For the first time in their history, the B.C. Provincial High School Gymnastics Championships are landing in Prince George.
The championships, expected to draw 277 athletes from 73 schools, start Thursday and run through Saturday at PGSS. Girls events will be held Thursday and Friday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and the boys will get their turn to compete on Saturday (8 a.m. to noon).
Many of the local gymnasts who will attend provincials are members of the Prince George Gymnastics Club. Others, in preparation for the event, have been training for a few months at the club.
Local gymnasts scheduled to compete are: Level 1 junior girls - Alicia Somerville (College Heights); Maria Jex (Duchess Park); Emma McCarville (PGSS); Rya Kish (College Heights); Sofie McFarlane (Kelly Road); Hannah Levine (PGSS); Level 1 senior girls - Hannah Norum (D.P. Todd); Airah Turant (Duchess Park); Paris Garcia (PGSS); Marissa McCarville (PGSS); Khloe Hotvedt (PGSS); Jasmine Silver (Nechako Valley); Kailee Patterson (Duchess Park); Level 2 girls - Shaundra Headrick (College Heights); Samantha Burke (D.P. Todd); Anna Ohori-Bula (College Heights); Alyson Raper (College Heights); Josie Duque (Duchess Park); Caitlyn Simunac (Duchess Park); Kyra Willows (College Heights); Emma Sands (College Heights); Level 3 girls - Emily MacDonald (College Heights); Kaitlyn Muir (Kelly Road); Hanna Piddocke (College Heights); Amber Charters (D.P. Todd); Rachel Massey (Kelly Road); Aly Muir (Kelly Road); Sadie Bricker (PGSS); Madison Boomhower (College Heights); Reagen Shaw-Bowers (Duchess Park); Ilyana O'Beirne (Duchess Park); Farrah Normand (Kelly Road); Shannon Fairservice (PGSS); Gemma Marchant (Duchess Park); Level 4 girls - Samantha Thomas (College Heights); Kaylee Oberg (D.P. Todd); Mary Kate Barwise (Kelly Road); Dallyn Long (D.P. Todd); Bronwyn Ellington (Kelly Road); Level 5 girls - Sydney Hamilton (Duchess Park); Alia Wilson (Duchess Park); Rhiana Palfy (College Heights); Level 1 boys - Aiden Faucher (College Heights); Level 2 boys - Nathan Stokes (Duchess Park); Level 3 boys - Colbey Simunac (Duchess Park); Level 4 boys - Lane Oke (Kelly Road).
There is no admission charge for spectators.
