Injury keeps Shorecrest gymnast from State championships

One Shorecrest gymnast has qualified for the State championships, but she will miss the meet this weekend.

At the Sea-King District 3A championships, Saturday, February 13, Shorecrest’s Niki Harris qualified for the coming State meet in Tacoma in both the vault and the floor exercises, but she was injured on a landing. Doctors at a hospital found a broken fibula that will keep her out of action for 6-10 weeks.

Both the 3A and the 4A district meets were at Sammamish High School. The State meet will be Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

Shorewood qualified no competitors for State. The Thunderbirds placed sixth in the District 4A team championships. Woodinville took the District’s only 4A State berth, with Inglemore second and Ballard third.