Local gymnasts have successful meet

Monarch’s Gymnastics earned top prizes at the recent Memorial Scholarship Meet in Laguna Beach.

Erika Estes, 10, a level 7 gymnast of Simi Valley, and teammate Carinne Gale, 11, level 10 gymnast of Simi Valley, both won first place on the beam.

Annalee Mueller, 11, level 7 gymnast of Thousand Oaks, took first place on the vault. Taking second place on vault were Darby Shattuck, age 11, and Kyra Williams, age 12, both of T.O.

Alyssa Gale, 14, a new level 10 gymnast of Simi Valley, earned second place on a high-level vault with one-and-a-half twists.

The team trained for more than 20 hours a week. Monarchs has facilities in Agoura Hills and Newbury Park. For more information, call (818) 889-3634.