BATH — The Bath Area Family YMCA gymnastics team opened up their competition season this past Saturday with great success.

In Level 4, Grace Delano earned a second place with an 8.6 in the age 6-8 category. With an 8.3 (vaulting) and 7.0 (balance beam), Delano took home third on both the vault and the beam.

Elizabeth Bingham opened up her season with a secondplace ribbon in the all-around with a score of 30.35. In the 9- year-old bracket Samantha Melquist placed second on the floor with an 8.2, and earned third place all-around with a score of 31.80.

In Level 5, age 7-9, Audrey Crews began her season with strong fourth place overall, earning fourth place on the vault, uneven parallel bars, beam and floor.

In the 10-plus division, teammates Rachel Poulton and Alexa Gurney earned third and fourth place allaround, respectively. Poulton earned an 8.0 on vault and 7.6 on floor. Gurney finished strong with 24.35 all-around score.

In the Level 6, 12-14 group, Hope Langworthy (all-around 31.10) and Molly Klein (allaround 29.05) took first and second in all events.

Langworthy’s floor routine earned her an 8.4. Klein’s vault earned an 8.1.

In Level 8 competition, Kayla Soucy took home first on bars (5.8) and floor (8.05), while her teammate, Maya Kosak, earned first place in both the vault (7.9) and B beam (7.4). The girls finished all-around with a first and second place all around, respectively.

In Excel Gold, ages 10-12, Emily Belanger earned first place all-around, with an allaround score of 28.80. Mardi Farmer had a strong showing with first on bars (8.30). Kaley West earned second on vault (6.8) and Floor (7.2). Jane Nordman earned fourth on bars with a 6.8, and third on beam with a 5.4.

In the age 13-plus competition, Erika Tardif, Bath’s senior gymnast, placed first on vault (8.3) and third in the all-around. Gabrielle Taylor had a strong beam routine, earning second place (7.4). Annika had a standout performance, taking home fourth on vault (6.9), bars (7.3) and beam (6.2).

In the Excel Platinum division, teammates Lilia Hayford and Kimberly Brown tied for first on beam with a 7.0. Brown placed first on floor with an 8.5, and second on bars and vault. Hayford took home the first-place ribbon all-around with a first on vault (7.8) and bars (7.8).

With this first meet under their belt the girls looked strong for their new competition season. The Bath YMCA’s next meet is at home on Jan. 19 at 3 p.m.