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Freshman Taylor Markley performs on the beam for the Woodstock Academy gymnastics team last week in a meet with the E. Lyme Co-Op and Old Lyme. Photo by Marc Allard.
It was a decision that Woodstock Academy coach Kasey Tocchio felt she had to make.
The Centaurs went into their gymnastics meet at Stonington with some of their key performers not participating in certain events.
“It was definitely more preventative and even looking back, I don’t think I would have changed it. It’s safety for the girls first and the length of the season has to be considered,” Tocchio said.
Of course, the Centaurs didn’t think it would affect them as much as it did.
Stonington rose up to the challenge and handed Woodstock Academy a 136.75-131.15 loss.
It was the first regular season loss for the Centaurs since Jan. 27, 2010, when Stonington handed them a 130.15-126.6 defeat.
The Centaurs went on to win their next 91 meets before falling to the Bears again.
Tocchio said: “It’s definitely a little bit of a shock and something that we weren’t thinking was going to happen. It’s something different.” But it also could become a positive --- it's an eyeopener said Tocchio.
The Centaurs (4-1, 1-1) top gymnasts, Taylor Markley and Jenna Davidson, did not compete in the All-Around.
Markley was limited to the bars, where she scored a 9.5 out of 10, and beam (9.3) competitions.
Davidson competed in three of the events but did not have a great day, scoring an 8.0 in the vault, 8.4 on the beam and 8.1 on the bars.
Only Emily Arters (33.65) and Lindsey Gillies (29.7) participated in the All-Around competition.
Stonington (3-0, 3-0), which finished with a 132-plus total in a win over Fitch last weekend, is capable this season.
“(Stonington) had a great meet. I’m happy that they have a strong team,” Tocchio said,
It was a lot more business as usual earlier in the week.
The Centaurs posted a 138.55 score to eclipse that of Old Lyme (114.65) and the East Lyme/Waterford/Norwich Tech cooperative (109.75) in the home opener.
Four members reached the 9.0 mark or better in the vault with Markley leading the way with a 9.65.
Davidson finished with a 9.35, Arters added a 9.3 and Elise Boisvert hit a 9.0 on the apparatus.
For most, it was to be their only 9.0 or better score for the competition.
Markley earned a 9.4 on the bars for the only other score in excess of that number.
Davidson was best in the beam with an 8.85.
Markley was tops with an 8.85 with her floor routine.
It gave her All-Around best at 36.1.
The freshman was also best in the team’s first meet with Glastonbury and Ellington the week before with a 36.4.
Marc Allard
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