Boys and girls gymnastics teams qualify for state competition

The Lady Scots gymnastics team finished strong on the second day of the Regional Championships on April 6 to earn a second-place finish. The team qualified to compete at theState Championships hosted by Chisholm Trail High School April 29-30.
Freshman Tatum Meeks was the Regional All-Around Champion, and placed first on Vault and Bars. Freshman Lily Overton placed third All-Around, second on Floor and third on Bars. Click here for more results.

Over the two-day regional meet, the Scots gymnasts turned in season-high scores and placed third in the region to qualify the team for the state meet.

Freshman Adam Elahmdi placed on every event, including third All-Around, third on Horizontal Bar and second on Parallel Bars.

Senior captain Keegan Black placed on five events including third on Vault. This will be his third trip to state. Click here for more results.

Boys and girls teams flip out over gymnastics district championship victories


The HP boys and girls gymnastics teams both won the district championship on March 22. The teams will advance to the regional championship meet April 5-6 at Rockwall High School.

In the district meet, the boys team scored a season-high 146.3 points, topping Irving, Irving MacArthur, Lake Highlands and Richardson high schools. The Scots were led by Adam Elahmadi, Keegan Black and Marshall McIlyar. Elahmadi was the district champion in the All Around, Pommel Horse and Parallel Bars, Black was the champion in Floor and Vault and McIlyar earned the championship in Horizontal Bars. Click here to view more mens results.

The Lady Scots were led by freshman Tatum Meeks, who won the district All-Around championship, and won Vault and Bars. Freshman Lily Overton was district Beam champion and Floor champion. Click here for more girls results.