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  • Watford Citys Badlands Gymnastics Club Competes at 2022 Julie Ziegler Gymnastics Qualifier In Bismarck

    Pat McWilliams|Jan 26, 2022

    Watford’s Badlands Gymnastics Club had their first 2022 competition at the Julie Ziegler Memorial gymnastics qualifier in Bismarck on Jan. 16-17. It was a great meet for BGC with almost all athletes improving their scores from the Dickinson meet last Dec. 2021. Level 3 Results Top 12 Results (56 Athletes Competing) Team: 1st American Gold (Fargo) 109.5; 2nd Dakota Star (Mandan) 107.2; 3rd Badlands 105.85; 4th Bismarck Gymnastics Academy 103.4; 5th Western Edge (Dickinson) 103.15; 6th Jamestown 101.85; 7th Gymagic (Minot) 101.2; 8th Rebel A...

  • Five Badlands Gymnastics Qualified For USA Gymnastics Region 4 Championships At Regionals April 23-25

    Pat McWilliams|Apr 28, 2021

    Athletes from Badlands Gymnastics, Watford City, going to "Regionals" is a big deal! A real big deal! In school sports going to "regionals" means competing against athletes from a portion of North Dakota or Montana. In gymnastics going to "regionals" means competing against athletes from a portion of the United States. So, when Caroline Dreffs, Williston, Sasha Stiegs, Watford City, Skye Cutshall, Watford City, Emma and Annabelle Coughlin, Sidney, represented Badlands Gymnastics at the USA...

  • North Dakota State Gymnastics Meet Held in Fargo March 20-21

    Pat McWilliams|Mar 31, 2021

    Well, the gymnasts of Badlands Gymnastics Club (BGC) did it again, surprising their head coaches Pat and Jan McWilliams with their toughness, tenacity, and bulldog determination; ND state meet in Fargo with three coveted State top three championship cups. They shouldn't have been able to do it, yet they did! The second place Bronze Xcel cup, third place Level 3 cup, and second place Level 6 cup are now sitting on the shelves of Badlands Gymnastics Club downstairs in the Rough Rider Center. And...

  • Dakota Stars Starstruck Gymnastics Meet Mandan, ND Jan. 23-24

    Pat McWilliams|Feb 3, 2021

    Badlands Gymnastics Club went to Mandan for their second competition of 2021, improving team and individual performances, conquering several teams that had beaten them the week before at Bismarck. Level 3 Team: Badlands four rookie level 3 gymnasts moved up in the standings at this competition, demonstrating the potential to be contenders at State Meet in March. They placed second place in their rotation and came out third place overall. 1st Western Stars (Williston) 107.975; 2nd American Gold (Fargo) 107.00; 3rd Badlands 106.50; 4th Bismarck...

  • NoDak Northern Lights Gymnastics Results, March 7-8, Watford City

    Pat McWilliams|Mar 25, 2020

    On March 7 and 8, one team from South Dakota, five teams from Montana, and twelve North Dakota teams for a total of eighteen, showed up at the Rough Rider Center for the second annual NoDak Northern Lights Invite hosted by Badlands Gymnastics of Watford City. A total of 250 athletes came in 2019, another 165 more for a total of 415 came for the 2020 version as the word gets out that Badlands puts on the best competition for miles and miles around. The NoDak was designed as a "tune up"...

  • Badlands Gymnastics NoDak Northern Lights

    Pat McWilliams|Mar 18, 2020

    On March 7 and 8, 2020, one team from South Dakota, five teams from Montana, and twelve North Dakota teams for a total of eighteen, showed up at the Rough Rider Center for the second annual NoDak Northern Lights Invite hosted by Badlands Gymnastics of Watford City. 250 athletes came in 2019, another 165 more for a total of 415 came for the 2020 version as the word gets out that Badlands puts on the best competition for miles and miles around. The NoDak was designed as a "tune up" competition...

  • 2020 Kim Lupo Memorial Gymnastics Qualifier Held In Minot

    Pat McWilliams|Feb 19, 2020

    Watford City's Badlands Gymnastics Club continued their winning ways at the Kim Lupo Memorial gymnastics qualifier meet Feb. 8-9 in Minot. Taking home two 1st place and one 4th place team finish. Xcel Bronze Results (18 Athletes Competing) Teams: 1st Badlands Gymnastics Club 109.450; 2nd Dickinson Gymnastics 70.550; 3rd Red River Valley Athletics 70.400 Badlands Top 10 Individual Results Vault: Age 7-9: 1st Emma Job 9.525; 3rd Brooke Roscoe 9.300; 4th Madison Kelly 9.200; 5th Eden Ybarra 9.025;...

  • "Was a Farmer, had a 'HOG,' and BINGO was his Name O!"

