Regional Results

Abby and Elizabeth qualified to Region 2 Championships and travelled to Kalispell, Mt. for the event.

Friday Abby competed in the Level 8 All Star Team Challenge where the top 8 All-Around gymnasts from each state compete for team honors. Abby had a great meet and even scored a perfect 10.0 on floor! They use college rules and go easy on the judging, but who cares! It was a 10! Team Idaho place 2nd overall.On Saturday, Elizabeth competed and had personal best performances on floor and bars. She's come a long way since her broken foot in October. We are proud of you Elizabeth!


Abby competed again on Sunday for individual honors. She too had personal bests and even though she had to compete without floor music (sticky note ruined the CD) she placed 3rd All-Around with a score of 38.05. Great job Abby!

Great Job at State!

The Palouse girls made a good showing at State. The girls have worked really hard this season and all of the coaches are proud of their accomplishments. Also a big THANKS to our awesome parents. Below are the highlights and results for All-Around placings, individual event scores above a 9.0 and 1st-3rd award winners. AA scores with an * indicate All-State Award Winners

Level 5's take 4th place at State!
After hitting some nice routines we were pleasantly suprised to get 4th place at State! Marissa harding led the team with a 36.55 AA and we used all 4 of her scores. We had some great bar routines from Tori, Cheyenne, and Sydney. Kelsey was a beam savior winning beam in her age group. Sonya helped the team a bunch on Vault and bars. Way to go girls!

Level 8's Qualify for the All State Team and Regionals
Abby hit all 4 routines, qualified to regionals and ended up being one of the top level 8's in the state. Because of this she gets to represent Idaho in the State All Star competition at Regionals. Teams will be from Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Hawaii. Elizabeth had some adversity on beam, but didn't give up and finished strong on floor and vault and also qualified to the regional competition. Testimony to it's not over till it's over!

Level 4
Karson 9.475 4th Vault - 34.675 7th AA
Kayla 9.4 5th Vault - 35.00 6th AA
Natasha - results not available at this time

Level 5 Team - 4th place
Marissa - 9.325 4th Vault - 9.25 2nd Bars - 9.025 4th Beam - 36.55 3rd AA*
Sonya - 9.2 5th Vault - 8.95 2nd Beam - 35.00 7th AA
Tori - 9.075 3rd Vault - 8.8 3rd Beam - 8.75 3rd Floor - 35.725 3rd AA
Cheyenne - 9.05 2nd Bars - 8.775 3rd Beam - 34.475 5th AA
Kelsey - 9.125 1st Beam - 33.675 6th AA
Sydney - 8.825 2nd Bars - 33.55 7th AA

Level 6 Team - 7th Place
Olivia - 9.475 2nd Vault - 34.325 8th AA
Taylor - 31.85 10th AA
Kaitlyn - 9.25 7th Vault - 8.75 3rd Bars - 33.225 8th AA
Skylar - 9.425 4th Vault - 35.25 6th AA

Level 7 Team - 7th place
Kayla - 9.4 7th Vault - 9.2 2nd Beam - 36.325 6th AA*
Casey - 9.625 4th Vault - Floor - 9.15 - 36.025 8th AA*
Shannon - 9.55 2nd Vault - 9.2 3rd Bars - 9.35 2nd Floor - 36.775 2nd AA*

CONGRATULATIONS LEVEL 8 REGIONAL QUALIFIER AND IDAHO STATE TEAM MEMBER
Abby - 9.4 5th Vault - 9.35 3rd Bars - 9.325 4th Beam - 9.5 1st Floor - 37.575 4th AA*

CONGRATULATIONS LEVEL 8 REGIONAL QUALIFIER
Elizabeth - 9.0 8th Floor - 34.925 7th AA

It's all about the memories...

So the team split for the weekend with the Compulsories and Level 7 gymnast Casey heading to Desert Gymnastics in Pasco and the Level 8's heading to Portland for the Rose City Challenge.

Coaches Elise and Kristy did a great job flying solo. I was judging the Desert Meet. It was difficult just sitting behind the table, not able to coach the girls, but I have also enjoyed getting back into judging scene.

