Fifteen of the youngest and least experienced Davis Diamonds performed like veterans at the recent Gypsy Invitational, a USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics-sanctioned meet in Concord.

Competing at Level 2, Davis won the team bronze and saw Violet Watts win both vault and beam in the younger division.

In that same division, Sonja Clayton captured third place on bars and Camille Berrong added a bronze medal of her own for floor exercise. Watts scored 9.225 on her winning vault and 9.375 in taking the beam gold to score a 35.75 all-around, good for third place. Berrong was fifth in the all-around, and teammates Shai Kol, Cianna Kupperman, Sophie Logvy, Mia Haudenschild, Hailey Reed, Julianna Van Boxtel and Samantha Fong all showed improvement.

Among the older gymnasts, Diamond Ella Obegi scored a 9.075 on bars to take second place, was third on beam (at 9.2) and fourth all-around with a 36.275. Davis’ Ahma Masselink was in fifth all-around (35.875) behind a floor bronze (9.2), while Kenzie Martinez took seventh all-around.

More improvement came from locals Mihret Lynch and Neha Dinesh-Kumar, who was third on floor (9.125) and eighth all-around.

Ruffians softball

The Davis Ruffians, a U8 fall softball team, dropped a pair of recent games against Rocklin, 6-0 and 5-2.

Despite not hitting in Game 1, the locals got strong pitching contributions from Katie Dowling (three strikeouts) and Cloe Lamoureux, who fanned two. Kiana Giomi helped out when she caught a fly ball to turn an unassisted double play.

Finally, in the fourth inning of the nightcap, the Ruffians’ bats came alive as Cloe and Lea Lamoureux each singled and scored the two Davis runs.

The runs came home on a double by Giomi and a single from Rylan Sull, who also doubled.

Dowling struck out three more batters during her time in the circle, while Cloe Lamoureux made a couple of nice defensive plays.

Basketball open gym

NorCal Wildcats basketball club will host a free open gym on Sunday at Holmes Junior High, 1220 Drexel Drive.

Boys and girls in grades 3-8 are invited to come and play, but all players must submit a medical release to participate.

Wildcats coaches and staff will be on site to view the games and answer questions about the upcoming season.

The Wildcats program is a competitive AAU club dedicated to providing a quality basketball experience to youths in the area. Its mission is to foster a love of the game through the development of fundamental skills in a fun, challenging atmosphere.

Open gym times and medical release forms can be found at www.norcalwildcats.com.

DHS basketball camp

The fourth annual Lady Blue Devils Basketball Camp is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25-26, at the Davis High South Gym.

The camp runs from noon to 4 p.m. each day and is open to kids in grades four through eight, according to first-year varsity head coach Heather Highshoe.

Cost is $60. For registration, or more information, contact Highshoe at [email protected] or call 707-815-0281.

Mountain bike team

Join the new Davis Mountain Bike Team designed for interested riders in grades nine through 12.

To learn more about this parent-run team, students and their families are invited to an informational get-together at Steve’s Pizza, 314 F St., on Wednesday, Oct. 22 —  7 p.m. to eat and 7:30 p.m. to meet.

Official practice rides will start in January, though optional rides will kick off in November.

The competitive season begins in late February, with five races on some of California’s best mountain bike trails running through late April.

For more information, visit http://dmbt.weebly.com or contact coach Mike, a parent of a Davis high school student, at 510-282-7041 or [email protected] Information on the NorCal High School Mountain Bike League is available at www.norcalmtb.org.

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