By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Two gymnasts at Plainville’s Farmington Valley Gymnastics chalked up a good deal of success at the U.S. Gymnastics Association regional competition for New England in Woburn, Mass. April 27 FVG’s Sydni Spencer, 13, a student at the Middle School of Plainville, and Emily Mulcunry, 11, a student at Chippens Hill Middle School in Bristol were members of the Level 8 gymnastics team representing Connecticut Sydney, who picked up first place in the vault in the state competition, continued her domination of the event, by taking first place in vault at the regionals. Spencer, who was making her second trip to the regionals, also finished ninth in the all-around. Emily was making her first appearance at the regionals, and acquitted herself well with a 16th place all-around score. “Sydni kicked butt, finishing on top of the podium as the Level 8 regional vault champion,” said FVG coach Erin Fascendini. Winning the vault competition, said Sydni, “means a lot because I put in a lot of hard work and my coaches helped me a lot too. I say it paid off.” When she completed the winning vault, Sydni said she didn’t know what to expect from the [...]
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Two gymnasts at Plainville’s Farmington Valley Gymnastics chalked up a good deal of success at the U.S. Gymnastics Association regional competition for New England in Woburn, Mass. April 27 FVG’s Sydni Spencer, 13, a student at the Middle School of Plainville, and Emily Mulcunry, 11, a student at Chippens Hill Middle School in Bristol were members of the Level 8 gymnastics team representing Connecticut Sydney, who picked up first place in the vault in the state competition, continued her domination of the event, by taking first place in vault at the regionals. Spencer, who was making her second trip to the regionals, also finished ninth in the all-around. Emily was making her first appearance at the regionals, and acquitted herself well with a 16th place all-around score. “Sydni kicked butt, finishing on top of the podium as the Level 8 regional vault champion,” said FVG coach Erin Fascendini. Winning the vault competition, said Sydni, “means a lot because I put in a lot of hard work and my coaches helped me a lot too. I say it paid off.” When she completed the winning vault, Sydni said she didn’t know what to expect from the [...]