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2009 OHSAA Gymnastics Championships Recap

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March 9, 2009

Brecksville-Broadview Heights edges out Magnificat again, wins ninth championship

Magnificat's Nortz takes all-around title

Team Results | Bars | Beam | Vault | Floor | All Around

HILLIARD, Ohio -- One year removed from what had been the second-closest score in state history, Brecksville-Broadview Heights and Rocky River Magnificat matched the record for the tightest team race in state history Saturday.

But like last year, the Bees came out on top again, coming from behind to defeat Magnificat 145.825 to 145.700 to become the first school to win six straight titles and claiming its ninth overall championship.

The Bees scored 36.700 points on the uneven bars in the tournament’s final event to cap the comeback.

Magnificat’s Kelly Nortz won the all-around after finishing second behind graduated teammate Kayla Kmiecik in 2008. Nortz won the vault, floor and the bars this year, while Gracey Brown from Columbus St. Francis DeSales won the beam.

Magnificat, which has 10 state titles, finished as runner-up for the third straight year and sixth time overall.

In 2002, Magnificat edged St. Francis DeSales 145.875 to 145.750, the only other time a team championship was decided by .125 points.


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