FORT WORTH, TEXAS – The Bainbridge Island Boys’ Gymnastics teams, under the guidance of Bryan “Galoot” Garoutte and Tim “Get A-Long Little Doggy” Forro made Texas Toast of their competition at the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth on Jan. 27-Feb. 1.

With teams competing from Florida and Maryland to Oklahoma and Alabama, Bainbridge Island was the sole representative of the Pacific Northwest at the meet deep in the heart of Texas.

Level 4 whiz Dashiell “Rootin’ Tootin’” Gann dropped the rest of the field, winning the 7-8 age group and tying up first on floor, pommel horse and high bar, and winning the all-around.

Level 5 boys (ages 9-10) cowboyed up and lassoed a fourth-place team win in a fiercely competitive field. Leo “Wild West” Uyekawa galloped away with a first-place finish on the floor, a second on rings and blazed into a second-place finish overall.

Aiden “Yee Haw!” Cretarolo snagged third in both floor and high bar, roping up sixth in the all-around. Owen “This Ain’t My First Rodeo”  Scheer corralled fifth on vault and sixth on Pommel Horse, and rode into the sunset for a 12th place all-around overall.

Jack “High Noon” Ekstrand wrangled 12th place on vault and hauled off 16th place overall.

With a field of athletes from seven states, Abe “The Whole Enchilada”  Muldrow and Kiernan “Tumblin Tumbleweed” Liberman didn’t mess around. Liberman swung to a third place in high bar and landed 11th overall. Muldrow buckled up ninth place in floor and parallel bars, and corralled a 13th-place overall finish.