrietta)

Level 7 Team:
Meredith Fingler (Chili), Madison Maas (Churchville), Kylie Montague (Avon), Megan Robinson (Geneseo)

Level 4 Team:
Mary Cook (Brockport), Heidi Tran (Gates), Sophia Hogan (Greece), Gabrielle Lavallee (Gates), Abby D’Ambrosia (Brockport), Madison Gefell (Churchville), Isabella Curtis (Avon), Samantha Clyde (Spencerport), Skylar Williamson (Chili), Anna Silivestro (Gates)

Level 3 Team:
Caitlin Nowak (North Chili), Calla Crowley (Ogden), Hailey Neumann (Brockport) Norah DeRosia (North Chili), Ava Boon (Scottsville), Rachel Lynck (Chili), Ava Marks (West Henrietta), Kelsey Magin (Spencerport), Ashley Magin (Spencerport), Molly McJury (Brockport), Kailee Anstey (Holley), Sara Bishop (Hilton)

Level 8 Team:
Abby Wilkins (Pittsford), Jillian Ambler (Fairport), Sophia Daeschner (Spencerport), Ashley Wood (Henrietta)

The Bright Raven Boys Team is officially at their mid-season mark. All levels have shown steady improvement over their first four competitions. The Level 4 Team placed 2nd at the Candy Cane Classic and 3rd at the Gold Star Invitational where Elliot Sonneville led the team by winning 1st Place All-Around. The Level 5 Team finished 3rd at the Candy Cane Classic, and at the Gold Star Invitational, Sam Cohen place 2nd all around. Our new Junior Developmental (JD) team has competed this season for the first time with Charlie Dovichi placing 1st All Around at the Gold Star Invitational. The Level 6 Team won 1st Place at the Candy Cane Classic and 2nd Place at the Gold Star Invitational. Milo Anderson led the team by winning 1st Place All-Around at both competitions. Kash Ames and Alex MacFarlane have both won 2nd All-Around thus far. Luke Sykora has placed 3rd All-Around at both competitions. The Level 7 Team won 1st Place at the Candy Cane Classic, where Mateo Poole lead the team by winning 1st All-Around. The Level 10 Team took 2nd Place at the Candy Cane Classic and 3rd Place at the Gold Star Invitational. At the Gold Star Invitational, Justin Ciccone won 2nd Place All-Around and Ethan Rio won 1st Place on High Bar.

Moving Forward these young men are preparing to compete at the New York State Championships, hosted by Bright Raven. The State Championships will be held March 16th-17th at the College of Brockport. The Levels 6 and up gymnasts will compete to qualify to the Regional Championships in April. At Regionals, the Level 10 gymnasts will compete to qualify to the Junior Olympic Nationals Championships in Reno, Nevada. There, Justin Ciccone will also compete in the Junior Elite division with aspirations to qualify to the U.S. Championships.

Level 9 & 10’s at Gold Star Invitational:
Aiden Arena, Cole Pringle, Ethan Rio, Ryan Buick, Justin Ciccone, Ryan Dugan

Level 6 Team at Gold Star Invitational:
Kaden Smeenk, Alex MacFarlane, Taiga Tani, Luke Sykora, Milo Anderson, Caleb Lantz

Level 5 Team at Gold Star Invitational:
Yuval Arie, Sammy Cohen, Aidan Kelley, Jake Robinson

Level 4 Team at Gold Star Invitational:
Mason Lamonica, Elliot Sonneville, Landon Overacker, Nathan Nguyen, Colin McDonald-Muckle

Bright Raven Gymnastics girl’s teams traveled to Buffalo January 25-27 for the 38th Annual Niagara Cup at Canisius College where they earned seven team awards along with many individual honors in their respective divisions.

The Level 3 Team brought home the first place team trophy with Elliana Visca of Spencerport taking first on vault, bars and all around. Maayan Nachshom of Rochester was first on floor exercise. The Level 4 team finished in third place with Heidi Tran of Gates winning vault, beam and all around and Abby D’Ambrosia of Brockport winning bars. Skylar Williamson of Chili took first place on balance beam.

