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Long Beach – It came down to parallel bars and rings for Adrian De Los Angeles and Jake Martin, respectively.
De Los Angeles had a scant lead of .35 points going into the final rotation. With both events being very strong for both gymnasts, ….
Martin went first and posted a respectable 14.60 on rings. De Los Angeles then proceeded with a clutch performance on one of his better events. His 15.05 was not only the highest score on that event, but it was more than enough to clinch the Senior Level 10 AA title.
On top of that, his 88.80 was the weekend’s highest AA score and a career high. …
What was lost on most of those in attendance is the fact that De Los Angeles (SCATS) won the title in his home town of Long Beach.
… it’s a sad state of affairs that not one major local media outlet was in attendance to cover this remarkable achievement, when they cover other young local athletes in other sports who have achieved not nearly as much. …
read more – Long Beach Gymnast Wins JO Nationals Title in His Home Town
USAG covered the story. Greg on College Gym Fans linked. But I don’t see any mention of it in Google News the morning after.
A guy named Los Angeles wins Nationals in L.A. … and still can’t get any media coverage. (How are the Lakers doing, by the way?)
Men’s Gymnastics has many of the best stories never told. Some day the guys will get the recognition they deserve. But that day has not yet arrived.
Again CONGRATULATIONS to Region 1 and the hosts in Long Beach. You should be very proud of this competition.
official meet photographer – Champion Images
official meet videographer – MrVideoOnline.com
All routines were videotaped. Prices for the DVDs are very reasonable.
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