By: Jared Hines Last year, Shae Anderson missed advancing to state by a tenth of a point. She was let down, disappointed, and wasn’t sure when she would get over it. Instead of letting it drag into the 2019-20 season, she used it as motivation to get better each day. She worked for hours and

Ahead of this weekend’s Section 7A Gymnastics Meet at Becker High School, please read the following parking and entrance information. While regular season meets are held in the Becker HS Gymnastics gymnasium, the Section 7A meet will take place in the main high school gym. All spectators should enter in the “Performing Arts and Gymnasium

By: Jared Hines On Jan. 16, 2018, Monticello junior gymnast Kennedy Bican was preparing to complete her new dismount off the bars for just the second time all season. Bican had made the dismount a couple times during practice and was excited to not only show it off to the crowd but also her teammates.

By: Jared Hines It was another great day for Monticello gymnastics as the team continues to start the season strong. In Saturday’s Annandale Invitational, the Magic finished first place with a season-high score of 137.80. Many individuals contributed to the first place finish including senior Kennedy Bican who finished as the all-around champion on the

By: Jared Hines Monticello sophomore Kennedy Bican competed at the MSHSL state gymnastics meet over the weekend at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion. Bican represented Section 7A after a great performance in the section tournament on Feb. 18 in which she qualified in bars, beam, and the all-around competition. In last weekend’s tournament, Bican started

By: Jared Hines Kennedy Bican, Monticello High School Sophomore, will represent the Magic at the MSHSL State Gymnastics meet this weekend! Bican competed last weekend at the Section 7A tournament in Big Lake, taking second place in the All-Around to qualify for state. Bican also qualified on uneven bars and balance beam. The MSHSL State Gymnastics

Varsity vault 2nd place Kennedy Bican 9.125 5th place Myah Hedlund 8.95 Bars 1st place Kennedy Bican 8.65 2nd place 8.475 Beam 3rd place Shae Anderson 8.825 4th place Kennedy Bican 8.8 Floor 3rd place Shae Anderson 9.0 4th place Myah Hedlund 8.825 All Around 2nd place Kennedy Bican 35.225 3rd place Myah Hedlund 35.075

Vault 5th place Myah Hedlund 9.1 tied 6th place Kennedy Bican 9.0 tied 6th place Kamee Kitzman 9.0 9th place Shae Anderson 8.75 Bars tied 4th place 8.55 tied 7th place Kennedy Bican 8.3 tied 7th place Kaitlyn Hellman 8.3 Beam  tied 2nd place Kennedy Bican 9.3 tied 6th place Myah Hedlund Floor 3rd place

Varsity Vault 1st place Kennedy Bican 9.1 2nd place Myah Hedlund 8.725 3rd place Kamee Kitzman 8.5 5th place Shae Anderson 8.25 Bars 1st place Kennedy Bican 8.6 3rd place Myah Hedlund 8.225 4th place Kaitlyn Hellman 7.9 5th place Kamee Kitzman 7.8 Beam 1st place Kennedy Bican 8.65 2nd place Myah Hedlund 8.175 5th

Varsity Vault 1st place Kennedy Bican 9.0 2nd place Shelby Ergen 8.475 3rd place Kamee Kitzman 8.4 4th place Maddie Kramer 8.375 Bars 1st place Kennedy Bican 8.5 2nd place Kamee Kitzman 8.2 4th place Maddie Kramer 7.775 5th place Shae Anderson 7.7 Beam 1st place Kennedy Bican 8.45 5th place Kaitlyn Hellman 7.35 Floor