OLDS — Local baton twirlers took first place in a couple of competitions and several placed in the top three in others during the baton twirling provincials.
The Inspire Dance Studio and Baton Twirling Club in Olds hosted the provincials, held May 3-5 at the Community Learning Campus gym.
Following are results for local competitors. Numbers denote where they finished, such as first second or third place. Letters such as BA, BI or BN indicate their level of competition.
Barbie Team (Ryleigh Beemer, Deandra Pelltier, Natalie Campbell & Avrlyn Finlay): 1.
Solo Event:
Zoe Boyd, senior (SR) level BA 3
Natasha Tarrant SR BI 5
Cadence Witcher JR BI 1
Brianna Kilpatrick JR BI 3
Ryeigh Beemer BN solo silver
Natalie Campbell BN solo silver
Sadie Mangan C bronze
Avrylyn Finlay BN gold
2-Baton Event
Natasha Tarrant SR BI 5
Natalie Campbell JUV BI 1
Cadence Witcher JR BI 1
Brianna Kilpatrick JR BI 3
Zoe Boyd SR BA 6
Avrylyn Finlay BN silver
Sadie Mangan silver
3-Baton Event
Zoe Boyd SR BA 4
Medley Event
Cadence Witcher JR BI 3
Zoe Boyd SR BA 3
Avrylyn Finlay JUV BI 3
Brianna Kilpatrick JR BA 1
Natalie Campbell SR BI 3
Natasha Tarrant SR BI 3
Solo Dance Event
Ryleigh Beemer BN gold
Natalie Campbell Silver
Avrylyn Finlay JUV BI 1
Cadence Witcher JR BI 1
Brianna Kilpatrick JR BI 5
Zoe Boyd SR BA 4
Natasha Tarrant SR BI 2
Sadie Mangan C bronze
Freestyle Event
Cadence Witcher JR BI 1
Brianna Kilpatrick JR BI 4
Zoe Boy SR BA 2.