Needless to say there were quite a few calls between the coaches giving updates as to how each group was doing. One call however, was not exactly what I expected. As you can see from the picture below, the crew heading to Portland ran out of gas! And yes, Mark was driving! He and Sarah had to run 2+ miles back to the gas station leaving Elizabeth, Abby and Jackie stranded on the side of the Interstate. They then hitched a ride from the gas station attendant on the way back. Something about the van only having 2 seats, a trip to the dump earlier in the day and walnuts flying on the dashboard is as much as I was able to understand between the laughter and the cell phone cutting out. It all turned out fine with the girls arriving to the meet site with 15 minutes to spare. Forget the competition and the scores, now that's a meet to remember!

Great West Gym Fest 2009

We are lucky to have a high quality meet just up the road in Coeur d' Alene. Teams from all over the country including Canada come to compete at GWGF. The big draw is the possibility of making it to finals. There were eight former Olympian on site including Shannon Miller, Missy Marlow and Kyle Shoefeldt. They talked to the girls about setting goals and having fun in gymnastics. They also handed out the awards.
PEG had two age group All-Around Winners - Shannon in Level 7 and Tori in Level 5

In Level 7 Shannon was 1st on bars (9.05), 1st on Floor (9.1), 2nd on Vault (9.1) and 1st All-Around (35.00). Teammates Kayla and Casey both performed new tricks on bars and beam respectively. Kayla was a solid 3rd place finisher on vault (9.2), bars (9.0) and beam (9.025)


In Level 5, Tori was 1st on vault (8.9), 2nd on bars (8.85), 1st on floor (9.7) and 1st All-Around (35.2) Individual Event Winner, Kelsey scored a 9.225 to win the balance beam title in the Senior A Division. Other top performances from the Level 5 team included Cheyenne's 2nd place on bars (9.15) Anra's 9.0 on beam and Sonya's 8.8 on bars. Marissa scored a 9.0 on bars and 9.075 on beam.


Abby (Level 8) had high hopes of making it to finals, she scored a 9.325 on floor but came up short by only .2 . Overall, she was 3rd All-Around with a 2nd on vault (8.875), beam (9.2) and floor.


The Team will have the next weekend off and then the Level 5, 6, 7 and RecOpt teams will compete at Desert Gymnastics, while the Abby and Elizabeth (Level 8) head to Portland for the Rose City Challenge.

Level 5 Team Wins at Home Meet

Our Level 5 Team won the second session of the Level 5 team competition at our home meet. The girls had an incredible meet with huge improvements on beam. The team was led by Marissa who won the All-Around in the Jr A division with a score of 35.525. she was 1st on bars (9.0) and beam (9.025) and 2nd on vault (8.525) and floor (8.575). In the Jr B division, Tori was 1st on vault (8.75), 3rd on beam (9.025), floor (8.7) and All-Around (35.175), Sonya was 1st on Floor (9.05) and Kelsey was 3rd on vault (8.3). Cheyenne Kramer was 3rd All-Around (34.3) in the Sr B Division with a 1st place on beam (9.0) and 3rd on vault (8.35) and bars (8.85)

The Level 6 team was 3rd in a field of 11 teams. PEG's top All-Arounder was Oliva with a 2nd place finish (34.475) in the 10 and under age group. In the 11 yr old age group, Skylar was 1st on vault (9.3) and 2nd on bars, floor and All-Around. Taylor was 3rd on bars and beam in the same ages group. Victoria won the vault competition with a 9.4 in the 12 yr old age group. She was 3rd on floor and 3rd All-Around. Also in the 12 yr old age group Kailtyn placed 2nd on bars.


Our Level 7 team was led by Casey. She scored a 9.15 on vault for 1st

In the Level 8 competition, Abby was 2nd on floor (9.475) and 3rd on bars (9.25) for the 12 and under age group. in the 13-14 age group, Elizabeth was also was 3rd on bars.

Overall the meet was a great success and the girls did great. We have a few weeks to train for Great West Gym Fest in Coeur d'Alene.

Girls Team in Boise

Palouse Empire Gymnasts competed in their second meet of the season at the Gem State Invitational in Boise.

Individual highlights came from Abby with a 2nd place finish in bars (9.35), floor (9.1) and the All-Around in the Level 8 division.

