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.