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Scout Gymnasts Place Fourth in County

McKeon, Carlson pace Lake Forest High School gymnasts with solid individual performances.

Jan. 13 

The Final Score:        1. Carmel 146.45, 2. Stevenson 140.95, 3. Barrington 140.05, 4. Lake Forest 138.6, 5. Vernon Hills 137.175, 6. Mundelein 133.8, 7. Warren 133.7, 8. Deerfield 133.628, 9. Libertyville 132,25

Scouts’ Star Performers:       Kat McKeon grabbed fifth place in the all around competition (37.65) while Kylie Carlson was eighth (36.65). McKeon earned third on the uneven parallel bars (9.4), fourth on the balance beam (9.45), seventh on the vault (9.45) and 11th in floor exercise (9.35). Carlson was sixth on floor (9.6), ninth in the vault (9.35), 11th on the bars (8.95) and 16th on the beam (8.75).

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Other Notable Scout Performances:            Laura Blake was 25th best in all around (30.8). Carly Schmidt placed 10th in the vault (9.3), 19th on the bars (8.5) and 23rd on the beam (8.15).

Who’s Next:   The Scouts entertain Vernon Hills at 6 p.m. Friday.

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The Bottom Line:     Facing much of the same tough competition they will face trying to qyualify for the State Meet, the Scouts won the overall vault competition.

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