The Level 5 Team captured first place with Katie Bradfield of Spencerport earning first on beam and all around. Lia Brasacchio of Victor was first on bars and Kailey Tran of Gates earned first on both vault and floor. Hannah Prince of Greece was first on vault and Maya Thomas of Penfield was first on bars. Alexis Gerig of Greece took first place bars, beam and all around. Kennedi Gadsden of Greece was first on vault and floor.

The Level 6 Team was first with Morgan Sizer of West Henrietta taking first on vault, bars, floor and all around. Caroline Garbe of Webster was first all around, Gabriella White of Greece was first on bars and Katie Kull of Pittsford was first on floor.

The Level 7 Team brought home another first place team trophy with Nyla Ragland of Spencerport earning first all around. Megan Robinson of Geneseo was first on floor and Madison Maas of Churchville was first on floor.

The Level 8 Team placed third with Ashley Wood of Henrietta taking first on floor. Jillian Amber of Fairport was first on beam and Kylie Rozzi Spencerport was first on floor and all around.

The Level 9 Team took second place. Emma Hopsicker of Brockport competed as an Xcel Platinum division taking first all around and Megan Corcimiglia of North Chili earned first on vault in the Xcel Silver competition.

Level 7 Team:
Meredith Fingler, Nyla Ragland, Madison Isenberg, Mary Sack, Kylie Montague, Megan Robinson, Madison Maas

Level 6 Team:
Morgan Sizer, Natalie Wood, Katie Kull, Caroline Garbe, Gabriella White, Emily Post

Level 5 Team:
Jenna Reiss, Kennedi Gadsden, Katie Bradfield, Maya Thomas, Lia Brasacchio, Kailey Tran, Alexis Gerig, Brynley Stella, Brenna Scott, Hannah Prince

Level 3 Team:
Front: Ava Boon, Kailee Anstey, Ava Marks, Calla Crowley, Ashley Magin, Caitlin Nowak
Back: Sara Bishop, Hailey Neumann, Saveyah, Nickson, Bella Forkell, Avery Overacker, Elliana Visca, Kelsey Magin, Nora DeRosia, Lauren Coccia

Bright Raven Gymnasts, Meredith Fingler of Chili and Kylie Montague of Avon qualified to represent the New York North Chapter of the National Association of Women’s Gymnastics Judges at the National Judges Cup to be held January 4 – 6 in Overland Park, Kansas January 4 – 6.

Only the top six Level 7 all around competitors from the Upstate Judges Cup held in November earned the opportunity to represent Upstate New York at this prestigious National competition. Meredith Fingler, age 13, competed in the Junior division taking first all around, first on vault, second on bars and first on floor exercise. 11-year-old Kylie Montague competed in the Child Age division and placed second on bars and fifth all around.

Photo: Kylie Montague and Meredith Fingler at the NAWGJ-NY North Judges Cup

Bright Raven Gymnastics and Gracie’s Catering organized another successful Cooper and His Cause Golf Tournament on September 23 at Salmon Creek Country Club. The proceeds of the tournament in the amount of $11,000 were presented to the IAC Kids Organization (It’s About Caring for Kids). IAC Kids provides financial support to families in the Rochester area with children suffering a serious illness. Young Cooper LeMere of Brockport was diagnosed with Type B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at the age of 4. Cooper is now 8 years old and cancer free. This is the third year for the Cooper and His Cause Golf Tournament with each year’s proceeds exceeding that of the previous year.

(left to right) Les King, Kathy King (owner of Bright Raven Gymnastics), Mike Trippany (IAC Kids Board President), Grace Garcia (Owner of Gracie’s Catering), and the LaMere family, Brad, Alicia, Cooper and Alex

Bright Raven gymnasts, Kash Ames and Luke Sykora both qualified to the Region 7 Future Stars Elite Team at the USA Gymnastics Regional competition held in Harleysville, Pennsylvania September 30. The boys competed among gymnasts from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia in addition to New York. In the 9 year old division, only the top six gymnasts were named to the team. Kash Ames finished third and Luke Sykora placed sixth.