Kayla placed a solid 3rd place on bars, beam, floor and All-Around for the Level 7 team. Shannon won the beam competition with a score of 9.05. Overall she tied for 2nd place in the All-Around competition.

In the Level 6 division, Olivia was 3rd on bars (8.75) in the 10 yr old age group. In the 12 year old age group Victoria was also 3rd on bars (8.3), while teammate Kaitlyn was 2nd with a score of 8.4. Taylor was 3rd on Beam (8.525)

Tori 1st place on vault (9.05) and 3rd place All-Around in the Level 5 division. Teammates Kelsey and Marissa were 3rd on Beam (8.8) and 2nd on bars (8.775) respectively.

13 girls travelled to Boise for the Gem State Invitional. One of the highlights of the trip was going to watch the Boise State Gymnastics meet. Former PEG gymnast Heather Hitch is working hard to make the lineup on floor.

Level 6 Team Wins Flip Festival

PEG opened their competitive season by attending The Flip Festival in Spokane on January 23-24. PEG's Level 6 team came away with 1st place honors at the Flip Festival Gymnastics Competition held this weekend in Spokane. The team was lead by Victoria winning bars and the all-around competition in the Junior Division. Kaitlyn was 2nd on bars. In the Children's Division, Skylar placed 2nd on vault and 3rd on floor. Olivia was 3rd on beam and All-Around. And Taylor made her qualifying score for State.

The Level 5 Team placed 3rd in the team competition, led by Tori with 3rd place finishes on vault, bars, floor and All-Around in the Junior Division. Teammate Sydney won the bars competition. In the Senior Division Cheyenne placed 3rd on bars and 2nd on beam.

Other top three finishers during the weekend include Abby with a 1st on vault, bars, floor and All-Around in Level 8. And Casey with a 3rd on beam in Level 7.

Great Job Girls! Here we come Boise!

Empire Cheer Squad Debut

Our adorably cute Empire Cheer Squad made their debut performance at a Moscow High School Basketball game. They performed their competition routine and then cheered side by side with the Varsity Cheerleaders.

The next day the Empire Cheer Squad participated in the Moscow Cheer Extravaganza. Another great performance opportunity in front of all the Moscow Cheerleaders (grades 7-12 and their friends and family). Their routine is getting better every time. We are looking forward to seeing them in a competition in February.

Check out their videos on our You Tube Channel: palouseempire

The 10 girls are lead by Coach Caren. Great job everyone!

Rebuilding the floor - Many Thanks!

Although we were 3 weeks past our original date, the floor was completed in record time on January 19th. Many thanks go out to those that donated time and funds to this project. A few extra special Thank You's go out to Bruce Yoshikawa for letting us store the wood in his shop for 3 extra weeks, to Nicole Whitehead for organizing the Buy a Board Fundraiser and to the WSU/UI Gymnastics club and the U of I Pole vaulting team for helping with the labor. There were over 20 broken boards. Mark is shown holding one of the worst. Over 30 volunteers that came out on Saturday evening to help. In 4 hours the old springs were off, and 2/3 of the new floor was assembled. Check out the junk that Victoria had the pleasure of cleaning up. That's where all the pens went! On Sunday a work crew of ten completed the floor in another 4 hours work. It doesn't look all that different, but now the floor will last for years to come. Look at the beautiful Baltic Birch!

THANKS EVERYONE WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to PEG's new blog. We hope to have weekly updates on events happening at the gym and on the road. PEG started the new year on a grand note. On January 3rd the Girls and TNT Team performed at the WSU vs. UW Men's Basketball Game. The gymnasts did great and they had a wonderful time! WSU cheerleader and former PEG gymnast, AJ Morgan joined in our mini tramp skit. We told her that Jasper was going to front flip over her but instead he psyched her out back flipped off the mini tramp instead. Then Shannon and Abby did a Huskies vs. Cougars skit. Shannon put on a UW shirt and got a few boos from the crowd. She ran across the airfloor and stumbled. Lots of laughs from the crowd. She did a round-off back drop to finish it off her clumsy husky interpretation. Abby then played to the crowd with her cougar shirt on and performed a sky high double-back. We hope to make this an annual event. Many thanks to the parent and coaches for helping transport the mats. We couldn't have done it with out you!