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Last night the Lake Park boys gymnasts competed at the Glenbard North Sectional. Overall, the team scored a 128.5, placing them 6th. Sectional Champion Glenbard North scored a 158.85.

Any gymnast finishing in the top 5 positions at a sectional qualifies for state. Others may qualify after the sectional are complete based on a final minimal score set by the IHSA each year.

Automatic qualifiers for Lake Park included:

• Tommy Gage, 2nd Place on Floor Exercise - 9.40
• Frank LaCoste, 3rd Place on Pommel Horse - 8.85
• Gary Soper, 2nd Place on Still Rings - 8.90
• Jon Galante, 5th Place Parallel Bars - 8.50

Other Lake Park gymnasts that may yet qualify for State are listed below with their event, this year's sectional score and last year's minimum qualifying score:

• Tim McHugh, Floor Exercise - 8.35 (2008 minimum 9.00)
• Eric Bando, Still Rings - 7.75 (2008 minimum 7.70)
• Jesse Mai, Still Rings - 7.50 (2008 minimum 7.70)
• Tommy Gage, Vault - 8.95 (2008 minimum 8.90)
• Tommy Gage, Parallel Bars - 8.40 (2008 minimum 7.90)

Congratulations to our state qualifiers and good luck to those who have to wait until this Saturday night to see if they may go!