    Pat McWilliams|Apr 5, 2017

    Actually Sidney Gymnastics Center (SGC) will have 20 hogs, or one should say 20 hams PLUS door prizes, drinks, popcorn, and baked goods at its “Ham Bingo Night” gymnastics center addition fundraiser scheduled April 8, 2 p.m. at the Central School gym in Sidney. SGC is a parent run 501 3c organization in Sidney, MT, dedicated since 1989 to providing Richland County and the surrounding areas with an opportunity to experience a high quality gymnastics experience. Beginning with its “Tumble Toddler” program for age walking to age 3, continu...

  • "Was a Farmer, had a 'HOG,' and BINGO was his Name O!"

    Pat McWilliams|Mar 29, 2017

    Actually Sidney Gymnastics Center (SGC) will have 20 hogs, or one should say 20 hams PLUS door prizes, drinks, popcorn, and baked goods at its “Ham Bingo Night” gymnastics center addition fundraiser scheduled April 8, 2 p.m. at the Central School gym in Sidney. SGC is a parent run 501 3c organization in Sidney, MT, dedicated since 1989 to providing Richland County and the surrounding areas with an opportunity to experience a high quality gymnastics experience. Beginning with its “Tumble Toddler” program for age walking to age 3, continu...

  • State Gymnastics Championships Results

    Pat McWilliams|Mar 22, 2017

    The Sidney Gymnastics Club traveled to Carrol College in Helena to compete with 475 athletes from 15 gyms in the 2017 Montana State Gymnastics Championships on March 18 and 19. 2017 marked the sixth year Pat and Jan McWilliams have taken the Sidney Gymnastics Club Level 3 and Level 4 teams to the Montana State Gymnastics Meet, but this year was definitely different: Coach Pat McWilliams: "The first five years, the State Championships were divided into two divisions; some years 'East & West' and...

  • Sidney Gymnasts Flip & Fly to Team Trophies in ND on Feb. 6

    Pat McWilliams|Feb 8, 2017

    Sidney Gymnastics Club took their acrobatic act to the "Magic City" of Minot, ND February 4th and 5th; pulling a few "rabbits out their hat" to convey home two third place team finishes and some individual event golds at the 2017 Kim Lupo Invitational. Level 3 Competition Level 3 Team: First place, Gymagic (Minot) 110.450; second place, American Gold (Fargo) 110.400; third place, Sidney 109.550; fourth place, Bismarck 105.350; fifth place, Dickinson 104.850; sixth place, Western Stars...

  • Julie Ziegler Memorial Gymnastics Meet Results

    Pat McWilliams|Jan 18, 2017

    Sidney Gymnastics Club started the New Year off with a bang by bringing home two third place trophies from the Julie Ziegler Memorial Gymnastics Meet in Bismarck, ND on Saturday the fifteenth. It was a good "eye opener" for SGC as they met up for the first time this season with the American Gold Gymnastics Club-the highest ranked team in North Dakota. Coach Pat McWilliams said, "The athletes at AGC train more hours than we do at SGC, almost double, yet our kids did an outstanding job of...

  • Sidney Gymnastics Club Competes in Milo Dullum Qualifier in Dickinson

    Pat McWilliams|Dec 7, 2016

    Sidney Gymnastics Club ventured across the border into North Dakota for their first competition of the 2016-2017 competitive season; to the "Milo Dullum Qualifier" held in the high school gym in Dickinson, ND. Being the first competition of the season, Coaches Pat & Jan McWilliams didn't know how well the SGC gymnasts would stack up against competitors from North Dakota and Montana. As it turned out, SGC stacked up pretty well. More like extremely well. The truth of the matter is, they came out...

  • Sidney Gymnastics Club Montana State Competition Results

    Pat McWilliams|Mar 30, 2016

    For all intents and purposes, Sidney Gymnastics had the 2015-2016 Montana “debut” of its competition team at the State Gymnastics Championships held in Kalispell, MT on March 19th and 20th. During the general season, SGC competes primarily in North Dakota because the Montana gyms are all far away. But to get their routines in front of the Montana judges before the State Meet, SGC usually competes in Billings and Bozeman. This year, however, Billings did not hold a competition and SGC was only able to get a couple of gymnasts to Bozeman. So as...

  • Sidney Gymnastics Minot Meet Results

    Pat McWilliams|Feb 10, 2016

    Little Sidney Gymnastics Club ventured out against the gymnastic giants of North Dakota, Sat., Feb. 6 and returned victorious over the "big boys" in a number of events at the Kim Lupo Gymnastics Qualifier, held at Gymmagic Gymnastics in Minot, ND. Session 1: Mini Meet Jeff Tjelde of SGC went to this warm-up event in preparation for his USA Gymnastics debut at the Bozeman Blizzard Fri., Feb. 12, 2016; where he and Taton Bright will represent Sidney Gymnastics Club. This will be the first time in...

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