Gymnastics: Detroit Lakes puts up best score of the season in win over Perham

1 DL Ava Morrison AD7C0379.JPG — Detroit Lakes' Ava Morrison performs her floor routine in the Lakers' dual win over Perham on Dec. 12, 2022 at Minnesota Flyers Gymnasium.

By Jared Rubado

December 13, 2022 at 12:32 AM

DETROIT LAKES – For the second time in 10 days, the Detroit Lakes and Perham gymnastics teams performed on the same floor.

1 DL Morgan Hausten AD7C0037.JPG — Detroit Lakes' Morgan Hausten performs her beam routine in the Lakers' dual win over Perham on Dec. 12, 2022 at Minnesota Flyers Gymnasium.

The Lakers knocked off the Yellowjackets 141.25-132.8. Jerzie Horner paced the Lakers with an all-around score of 37.3, which was her highest total of the season. She won the bars (9.05) and the beam (9.55) competitions and took second in the vault (9.5) and floor (9.2).

Perham’s Avery McAllister took second place in the all-around standings with a score of 35.8. She cleared all competitors in the vault with a mark of 9.7. She scored 9.2 on the beam and 9.15 on the floor.

Detroit Lakes’ Elsie Ratz competed in all four events for an all-around score of 35.35. Ratz won the floor competition with a score of 9.25. She also took third on the vault (9.35) and the beam (8.7). Ratz rounded out her day with an 8.05 on the bars.

Kate Taves turned in an all-around score of 34.075 for Detroit Lakes. Her highest mark was on the floor at 8.925. She also scored 8.85 on the vault, 8.2 on the beam and 8.1 on the bars. Perham’s Elise Reuter had the fifth-highest all-around score at 29.95, with marks of 7.6 on the bars and floor routines.

1 DL Elsie Ratz AD7C0119.JPG — Detroit Lakes' Elsie Ratz performs her beam routine in the Lakers' dual win over Perham on Dec. 12, 2022 at Minnesota Flyers Gymnasium.

Ava Morrison, Morgan Hausten, Olivia Gag, Mallory Fischer and Kaija Aschnewitx all performed at least one varsity event for Detroit Lakes. Natalie Rooney, Cailyn Greisen, Breahna Rodewald, Brittney Lorentz, Andie Janke, Eve Foltz and Maddie Bernstetter recorded scores for the Yellowjackets.

Detroit Lakes’ total of 141.25 is the season’s highest score through four competitions. It happened without senior Gabby Whitworth, who was out of the lineup on Monday night.

Full results from Monday night’s dual are listed below.

DETROIT LAKES 141.25, PERHAM 132.8

VARSITY SCORES- VAULT- DL- 2- Jerzie Horner 9.5, 3- Elsie Ratz 9.35, 5- Kate Taves 8.85, 6- Morgan Hausten 8.65, 9- Mallory Fischer 8.05; PERHAM- 1- Avery McAllister 9.7, 4- Cailyn Greisen 8.95, 7- Andie Janke 8.5, 8- Natalie Rooney 8.15, 9- Elise Reuter 8.05

BARS- DL- 1- Horner 9.05, 20 Hausten 8.85, 4- Ava Morrison 8.35, 5- Taves 8.1, 6- Ratz 8.05; PERHAM- 3- Brittney Lorentz 8.8, 7- McAllister 7.75, 8- Reuter 7.6, 9- Greisen 7.0, 10- Eve Foltz 6.5

BEAM- DL- 1- Horner 9.55, 3- Ratz 8.7, T6- Taves, Kaija Aschnewitz 8.2, 8- Hausten 7.6; PERHAM- 2- McAllister 9.2, T4- Breahna Rodewald, Lorentz 8.25, 9- Reuter 6.7, 10- Maddie Bernstetter 6.1

FLOOR- DL- 1- Ratz 9.25, 2- Horner 9.2, 4- Taves 8.925, 7- Morrison 8.4, 8- Olivia Gag 8.2; PERHAM- 3- McAllister 9.15, T5- Greisen, Rodewald 8.6, 9- Reuter 7.6, 10- Rooney 7.15

ALL-AROUND- 1- Horner 37.3, 2- McAllister 35.8, 3- Ratz 35.35, 4- Taves 34.075, 5- Reuter 29.95

1/2: Detroit Lakes' Kate Taves performs her beam routine in the Lakers' dual win over Perham on Dec. 12, 2022 at Minnesota Flyers Gymnasium.

2/2: The Detroit Lakes gymnastics team cheers on a floor routine in the Lakers' dual win over Perham on Dec. 12, 2022 at Minnesota Flyers Gymnasium.