• Central Oregon girl competes on big stage: Lacy Eddleston, a gymnast at Cascade All Star Gymnastics in Bend, placed 41st in the all-around of the Junior A division at the 2012 USA Gymnastics Level 9 Western Championships, staged this past Thursday through Sunday in Boise, Idaho.

The championships annually draw the top female gymnasts from 24 Western states, who must qualify out of their respective regional championship competitions.

One of 50 gymnasts in her division, Eddleston, 12, scored 35.050 points in the all-around. Eddleston’s best placement in an individual event was a tie for 33rd on the vault (8.950). She also finished 38th on the uneven parallel bars (8.550), 39th on the balance beam (8.650) and tied for 39th on the floor exercise (8.990).

• Area competitors fare well at state: Two girls from Central Oregon gyms finished third in the all-around in their respective divisions at the 2012 Spring State Gymnastics Compulsory Gymnastics Championships for Levels 4 through 6, which were staged April 27-29 in Grants Pass.

Myranda Hill, of the Redmond Gymnastics Academy, was third in the Level 5 Child 10 all-around with a score of 37.25 points, and Morgan Stevens, of Bend-based Cascade All Star Gymnastics, placed third in the Level 6 Junior 11 division all-around with a score of 36.025.

In individual events, Cameron Loxley of Bend’s Acrovision Sports Center won the Level 5 Child 7-9 balance beam (9.6), and Cascade’s McKenna Stevens took first in the Level 6 13+ uneven bars (8.25). Second-place finishers are Acrovision’s Celia Espinoza (Level 4 Child 8B uneven bars, 9.525) and Alexis Fischer (Level 4 Child 10A floor exercise, 9.675), RGA’s Maelynn Phanco (Level 5 Child 10 balance beam, 9.45) and Hill (Level 5 Child 10 balance beam, 9.575).

Cascade placed third in the Level 6 team competition, the best team finish among Central Oregon gyms, while Acrovision and RGA were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the Level 5 team competition. For complete results of Central Oregon participants, see Community Sports Scoreboard, D6.