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  Olympica gymnastics has strong showing at…	Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)	Trending:	OC Fair	Best Mexican restaurants	Comic-Con	50 free summer things	The Cannifornian: Marijuana News	News
  Olympica gymnastics has strong showing at Sectionals	Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Alex Tornberg wins 3 golds and 1 silver at Sectionals this past weekend. Olympica's Level 3 gymnasts enjoy their first Sectionals meet. From left: Kylie Phillips, Audrey Jackson, Madi Snedecker. Olympica Level 4 team enjoys success at Sectionals. Olympica gymnasts smile for success at Sectionals. L-R: Samantha Hayes, Alex Tornberg, Kaelan Brough, and Abby Quan. Some Olympica Level 4 teammates celebrate top podium wins. Show Caption of ExpandBy Mirin Fader | mfader@scng.com | Orange County RegisterNovember 11, 2016 at 12:00 amLaguna Hills' Olympica Gymnastics sent their Level 3 and 4 teams to the North Sectional Championships this past week in Hawthorne. Elite performances have Olympica prepared to battle at the final State meet, Nov. 18 to Nov. 20 in San Diego.
  The Level 4 team continued their successful season, with 15 top 3-podium spots.
  Alex Tornberg from San Clemente anchored the team with three gold medals and a silver in the 12-year-olds' plus division. She took second place on vault with a 9.450 while winning first on bars (9.600), floor (9.575), and the all around (37.475). In the 9-year-olds' division Emma Piil won three silvers on vault (9.350), bars (9.400), and the all around (37.425). Piil was steady on the beam to place third with a 9.475. Laguna Niguel's Sophia Williams also thrived in the same division, winning silver on floor (9.550) and gold on vault (9.375).
  Olympica's Level 4 10-year-olds also brought home several medals. Kaitlyn Driessen (Aliso Viejo) took the top of the podium on vault with a gold medal score of 9.475. San Clemente's Julia Rojas won silver on bars with a 9.450. Laguna Hills' Hannah Richards took silver on bars in a separate division with a 9.300.
  Ella Proctor from Ladera Ranch and Madison Thrall of Lake Forest brought home the final top spots for the Level 4 team in the 11-year-olds' division. Proctor excelled on bars, winning gold with a 9.425. Thrall took bronze on bars with a 9.400.
  Olympica's Level 3 team won two bronze medals in their first Sectionals experience. In the 7-year olds' division, Audrey Jackson of Laguna Niguel placed third on beam with a strong score of 9.575. Kylie Phillips (Laguna Niguel) scored 9.425 on vault to also place third. Contact the writer: mfader@ocregister.com
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