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Sportsplex gymnasts successful at state meet

The Sportsplex Gymnastics Team finished its season with a successful showing at the Maryland State Championships.

The girls' Level 4 team took second place, as Danae Williams took third in the all-around and Trinity Brown, Navah Marierose, Tyla Evans, Mikayla Powell and Dayanna Robb also contributed.

The Level 5 girls' team also took second place, led by first-place showings in the all-around by Ashley Jones and Aliyah Waterman and a second-place performance from TaaTiana Boyd. Aleyah Moore, Tailor Clay, Logan Smith, Jerri Butler, Kai Lindsey and Kendall Drewery also contributed.

The Level 6 girls' team took third place, led by Dominique Baker, who won the all-around competition by taking first place in the vault, balance beam and floor exercise. Ashley Belle took third in the all-around, and Raquel Chase, Madalyn Oliver and Alysha Belle also competed.

Lena Morant and Morganne led the Level 7 girls' team to a third-place finish. The Level 8 girls' team took second place, led by Joy Engram and Audrey Barber, who were first and second, respectively, in the all-around. Lena Gillis also notched a first-place finish in the all-around, and Dasia Whigam, Micaela Miles and Jerrese Adams also competed.

Khoi Young took first place in the Level 4 boys' all-around competition, and William Walker was third. Chase Drewery took second on the parallel bars and Brandon Baskin was fifth on the pommel horse in the Level 5 boys' competition. Christian Gray won the vault for Level 6 boys. Christian Manning was fourth on the pommel horse in Level 7. Christopher Junghans won the all-around competition at Level 10.

Ruff Riders win USBA title

The Maryland Ruff Riders U-16 girls' basketball team won the United States Basketball Association National Championship last week in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The Ruff Riders turned back the Carolina Cyclones, 45-22, in the championship game on Saturday. The team opened with a 50-42 win against the Mountain State Magic, then won a preliminary-round game against the Carolina Cyclones, 47-36.

Members of the team include Christina Briscoe, Jasmine Hill, Lauren Haythe, Dominique Powell, Ciera Simms, Shanea Butler, Maekala Bryant, Jasmin Butler, Amber Walls, Moriah Perry, Alexis Fennell and Jarinat Wiliams.

Stephen Decatur teams win titles

The Stephen Decatur Community Center had two teams win Southern Maryland Area Flag Football Super Bowl championships last weekend.

The Falcons won the 12- to 14-year-old division with a 23-12 win against the Patuxent Community Center Bills. Members of the Falcons include Anfernee Perry, Antonio Jones, Arick Simms, Charles West, Deangelo Simpson, Elliot Davis, Joel Dixon, Nardae Henry, Ryan Wilcox and William Lee Lewis IV and coaches Billy Simpson, Charles West and Rick Simms.

The Broncos won the 6-7-year-old division with a 12-6 victory against the Potomac Landing Community Center Packers. The team includes Darick Simms, Darius Wilson, Devin Hill, Edward Core Jr., Jalen Simms, Marlon Taylor, Michael Cunningham, Ryan Archey, Rodney Rice and Trey Simpson and coaches Edward Core, Reggie Simms and Rick Simms.

Fort Washington splits first two meets

The Fort Washington Sharks are 1-1 so far in the Prince-Mont Swim League season. After starting the season two weekends ago with a 274-272 victory against the Roger Carter Seals, the Sharks dropped a 318-245 decision to the Kingfish Swim Club last week. Fort Washington is back in action on Saturday morning in Laurel against the Russett Swim Club.

Against Roger Carter, the Sharks got the winning points on the last event of the meet, the girls' graduated relay. Madison Thompkins, Kiara Leath, Akeyla Holley and Marlena Fernandez took first place (seven points int he team score), and the B team of Raiven Vanzego, Tamara Masciola, Gabrielle Griffin and Erin Dullahan took second (five points).

Triple winners in the Roger Carter meet included Basem Magd, Holley and Leath. Griffin, Jared Saunders and Fernandez each earned two wins. Single winners for the Sharks were Thompkins, D'ante Jeffries, Eva Gonzalez, Alison Griffin, Rebecca Bonomo, Erin Dullahan, and Kevin Masciola. Michael Szymanski, Joel Saunders, Walton Irving and A.J. Gonzalez won the boys' medley relay. Meghan Bonomo, Rebecca Bonomo, Gonzalez and Tori Camardella won the girls' medley relay.

Holley, Saunders and Griffin were triple winners in the loss to Kingfish. Arthur Walton and Fernandez were double winners. Jeffries won the 11-12 boys' butterfly. Ryan Bonomo, Tompkins, Leath and Rebecca Bonomo were winners in the breastroke events.

Once again the Sharks began the meet with wins in both the boys and girls medley relay. Szymanski, Walton, Magd and Irving took more than 10 seconds off of the previous week's time. Dullahan, Rebecca Bonomo, Gonzalez and Nicole Scott dropped four seconds from their time.

Registrations/tryouts/camps

Henry A. Wise High School boys' basketball coach O.J. Johnson will run the Pumas Basketball Camp for boys ages of 7 to 16, Monday through July 9 at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro. The camp fee is $150 for the week. Before- and after-care are available. Register online at www.pumas

basketballcamp.com or call 301-404-1495.

The Blazing Bulls U-13 AAU boys' basketball team is seeking experienced players. Tryouts will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Bowie City Gym. Call coach Rogers at 240-988-8639 or visit www.pgblazing

bulls.com.

Soccer Lovers United is holding a mini soccer camp from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. the weeks of July 12 and July 19 at Prince Georges Community College. The camp is for boys and girls ages 4 to 18 of all skill levels. Call 301-343-7219 or 301-466-6698.

The Prince George's Chargers Youth Athletic Association will hold a free conditioning camp July 12-23 at Perrywood Elementary School, 501 Watkins Park Drive in Upper Marlboro. Football and cheerleading registration for ages 5 to 14 will run through Aug. 1 online www.pgchargers.org. On-site registration will be available during the camp. Call Jaison Young at 202-439-5420.

Join the 301 Panthers Youth Organization is holding football and cheerleading registration for ages 5 to 15. The Panthers are also planning a free conditioning clinic. Visit www.301panthers.org or call 202-246-6476. 

The MD Spartans will hold a free clinic for football players and cheerleaders ages 6 to 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. July 10 at the Gholson/Cora Rice School Complex in Landover. Registration for the fall season is available at www.mdspartansb4b.com.

The Maryland Sluggers U-11 baseball team, based in Prince George's County, is looking for players born after May 1, 1999 interested in playing select-level baseball this fall and in the spring of 2011. Call Corey Cooley at 240-506-6577.

(Good for all) Prince George's Lacrosse Club is sponsoring Bantam Scooper Sticks Clinics for ages 5 to 8 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Aug. 3 at the field next to University Park Elementary School on Queens Chapel Road. For information on the clinics and the club, visit www.pglacrosse.com.