When: Noon Saturday.
Where: Worthen Arena, Ball State University, 1699 W. Bethel Ave., Muncie.
Participating teams: Columbus East, Columbus North, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Homestead, Logansport, New Palestine, Portage, Valparaiso.
Gymnasts to watch: ANGOLA -- Alex Nickel; CHESTERTON -- Brandi Tuzinski; COLUMBUS EAST -- Daran Brady; COLUMBUS NORTH -- Katrina May, Chelsea Wieland; CONNERSVILLE -- Presley Fohl, Sydney Huber, Sarah Schutt; CROWN POINT -- Hannah Best; FORT WAYNE DWEGER -- Kaitlyn Coffee, Katy Linvill, Maria Trahin; HAMILTON -- Alex Cool; HOMESTEAD -- Morgan Hardwick, Taylor Ross; JAY COUNTY -- Katie Snyder; LOGANSPORT -- Kelley Platt, Emily Pomasl; MICHIGAN CITY -- Ashley Koza; MORGAN TOWNSHIP -- Kylee Maxwell. NEW PALESTINE -- Kenzi Hoffman; OWEN VALLEY -- Anna Watkin; PORTAGE -- Mackenzie Barcelli, Lyndsey Cunningham; Madison Kurtz, Danielle Solis; RICHMOND -- Chasity Wampler; VALPARAISO -- Morgan Algozine, Emily Crosmer, Hannah Erwin; Caroline Miller, Rushelle Miller, Lia Milroy.
Defending champion: Fort Wayne Dwenger.
Favorite: Valparaiso. Darkhorse: Portage.
Fast facts: Valparaiso's Morgan Algozine is the defending all-around, floor and vault champion. ... Angola's Alex Nickel is the defending champion on bars and beam. ... Last year's top-three finishers in all-around return: Algozine, Nickel and Bishop Dwenger's Katy Linvill.
Directions: Take U.S. 30 east to U.S. 31 south. Turn left onto Ind. 22, right on Ind. 9 and left on Ind. 26. Take I-69 south to exit 41 (Ind. 322). Turn left onto McGalliard (Ind. 332) and right on W. Bethel Ave.
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