\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSection VII high school athletics kicked off its fall championship season, crowning its top gymnasts in the North Country. The 2025 Section VII gymnastics sectionals pitted Peru High School, Plattsburgh High School and Beekmantown High School against each other inside Peru\u2019s middle school gym to earn the right as the top gymnasts in the section. The best individual gymnast was Peru senior Ella LaBarge, who earned the best score in the all-around category. LaBarge benefited from earning the best in the bars event, surrounding a solid performance from the other events. LaBarge was thrilled to finally earn the honor as top all-around gymnast at Sectionals her senior year, a goal she had been working towards ever since her first year on the varsity team. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of myself,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been on varsity since eighth grade and I think just year after year, putting the dedication and putting the work in time after time, it\u2019s gotten me here, and I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d Plattsburgh High School is continuing to build on its dynasty in Section VII gymnastics, earning its third straight sectional banner as the overall team champions. This year\u2019s group of Hornets believes this third straight banner was a bit more special, considering they only had the minimum number of required gymnasts to compete with five and no alternates to work with on their squad all season long. \u201cIt was the smallest group we\u2019ve had in years,\u201d said one of the Hornet gymnasts, Oona Hall. \u201cYou can only have five gymnasts to contribute their scores and usually there\u2019s alternates, but this year was only five. Every single score counted and had to count.\u201d \u201cHaving five people, it just made us so much closer together,\u201d said another Hornet gymnast, Caleigh Latour. \u201cWe grew so much together as a team. It was a great way to end out my senior year.\u201d Hall, who placed first in two different individual events, earned her first-ever team title in Section VII gymnastics. Hall, who attends Seton Catholic High School, competed as a solo gymnast for her entire high school career, but was given permission to join Plattsburgh High School\u2019s team for the first time her senior season. Her teammates, like Latour, say they were lucky to have her on their squad. \u201cI\u2019m so happy that you were a part of our team,\u201d she said to Hall when speaking with NBC5. \u201cWe\u2019ve been fighting for it for so long, and it\u2019s paid off for our senior year. I just couldn\u2019t be happier to have you on our team this year.\u201d Eight other gymnasts will join Latour, Hall and LaBarge to represent Section VII in the New York state gymnastics championships. Those will take place in Utica, New York, at Whitesboro High School on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tPLATTSBURGH, N.Y. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Section VII high school athletics kicked off its fall championship season, crowning its top gymnasts in the North Country. <\/p>\n The 2025 Section VII gymnastics sectionals pitted Peru High School, Plattsburgh High School and Beekmantown High School against each other inside Peru\u2019s middle school gym to earn the right as the top gymnasts in the section. <\/p>\n The best individual gymnast was Peru senior Ella LaBarge, who earned the best score in the all-around category. LaBarge benefited from earning the best in the bars event, surrounding a solid performance from the other events. <\/p>\n LaBarge was thrilled to finally earn the honor as top all-around gymnast at Sectionals her senior year, a goal she had been working towards ever since her first year on the varsity team. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very proud of myself,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been on varsity since eighth grade and I think just year after year, putting the dedication and putting the work in time after time, it\u2019s gotten me here, and I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d<\/p>\n Plattsburgh High School is continuing to build on its dynasty in Section VII gymnastics, earning its third straight sectional banner as the overall team champions.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s group of Hornets believes this third straight banner was a bit more special, considering they only had the minimum number of required gymnasts to compete with five and no alternates to work with on their squad all season long. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was the smallest group we\u2019ve had in years,\u201d said one of the Hornet gymnasts, Oona Hall. \u201cYou can only have five gymnasts to contribute their scores and usually there\u2019s alternates, but this year was only five. Every single score counted and had to count.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHaving five people, it just made us so much closer together,\u201d said another Hornet gymnast, Caleigh Latour. \u201cWe grew so much together as a team. It was a great way to end out my senior year.\u201d<\/p>\n Hall, who placed first in two different individual events, earned her first-ever team title in Section VII gymnastics. Hall, who attends Seton Catholic High School, competed as a solo gymnast for her entire high school career, but was given permission to join Plattsburgh High School\u2019s team for the first time her senior season. Her teammates, like Latour, say they were lucky to have her on their squad. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so happy that you were a part of our team,\u201d she said to Hall when speaking with NBC5. \u201cWe\u2019ve been fighting for it for so long, and it\u2019s paid off for our senior year. I just couldn\u2019t be happier to have you on our team this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Eight other gymnasts will join Latour, Hall and LaBarge to represent Section VII in the New York state gymnastics championships. 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