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Brainerd opens with win

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WILLMAR - Sam Smith won the uneven bars and floor exercise, as well as the all-around title, as the Brainerd Warriors opened the season Thursday with a 137.6-135.325 Central Lakes Conference victory over the Willmar Cardinals.

Teammate Shana Lingwall won the vault.

"I thought all the girls did a nice job," Warriors coach Dave Maras said. "I was especially impressed with our bar sets. As of late we were struggling there a little bit, but the girls really came out well tonight.

"We had a nice vault, and our floor was excellent. Some of the (beam) scores were quite a bit lower than I anticipated, due to some new rules. That took the wind out of our sails for (beam), but all in all I was very pleased for a first meet. We competed well, and kept our composure."

Brainerd 137.6, Willmar 135.325

Uneven parallel bars: 1-Sam Smith (Brd) 8.925, 2-Annalise Bratt (W) 8.5, 3-Kelsi Ring (Brd) 8.6, 4-Becky Walker (Brd) 8.25

Balance beam: 1-Abby Weiller (W) 8.85, 4-Shana Lingwall (Brd) 8.325, 5-Olivia Elsenpeter (Brd) 8.3

Floor exercise: 1-Sam Smith 9.075, 2-Weiller 8.8, 3-Ring 8.65, 4-Lingwall 8.5

Vault: 1-Lingwall 9.2, 2-Ring 9.1, 3-(tie) Weiller and Walker 9.05

All-around: 1-Sam Smith 35.3, 4-Walker 33.65

Conference: Brd 1-0. Overall: Brd 1-0. Next: Brainerd at Melrose Invite, noon Saturday.


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