Open Invitation for Finley Girls’ Gymnasts

There’s still plenty of time for seventh and eighth grade girls at J. Taylor Finley Middle School to consider participating in the combined gymnastics team with nearby Oldfield Middle School. It’s a joint venture between Huntington UFSD and Harborfields CSD to create additional opportunities in both districts.

Finley girls were invited to join the team for the first time two years ago. Oldfield has sponsored such a team for many years, but more members will strengthen its long-term viability.

Huntington and Harborfields already combine in varsity girls’ gymnastics and both boys’ and girls’ varsity swimming and diving and varsity boys’ and girls’ fencing. Walt Whitman and John H. Glenn will join Harborfields and Huntington’s varsity girls’ gymnastics collaboration next fall.

It’s an exciting opportunity for Finley girls to have fun participating in a great sport with a wonderful group of girls from Oldfield. The Huntington and Harborfields varsity team members get along exceptionally well.

The gymnastics season will run for two months from last March to late May. Finley girls interested in participating on the team can send a message to Huntington athletic director Jim Hoops at jhoops@hufsd.edu.

The combined team will practice after school at Harborfields in a gym dedicated to gymnastics. The various pieces of apparatus are left intact day-to-day, facilitating more efficient daily practices by eliminating the time it would take to break down and set-up. It’s the same gym where the varsity team practices and competes during the fall season.

Huntington UFSD is hoping this opportunity is welcomed by Finley girls, who are expected to have just as much fun as their varsity level counterparts did last fall.