• Local youth gymnast qualifies for national competition: Blaine Davis, of Sunriver, advanced to the Future Stars Program national competition with his performance at a Future Stars regional event held at Metro Gymnastics Center in Tigard on Oct. 8.

Davis, who trains with Acrovision Sports Center in Bend, earned a total score of 68.1 points, just above the 68.0-point minimum needed to qualify for the national competition, according to Acrovision coach Rich Gustafson. Davis was one of three 10-year-olds to qualify out of USA Gymnastics Region II, which for boys includes the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

The national event will take place Nov. 4-7 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. On Nov. 5, Davis will compete against other 10-year-old boys who qualified at similar regional events across the country. The competition will include the six standard men’s events — vault, floor exercise, parallel bars, high bar, rings and pommel horse — as well as events in flexibility, strength and trampoline.

The Future Stars Program is run by USA Gymnastics and brings together the top boys ages 10 to 13 from throughout the United States. At the national competition, the top 18 finishers in the 10-year-olds division will qualify for the National Development Team, and the top nine finishers will qualify for a Development Team camp.